Course Catalog
52-41 ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
Department
PEDIATRICS
Campus
Birmingham
Course Type(s)
Other AI-Ambulatory, Elective AI
Facility
Children's of Alabama
Course Director
STEPHENIE WALLACE, MD
Enrollment Limit
1
Contact
HANNAH ADAMS MARTIN
Enrollment Minimum
1
Email
hmmartin@uabmc.edu
Address
Children's Hospital
McWane Building, Residency Office
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 638-9713
Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates
1-4, 9-12, 13-16, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites
Successful completion of Pediatrics AND either Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Clerkships.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Pediatrics, Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry, Surgery
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description
This course offers the student an opportunity to participate in comprehensive healthcare to adolescents. Activities include clinical experiences in adolescent primary care, reproductive health, mental health, pediatric and adolescent obesity, eating disorders, and medical care in the juvenile justice system. Supervision and guidance is provided by physicians, social workers, dietitians, psychologists, and nurses specifically trained to care for adolescents. This interdisciplinary approach exposes the student to a broad spectrum of issues in adolescent health.
Where To Report
Students will receive an email from the division prior to the 1st day. You will be asked to report to the Children of Alabama Adolescent Health Center or Office of Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Park Place 310, Park Place 1600 5th Avenue South on the first day.
Requirements
The student is expected to work on the service Monday through Friday. There is no required night call or weekend rounding.
Evaluation
Pass/Fail based upon observation of the student, case presenations, and case discussions.
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