Course Catalog

 
52-421 ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY
Department PEDIATRICS Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective, Other AI-Ambulatory Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director THOMAS P ATKINSON, 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, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of internal medicine or pediatrics clerkships. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry, Surgery
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description The student will become familiar with the basic elements of diagnosis and treatment of allergic and immunologic disorders in children and adults. The spectrum of allergic diseases includes asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, angioedema, urticaria, and food, drug, and insect allergy. Clinical immunology encompasses the broad area of congenital immunodeficiencies as well as a variety of autoimmune disorders. There are six scheduled allergy clinics per week, two adult and four pediatric, and two immunology clinics, one adult and one pediatric. The student may be asked to participate in consultations and the care of hospitalized patients on the allergy/immunology service. In addition, there are two weekly clinical conferences scheduled, one in allergy and one in immunology. The student will be assigned readings to assist in the learning experience. A basic or clinical research project may be performed, but two months elective are required.
Where To Report Contact Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Office Administrator, 205-638-6466.
Requirements See Course Description.
Evaluation The student will be evaluated on a subjective basis based upon the attending physician's interview with the student and observations of the student's performance.
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