Course Catalog

 
52-407M PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
Department PEDIATRICS Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective AI, Medicine AI-Inpatient Facility Children's of Alabama
Course Director David Galloway, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact CASSI SMOLA, MD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email csmola@uabmc.edu Address McWane Building
Dearth Tower, Suite 5602
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone (205) 638-7632 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 the core internal medicine, peds and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Family Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description The major educational objective of this course is to integrate the concepts of pathophysiology with clinical evaluation and management. The student will participate in inpatient and outpatient care of children with gastrointestinal, hepatic, and nutritional disorders. Patient problems commonly presenting to the service include gastroesophageal reflux, chronic abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, upper and lower GI bleeding, pediatric liver disease, undernutrition, dyslipoproteinemia, and obesity. 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. Attend regularly scheduled GI conferences which include Educational conference, Pathology conference, Journal Club, Radiology and Surgery conference
Where To Report 7:45am Morning Report, Children's Hospital, Children's Harbor Bldg., 4th Floor Bradley Conference Ctr. Ask for Chief Resident.
Requirements Attend daily rounds, all educational conferences. If this course is a M-F elective only. If selected as a Medicine AI- student is expected two weekends over the course of the 4 week rotation. Plan to have 4 weekend dats off. Enrolled in an accredited medical school.
Evaluation Based on observation of supervising attendings, fellows and residents.
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