Courses

During this rotation the student will serve as an acting intern on the Family Practice in-patient service at the USAMC. The acting intern will function side by side with regularly assigned first-year residents and assume similar responsibilities under the supervision of the ward resident and attending physician.

The student will be taught to perform a complete ophthalmic assessment, including obtaining pertinent details of history, examining the patient utilizing the appropriate equipment, and formulating a management plan. One-to-one instruction by staff will guide the student learning these skills. Using the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Study Guide, the student will review clinically pertinent ophthalmic anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy.

The student will serve as an acting intern on the GI surgical service at the USA Medical Center. He/she will function as an intern under the supervision of the surgical faculty. It is anticipated that the student will evaluate a minimum of 10 new outpatients per week in Dr. Richards' and Rider's half-day clinics, participate in 10 major in-patient GI operations a week, and 10 outpatient operations a week with Drs. Richards, Rider and Contreras.

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This course allows an in-depth exposure to basic and clinical reproductive endocrinology. The setting is primarily ambulatory, with the student working closely with the faculty and the endocrine resident in the evaluation and treatment of infertility, hormonal imbalance, menstrual disorders, hirsutism, and male factor infertility.

This is a four week general medicine rotation during which the senior student will serve as an acting intern on one of four general medical ward services at the University of South Alabama Medical Center. The acting intern will function side by side with regularly assigned interns and assume similar responsibilities under the supervision of the ward resident and attending physician.

This is a four week general medicine rotation during which the senior student will serve as an acting intern on one of two general medical ward services at Mobile Infirmary. The acting intern will function side by side with regularly assigned residents and assume similar responsibilities under the supervision of the ward resident and attending physician.

To provide clinical experience in care of sick neonates. The senior student will function as an acting intern in the Newborn Intensive Care Nursery to build upon the experience acquired in the junior clerkship.

This is a four-week rotation in neurology, which provides advanced experience and clinical responsibilities in general neurology. Flexibility is provided to students to tailor their experiences in subspecialty areas, including stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular disease and clinical neurophysiology.

This course is for the student who is interested in obstetrics and gynecology as a career, but is open to any student regardless of future career plans, and who wishes to gain additional experience in Labor and Delivery. The student will work primarily in the labor and delivery and postpartum area as an acting intern. The student will work side-by-side with the residents assigned to L&D. Three nights of call will be required during the rotation.