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Course Title: Rehabilitation Medicine Various Electives
Preceptor: Alex Moroz, M.D

Telephone Number: 263-6110

Course Code: 16-01

Prerequisites: None

Description:
Each student will be assigned to an inpatient unit for a period of four weeks. Students will have the opportunity to gain clinical experience in the diagnostic evaluation and care of patients with various disabilities due to such entities as: spinal cord injury, stroke, amputations and head trauma. In addition to management of the medical care of patients with disabilities, an understanding of the rehabilitation "team" approach is stressed in the overall management of such patients.

Students will also rotate through various clinics such as: Pediatric Rehabilitation, Muscular Dystrophy and spina Bifida as well as BellevueŠs General Rehabilitation Clinic in order to gain exposure to general outpatient rehabilitation problems. A portion of each rotation will be spent in the electrodiagnostic laboratories to provide a background in electromyography nerve conductions and somatosenory evoked potentials.

Objectives of the Elective:
To gain exposure to the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation and patient management through daily contact with in and out patients, topic discussions, case presentations, scheduled lectures and review of core journal articles pertinent to the filed. Patients with a wide range of disabilities will be seen, evaluated and treated, both adults and children.

Key Responsibilities While on Elective:

1. Participation in daily morning rounds and patient care with Residents and Attendings.
2. Students will be responsible for following 3-4 in-patients, writing progress notes and involved in their medical and rehabilitation management.
3. Attendance at 3-4 out-patient clinics per week, patient conferences, lectures, Grand Rounds, Journal Club, Radiology Conference, etc.
4. One short oral topic presentation is expected.

Didactic Program:
Weekly conferences:

Every Tuesday 2-5PM: Resident Didactic Lectures

First Wednesday 12Noon: Interdisiplenary Conference

2nd & 4th Wednes 12Noon: Grand Rounds

Every Thursday 9:00AM: Radiology

Every Thursday 10:00AM: Neurology Conference

2nd Friday 11:30AM: Dysphagia Conference

Every Friday 12Noon: Journal Club

Method of Evaluation:
Written evaluation by administrative chief resident and assigned resident.

Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: All Year

Report To: 9:30 AM, Rusk Institute, Suite 600

Students Per Period: 2 per Service

Duration: Four Weeks

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Course Title: Rehabilitation Medicine
Preceptor: Alex Moroz, M.D

Course Code: 19-12

Telephone Number: 263-6110

Prerequisites: None

Description:
Each student will be assigned to an inpatient unit for a period of four weeks. Students will have the opportunity to gain clinical experience in the diagnostic evaluation and care of patients with various disabilities due to such entities as: spinal cord injury, stroke, amputations and head trauma. In addition to management of the medical care of patients with disabilities, an understanding of the rehabilitation "team" approach is stressed in the overall management of such patients.

Students will also rotate through various clinics such as: Pediatric Rehabilitation, Muscular Dystrophy and spina Bifida as well as BellevueŠs General Rehabilitation Clinic in order to gain exposure to general outpatient rehabilitation problems. A portion of each rotation will be spent in the electrodiagnostic laboratories to provide a background in elctromyography nerve conductions and somatosenory evoked potentials.

Objectives of the Elective:
To gain exposure to the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation and patient management through daily contact with in and out patients, topic discussions, case presenttions, scheduled lectures and review of core journal articles pertinent to the filed. Patients with a wide range of disabilities will be seen, evaluated and treated, both adults and children.

Key Responsibilities while on Elective:

1. 1. Participation in daily morning rounds and patient care with Residents and Attendings.
2. 2. Students will be responsible for following 3-4 in-patients, writing progress notes and involved in their medical and rehabilitation management.
3. 3. Attendance at 3-4 out-patient clinics per week, patient conferences, lectures, Grand Rounds, Journal Club, Radiology Conference, etc.

One short oral topic presentation is expected.

Didactic Program:
Weekly conferences:

Every Tuesday 2-5PM: Resident Didactic Lectures

First Wednesday 12Noon: Interdisiplenary Conference

2nd & 4th Wednes 12Noon: Grand Rounds

Every Thursday 9:00AM: Radiology

Every Thursday 10:00AM: Neurology Conference

2nd Friday 11:30AM: Dysphagia Conference

Every Friday 12Noon: Journal Club

Method of Evaluation:
Written evaluation by administrative chief resident and assigned resident.

Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: All Year

Report To: 9:30 AM, Rusk Institute, Suite 600

Students Per Period: 4

Duration: Two Weeks

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