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2020-2021 Academic Bulletin (Jan 2021 Ed) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Health Outcomes and Policy Research
  

  • HOPR 900 - Doctoral Dissertation and Research



    Cr Hrs: 1-9
    Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student’s Research Advisor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 144

    Grade Mode: P/NP

    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
  

  • HOPR 919 - Seminar



    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)
    Topics of current interest in the field are selected and reviewed by the students for their peers and Faculty. Presentations followed by general informal discussion. In certain circumstances, reports of current research may be made by students and Faculty.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne S Nouer
  

  • HOPR 920 - Health Data Analytics



    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    Healthcare organizations generate large amounts of data concerning patients, procedures, cost, staff, and supplies. Generating insights from these data using visualizations, data mining and natural language processing has the potential to improve patient care. Students will study current research problems, and gain experience through several projects. Students will learn how to assess results based on healthcare objectives for a variety of domains such as public health, policy, and clinical care. Students will work with a diverse set of datasets, and learn to define a process for analysis, justify choices, and interpret results based on healthcare needs. This course is offered exclusively in a distance education format via course management software. The course material will be presented in outline format and supplemented by student reading, student on-line discussions as well as required projects. The instructor will provide guidance to the student but the student is expected to assume responsibility for engaging the material and working at the graduate level.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Research
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Charisse Renee Madlock-Brown

Integrated Biomedical Sciences
  

  • IP 800 - Master’s Thesis and Research



    Cr Hrs: 1-9
    Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student’s advisor, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 63

    Grade Mode: P/NP

    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
  

  • IP 801 - Integrity in the Conduct of Scientific Research



    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)
    This course consists of a study of the ethical principles and related federal and state laws that govern scientific research. Through a combination of lecture and case study discussion, students learn both the substance and application to scientific research of ethical principles and related laws. Topics addressed include research with human subjects, research with animals, the use of human biological materials, privacy and confidentiality of research and medical records, conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, ownership of research, responsible reporting of research, and ethical training practices. The grade awarded to a student is based on the student’s performance on a written midterm examination and a written final examination. The minimum score required to pass the course is 70, calculated as an average of the scores achieved on the midterm and final examinations.

     

    Related to BIOM 814 - Integrity in the Conduct of Scientific Research  

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mark Miller

  

  • IP 805 - Essentials of Molecular Biology



    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    This course covers the essentials of prokaryotic and eukaryotic molecular biology. Topics include DNA and RNA structure; DNA replication, repair, and recombination; the mechanism and regulation of transcription; and protein translation. Fundamental concepts are reinforced by the discussion of human genetic diseases.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: John V Cox
  

  • IP 806 - Biochemistry



    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    The course presents the fundamental aspects of biochemistry including biochemical and biophysical principles (bonding, properties of water, thermodynamics, ionization and acid-base theory, and enzymology); structure, synthesis, and function of proteins and enzymes; metabolism of sugars, amino acids, nucleotides, nucleosides, vitamins, coenzymes and lipids; energy production and conversion; mitochondria and bioenergetics; photosynthesis; membrane transport proteins; cytochrome P450 and cell signaling.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: David R Nelson
  

  • IP 810 - IPBS Seminars



    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)
    Assigned readings in the original literature with student presentation and critical discussion of papers.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
  

  • IP 840 - Special Topics



    Cr Hrs: 1-5
    Directed readings or special course in topics of current interest.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 30

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Leonard Lothstein
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Leonard Lothstein
  

  • IP 841 - Essentials of Cell Biology



    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    This course provides an introduction to the cell and includes topics such as: animal cell structure; membrane compartmentalization; membrane transport; nuclear structure and dynamics; protein transport and modification; receptor signaling; cell motility and migration; cell cycle regulation; extracellular matrix and cell adhesion; general principles of development; and bacterial cell structure.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Zheng Fan
  

  • IP 845 - Grant Writing in the Biomedical Sciences



    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    Students will have an opportunity to find grant funding sources, write a proposal, and learn how to submit an actual grant proposal to an agency or foundation for consideration. The class will investigate current issues and topics related to research and grant writing in instructional technology. This course may not be audited.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
    Instructional Method: Seminar
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: William Fred Brescia Jr
  

  • IP 900 - Doctoral Dissertation and Research



    Cr Hrs: 1-9
    Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student’s Research Advisor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 63

    Grade Mode: P/NP

    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
  

  • IP 940 - Molecular Biology of Cancer



    Cr Hrs: 4 (64-0-0)
    The course will provide a comprehensive survey of cancer biology, describing the disrupted normal development processes, the altered molecular mechanisms that govern the functioning of malignant cells, the biology and treatments of common types of cancer, and the development of therapies for treatment of resistant and metastatic cancer cells.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Yi Lu

Interdepartmental
  

  • IDE 35000 - Career Exploration Special Elective



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 or 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This course number is used for scheduling a special career exploration elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: To be Determined

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • IDE 35002 - Career Exploration Special Elective



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 or 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This course number is used for scheduling a special career exploration elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Variable

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson
    Course Coordinator: For questions, please contact: comsched@uthsc.edu

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: Offered all blocks
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • IDE 35003 - Career Exploration Special Elective



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 or 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This course number is used for scheduling a special career exploration elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer. 

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Variable

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson
    Course Coordinator: For questions, please contact: comsched@uthsc.edu

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: Offered all blocks
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • IDE 35004 - Career Exploration Special Elective



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 or 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This course number is used for scheduling a special career exploration elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer. 

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Nashville
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Variable

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson
    Course Coordinator: For questions, please contact: comsched@uthsc.edu

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: Offered all blocks
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • IDE 40000 - Capstone Course (Chattanooga)



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    The Course includes: Back to Basics.edu- more opportunities to review basic science concepts in the framework of clinical cases; Business of Medicine- TBL’s using the HealthCare Handbook written by medical students Askin and Moore. Faculty will discuss topics such as health care reform, insurance, and regulatory agencies; EBM-Improve your skills in searching the literature to answer clinical questions; Intern school-Focus on skills to prepare students for life as a house officer, including radiology review, ECG review, what to do on call, line placement and intubation skills, and other skills important for internship and residency; legal issues in medicine; Teaching-Academy- learn teaching and learning techniques for residency and beyond.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Mukta Panda - mukta.panda@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mukta Panda - mukta.panda@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Pam Scott - Pam.Scott@erlanger.org - 423-778-7442

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • IDE 40000 - Capstone Course (Knoxville)



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    The Course includes: Back to Basics.edu- more opportunities to review basic science concepts in the framework of clinical cases; Business of Medicine- TBL’s using the HealthCare Handbook written by medical students Askin and Moore. Faculty will discuss topics such as health care reform, insurance, and regulatory agencies; EBM-Improve your skills in searching the literature to answer clinical questions; Intern school-Focus on skills to prepare students for life as a house officer, including radiology review, ECG review, what to do on call, line placement and intubation skills, and other skills important for internship and residency; legal issues in medicine; Teaching-Academy- learn teaching and learning techniques for residency and beyond.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE clerkships

    Term offered: Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Anthony Wilson - gwilson@tennessee.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Anthony Wilson - gwilson@tennessee.edu
    Course Coordinator: Lolita Davis - lodavis@utmck.edu - 865-305-5561

    Website: http://gsm.utmck.edu
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • IDE 40000 - Capstone Course (Memphis)



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    Back to Basics.edu- more opportunities to review basic science concepts in the framework of clinical cases. Business of Medicine- TBL’s using the HealthCare Handbook written by medical students Asking and Moore. Guest faculty will discuss health care reform, insurance, regulatory agencies and being a member of a hospital staff. EBM-Improve your skills in searching the literature to answer clinical questions. Ethics-Review of concepts plus discussion of cases you have encountered. Intern school-Focus on skills to prepare students for life as a house officer, including radiology review, ECG review, what to do on call, line placement and intubation skills, and the opportunity for ACLS certification. Legal Issues in Medicine series from Dr. Carol Schwab. Teaching-Academy- learn teaching and learning techniques for residency and beyond; the Five-minute preceptor, and other teaching techniques.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Sara Cross - scross11@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Neena Thomas-Gosain nthomasg@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Deborah Barton - dedwar30@uthsc.edu - 901-448-4982

    Website: Online course syllabus located on department website with greater detail, goals and objectives, logistics, etc.
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 11, 12, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  

  • IDE 45000 - Special Elective



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This course number is used for scheduling a special elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: Variable
  

  • IDE 45002 - Special Elective



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 or 4 weeks



    This is a face-to-face clinical rotation. This course number is used for scheduling a special elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer. 

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Variable

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: Offered all blocks
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Variable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: Variable
  

  • IDE 45003 - Special Elective



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 or 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This course number is used for scheduling a special elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer. 

    Location offered: Chattanooga
  

  • IDE 45004 - Special Elective



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 or 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This course number is used for scheduling a special elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer. 

    Location offered: Nashville
    Prerequisites: Variable
  

  • IDE 45011 - Research Elective



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face research elective receiving 6 credit hours. Students can complete research in their area of interest to earn elective credit in a variety of disciplines. Arrangements for a specific discipline should be made by the student at least 30 days in advance. Students should obtain the Research Elective Request Form from OLSEN, and send completed forms to the course coordinator.  If interested in a research discipline not listed below, please contact the course coordinator for more information.

    Discipline: Hematology City: Knoxville
    Contact Name: Dr. Wahid T. Hanna
    Contact Email: whanna@tennessee.edu

    Discipline: Infectious Diseases
    City: Memphis Contact Name: Dr. James Dale
    Contact Email: jbdale@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Maternal Fetal Medicine and Introduction to Research Design and Statistics Analysis
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. C. David Adair
    Contact Email: adair@rocob.com

    Discipline: Nephrology
    City: Memphis Contact
    Name: Dr. Darryl Quarles
    Contact Phone (Dept.): 901-448-5764

    Discipline: Pediatrics
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Kristen Bettin
    Contact Email: kbettin@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Pediatric Endocrinology-Diabetes
    City: Memphis Contact
    Name: Dr. Hiba Al-Zubeidi
    Contact Email: halzubei@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Surgery and Transplant Immunology
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. James Eason
    Contact Email: jeason1@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Radiology
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. Asim F Choudhri
    Contact Email: achoudhri@uthsc.edu

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Research-Elective
    Location offered: Variable
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Yes
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Variable
  

  • IDE 45020 - Legal Issues in Healthcare



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. This elective prepares students to meet the legal challenges that will face them in the practice of medicine. Using a team-based, case study method, the students will be able to identify, describe, and apply basic legal/medical principles, including the physician-patient relationship, consent, confidentiality, medical records, competency, surrogate decision-makers, reporting communicable diseases, advance directives and other end-of-life documents, liability and risk management, the legal issues of mental health, the business side of medicine, and prescribing practices. The method of instruction relies heavily on team-based learning principles, but includes interactive lectures and group discussion. Objectives: Students will be able to (1) identify basic legal/medical issues that may arise in the care and treatment of patients; (2) describe the legal /ethical consequences of failing to conform to accepted standards of practice; (3) improve risk management techniques employed in their practice; and (4) minimize the potential for lawsuits and/or disciplinary actions filed against them.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Not Applicable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Carol Schwab - cschwab@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2201
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • IDE 45030 - Heartstrings: Humanism & Reflection in Medicine



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face elective receiving 3 credit hours. In this course, students will reflect - the conscious weighing and integrating of views from different perspectives - on their experiences in medicine with an emphasis on humanism in medicine - patient-centered care through open communication, mutual respect, and emotional connection between physicians and their patients. Students will meet each day for 2 hours of evidence-based reflection exercises and will continue to work on the reflection after the small group. Some activities will include reflective writing and discussion from posed questions; literature searches and readings; discussions; and a presentation of created works on the last Friday of the two-weeks or four-weeks. Through these exercises, students will improve patient care by enhancing the doctor-patient relationship, improve patient-centered care, revive a sense of compassion and humanism, recognize disparities in health, view pain culturally, increase critical thinking skills, have the opportunity to self-reflect, build communication skills, improve professionalism, and recognize characteristics of effective medical teams. 

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Lecture-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Not Applicable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Renate Rosenthal
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Renate Rosenthal
    Course Coordinator: Kimberlee Norwood - knorwood@uthsc.edu

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5, 10, 11, 1, 2, 3, and 4
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • IDE 45040 - Health Systems Leadership



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students will develop and understanding of leadership and management characteristics of a healthcare system. The student will have responsibility of patients. Students will be assigned to a senior executive with the Erlanger Health System, a primary affiliate with the College of Medicine. This “mentor” will develop, with the student, a project plan for the rotation. Student experiences will vary with the hospital/system and mentor. Expected activities will include attendance at the management meetings, participation in leadership Rounds with hospital management, involvement in ongoing activities of the mentor, maintaining a journal of experiences and completion of a specific project under the guidance of the mentor and prospective faculty.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Kevin Spiegel - kitty.quinn@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: William Jackson - kitty.quinn@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Kitty Quinn - kitty.quinn@erlanger.org - 423-778-6110

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  

  • IDE 49000 - International Health Studies



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This elective will involve the student in specifically designed and approved experiences in other countries. Opportunities to gain first-hand knowledge of health care systems, diseases, and/or research will be available. Students must complete a summary of this elective before a final grade is awarded. Contact office of Medical Education for further information.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: International
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes-Contact the Office of Medical Education
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: Variable

Interprofessional Education
  

  • IP 840 - Special Topics: Social Determinants of Health



    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    Directed readings or special course in topics of current interest.

    Section Description: This course will provide a foundation for understanding Social Determinants of Health and developing the skills needed to address Social Determinants of Health in clinical practice and in the community. Students will learn core content knowledge about how the conditions in which people live, work, and play impact health outcomes. Furthermore, the impact of poverty, racism, and discrimination will be emphasized.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Seminar
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Charles Snyder

  

  • IPEH 710 - Collaboration for Oral Health Care



    Cr Hrs: 1 (15-0-30)
    This course is designed for health professional students in multiple disciplines. Students will learn principles of interprofessional collaboration and care coordination within the context of oral health care. Course content will demonstrate how the quality of oral health care affects general physical and emotional health of individuals. Emphasis will be placed on skill development in prevention of oral disease, oral health maintenance, early disease recognition and referral management. Interprofessional competency development is the framework to enhance both the scope and quality of care patients receive, as well as improve treatment outcomes.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Seminar
    Prerequisites: Approval of instructor

    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Margaret T Hartig
  

  • IPEH 801 - The Craft of Teaching in the Health Sciences



    Cr Hrs: 2 (32-0-0)
    Teaching is a profession that most anyone can do, but takes time and energy in order to do well. This course will explore strategies, techniques, and the theory involved in effective teaching in order to improve student learning. With an emphasis on interaction and collaboration, participants will explore the many facets of creating and delivering a course in the health sciences and developing a plan to assess its effectiveness.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Seminar-based
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Thomas Laughner
  

  • PHCY 5039 - The Social Determinants of Health



    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0-0)
    Session Length: 7 weeks



    The conditions in which a person lives, works, and plays are primary drivers of health outcomes throughout the lifespan. Researchers estimate that 20% of our health outcomes are driven by healthcare access and quality. But 80% of what shapes our health depends upon the Social Determinants of health (SDoH). Socio-economic status, the neighborhoods we live in, our access to nutritious foods, and our belonging to stigmatized groups based on race, ethnicity, immigrant status, or sexuality or gender expression all shape our health outcomes. This leads to health disparities, which occur when there is a gap between expected health outcomes and those experienced by a particular disadvantaged group.

    This course will provide a foundation for understanding SDoH and developing the skills needed to address SDoH in clinical practice and in the community. Students will learn core content knowledge about how the conditions in which people live, work, and play impact health outcomes. Furthermore, the impact of poverty, racism, and discrimination will be emphasized.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 2

    Grade Mode: Standard grade

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Charlie Snyder
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Brandy Brown
    Course Coordinator: Charlie Snyder - snyder@uthsc.edu

    Prior Authorization: No

Medicine
  

  • COM 10110 - Structural Basis of Normal Body Function



    Cr Hrs: 9 (6-5-0)
    Fall term of year one. Complete dissection of the human body and virtual microscopy of tissue sections will provide students with knowledge of normal gross and tissue anatomy. Laboratory sessions will be supplemented with lectures, study guides, and the study of cross sections. Human embryology is included in the program. The course will provide a foundation for subsequent understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of organ systems and common diseases.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Angela R Cantrell
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Jay Callaway
  

  • COM 10120 - Molecular Basis of Normal Body Function



    Cr Hrs: 7 (8-0-0)
    Fall term of year one. This integrated course will provide students the molecular biology, genetics, cell structure, and biochemistry of normal body function with an emphasis on clinical applications. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, team-based learning sessions, and clinical basic science conferences. Along with COM 10110 , the course will provide a foundation for subsequent understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of organ systems and common diseases.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Satoru Kenneth Nishimoto
  

  • COM 10210 - Common Mechanisms of Disease



    Cr Hrs: 7 (13-1-0)
    Spring term of year one. This course will cover fundamental information on mechanisms common to multiple diseases, to include basic aspects of cell injury, repair/regeneration, inflammation, immunopathology, neoplasia, nutrition, underlying genetic causes, and addictive life styles. It will also expose students to basic aspects of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics; basic microbial structure, classification, physiology, and genetics; the immune response to infections; and fundamentals of laboratory diagnosis in the practice of medicine. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, laboratory exercises, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation for subsequent understanding of the causes, response, diagnosis, and pharmacologic treatment of common diseases as well as the pathology and pathophysiology of organ systems.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mark A Miller
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Trevor W Sweatman
    Spring - Additional Instructor 2: James Patrick Ryan
    Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Kinjal Shah
  

  • COM 10410 - Principles of Clinical Medicine I



    Cr Hrs: 2 (3-0-2)
    Fall term of year one. This course covers a variety of topics including HIPAA and OSHA regulations, developing patient rapport, the doctor/patient relationship, the biopsychosocial model of medicine, professionalism, communication and interviewing skills, history taking, nutritional assessment, and performing and documenting a physical exam. All topics are thoroughly integrated into concurrent foundation courses.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Beth A Choby
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Gary S Nace
  

  • COM 10420 - Principles of Clinical Medicine II



    Cr Hrs: 5 (2-0-2)
    Spring term of year one. This course covers a variety of topics including patient rapport skills, the doctor/patient relationship, the biopsychosocial model of medicine, professionalism, communication and interviewing skills, history taking, performing and documenting the physical exam, tobacco and weight loss counseling, drug dependence, challenging patient encounters, preventive services, diagnostic testing properties, and basic biostatistics. All topics are thoroughly integrated with concurrent foundation courses.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Beth A Choby
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Gary S Nace
    Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Neena Thomas-Gosain
  

  • COM 10510 - Organ Systems - Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Hematological, Cardiovascular, Renal



    Cr Hrs: 9 (16-0-0)
    Spring term of year one. This course, one of five modules for cohesive content and grading purposes, will provide a fully integrated presentation by multiple basic and clinical Faculty on diseases of the major organ systems. The physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, pharmacology, and infections underlying these systems will be covered. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Trevor W Sweatman
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Kinjal Shah
    Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Alva B Weir III
    Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Marshall B Elam
    Spring - Additional Instructor 4: Barry Michael Wall

  

  • COM 20430 - Principles of Clinical Medicine III



    Cr Hrs: 4 (3-0-2)
    Fall semester of year two. This course covers a variety of topics including patient rapport skills, doctor/patient relationship, the biopsychosocial model of medicine, professionalism, communication and interviewing skills, history taking, performing physical exams, documenting physical exams, tobacco counseling, weight loss counseling, drug dependence, challenging patient encounters, preventive services, diagnostic testing properties, and basic biostatistics. All topics are thoroughly integrated with concurrent foundation courses.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Beth A Choby
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Gary S Nace
  

  • COM 20440 - Principles of Clinical Medicine IV



    Cr Hrs: 3 (2-0-2)
    Spring term of year two. This course will continue with covering a variety of topics from the first semester, including patient rapport skills, doctor/patient relationship, the biopsychosocial model of medicine, professionalism, communication and interviewing skills, history taking, performing physical exams, documenting physical exams, tobacco counseling, weight loss counseling, drug dependence, challenging patient encounters, preventive services, diagnostic testing properties, and basic biostatistics. All topics will be thoroughly integrated with concurrent foundation courses.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Beth A Choby
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Gary S Nace
  

  • COM 20520 - Organ Systems - Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Pulmonary, Dermatological, Rheumatic, Musculoskeletal



    Cr Hrs: 7 (19-0-0)
    Fall term of year two. This course will provide a fully integrated presentation by multiple basic and clinical Faculty on diseases of the Pulmonary, Dermatological, rheumatic, musculoskeletal systems. The physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, pharmacology, and infections underlying these systems will be covered. Instruction includes live and pre- recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Muthiah Muthiah
    Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Tejesh S Patel
    Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Kaushik Parthasarathi
    Fall - Additional Instructor 4: Syed Hasan Raza

  

  • COM 20530 - Organ Systems- Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Endocrine, Reproductive/Breast, Urogenital, GI/Liver



    Cr Hrs: 9 (14-0-0)
    Fall term of year two. This course will provide a fully integrated presentation by multiple basic and clinical Faculty on diseases of the Endocrine, Reproductive/Breast, Urogenital, and GI/Liver organ systems. The physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, pharmacology, and infections underlying these systems will be covered. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Owen P Phillips
    Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Bradford Waters
  

  • COM 20540 - Organ Systems - Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment:, Central-Peripheral Nervous Systems/Psychiatry



    Cr Hrs: 6 (16-1-0)
    Spring term of year two. This course will provide a fully integrated presentation by multiple basic and clinical Faculty on diseases of the central-peripheral nervous organ systems. The physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, pharmacology, and infections underlying these systems will be covered. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Balaji Krishnaiah
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Trevor W Sweatman
    Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Robert C Foehring
    Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Renate H Rosenthal
  

  • COM 20550 - Organ Systems - Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Infectious Disease and Immunological Wrap Up



    Cr Hrs: 1 (15-0-0)
    Spring term of year two. This course, one of five modules for cohesive content and grading purposes, will provide new perspectives on microbiology and pharmacology content previously presented in the other organ systems. Instruction may include live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Sara L Cross
    Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Trevor W Sweatman
    Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Kinjal S Shah
  

  • OPN 35000 - Option Block



    Cr Hrs: 0
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This course number is used for scheduling option (vacation) months in which no academic credit is earned for 3rd medical year students. Option months should be scheduled like any elective except that only one choice is necessary. This course can be schedule for a 2 or 4 week block.

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  

  • OPN 45000 - Option Block



    Cr Hrs: 0
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This course number is used for scheduling option (vacation) months in which no academic credit is earned for 4th year medical. Option months should be scheduled like any elective except that only one choice is necessary. This course can be schedule for a 2 or 4 week block.

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation

Medical Education
  

  • BSCI 20000 - Special Topics



    Cr Hrs: 1-5 (Varies)
    A course taken by students participating in the Scholar’s Year program that reflects their varied experiences, or a course taken by students remediating a clerkship or failed USMLE board exam. The course has five sections: (1) Scholar’s Year, (2) Clerkship, (3) Step 1, (4) Step 2 CK, and (5) Step 2 CS.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 20

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Prerequisites: Must receive approval from Associate Dean of Medical Education or Course Director for enrollment or repeat of a section.

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Michael Whitt
  

  • LSP 30120 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 1.2



    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  

  • LSP 30210 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 2.1



    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Ivan Gerling
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  

  • LSP 30220 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 2.2



    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  

  • LSP 30310 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 3.1



    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Ivan Gerling
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  

  • LSP 30320 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 3.2



    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  

  • LSP 30410 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 4.1



    Cr Hrs: 1-2 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Ivan Gerling
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  

  • LSP 30420 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 4.2



    Cr Hrs: 1-2 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring 2021



    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya

Internal Medicine
  

  • MED 30000 - Core Clerkship in Medicine (Chattanooga)



    Cr Hrs: 12
    Session Length: 8 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours. This 8 week Internal Medicine clerkship is required of all medical students. It consists of 6 weeks of inpatient experience and a 2 week ambulatory component. The student is an integral member of the team which may include an attending, residents and other students. Students will be exposed to a variety of medical conditions and care for internal medicine patients in the inpatient and outpatient realms. Goals include improving history and physical exam skills, written and oral case presentations, increasing fund of knowledge, clinical judgment and integration into the team and beginning patient care with improving differential diagnosis and management skills. There is a core conference series, covering important medicine topics. An observed H and P in an OSCE setting is done, and a NBME medicine shelf exam is required at the end of the rotation. The 3rd year clerk is an active participant on the team and in patient care and is encouraged to take as much responsibility for both patient care and their own learning as they are able. The goals and objectives for the Internal Medicine Clerkship are similar across all UT sites (Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville). At Memphis, each student is assigned to 2 hospitals which can include Methodist University, Baptist-East, Regional One Health, or the Veterans Administration Hospital, at Knoxville they are at UT Medical Center, at Chattanooga they are at Erlanger Medical Center, and at Nashville they are at St Thomas Midtown.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - gary.malakoff@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Patrick Koo - patrick.koo@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Website: See Core for Additional Course Information
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 30000 - Core Clerkship in Medicine (Knoxville)



    Cr Hrs: 12
    Session Length: 8 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours. This 8 week Internal Medicine clerkship is required of all medical students. It consists of 6 weeks of inpatient experience and a 2 week ambulatory component. The student is an integral member of the team which may include an attending, residents and other students. Students will be exposed to a variety of medical conditions and care for internal medicine patients in the inpatient and outpatient realms. Goals include improving history and physical exam skills, written and oral case presentations, increasing fund of knowledge, clinical judgment and integration into the team and beginning patient care with improving differential diagnosis and management skills. There is a core conference series, covering important medicine topics. An observed H and P in an OSCE setting is done, and a NBME medicine shelf exam is required at the end of the rotation. The 3rd year clerk is an active participant on the team and in patient care and is encouraged to take as much responsibility for both patient care and their own learning as they are able. The goals and objectives for the Internal Medicine Clerkship are similar across all UT sites (Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville). At Memphis, each student is assigned to 2 hospitals which can include Methodist University, Baptist-East, Regional One Health, or the Veterans Administration Hospital, at Knoxville they are at UT Medical Center, at Chattanooga they are at Erlanger Medical Center, and at Nashville they are at St Thomas Midtown.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Janet Purkey - jpurkey@utmck.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Janet L Purkey - jpurkey@utmck.edu
    Course Coordinator: Deanna Porter - dkporter@utmck.edu - 865-305-4323

    Website: See Core for Additional Course Information
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Yes- 1 night float assigned/required per 8 week rotation.
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 30000 - Core Clerkship in Medicine (Memphis)



    Cr Hrs: 12
    Session Length: 8 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours. This 8 week Internal Medicine clerkship is required of all medical students. It consists of 6 weeks of inpatient experience and a 2 week ambulatory component. The student is an integral member of the team which may include an attending, residents and other students. Students will be exposed to a variety of medical conditions and care for internal medicine patients in the inpatient and outpatient realms. Goals include improving history and physical exam skills, written and oral case presentations, increasing fund of knowledge, clinical judgment and integration into the team and beginning patient care with improving differential diagnosis and management skills. There is a core conference series, covering important medicine topics. An observed H and P in an OSCE setting is done, and a NBME medicine shelf exam is required at the end of the rotation. The 3rd year clerk is an active participant on the team and in patient care and is encouraged to take as much responsibility for both patient care and their own learning as they are able. The goals and objectives for the Internal Medicine Clerkship are similar across all UT sites (Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville). At Memphis, each student is assigned to 2 hospitals which can include Methodist University, Baptist-East, Regional One Health, or the Veterans Administration Hospital, at Knoxville they are at UT Medical Center, at Chattanooga they are at Erlanger Medical Center, and at Nashville they are at St Thomas Midtown.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital, Baptist East Hospital, VA Medical Center, and Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Mullick Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tina Mullick Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: See Core for Additional Course Information
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 30000 - Core Clerkship in Medicine (Nashville)



    Cr Hrs: 12
    Session Length: 8 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours. This 8 week Internal Medicine clerkship is required of all medical students. It consists of 6 weeks of inpatient experience and a 2 week ambulatory component. The student is an integral member of the team which may include an attending, residents and other students. Students will be exposed to a variety of medical conditions and care for internal medicine patients in the inpatient and outpatient realms. Goals include improving history and physical exam skills, written and oral case presentations, increasing fund of knowledge, clinical judgment and integration into the team and beginning patient care with improving differential diagnosis and management skills. There is a core conference series, covering important medicine topics. An observed H and P in an OSCE setting is done, and a NBME medicine shelf exam is required at the end of the rotation. The 3rd year clerk is an active participant on the team and in patient care and is encouraged to take as much responsibility for both patient care and their own learning as they are able. The goals and objectives for the Internal Medicine Clerkship are similar across all UT sites (Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville). At Memphis, each student is assigned to 2 hospitals which can include Methodist University, Baptist-East, Regional One Health, or the Veterans Administration Hospital, at Knoxville they are at UT Medical Center, at Chattanooga they are at Erlanger Medical Center, and at Nashville they are at St Thomas Midtown.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Nashville
    Hospital: St. Thomas Midtown Hospital
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org
    Course Coordinator: Debra Hinton - Debra.Hinton@ascension.org - 615-284-3387

    Website: http://comnashville.uthsc.edu/content/im-clerkships/
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 30001 - Core Topics in Medicine



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is an online 2-week 3-credit hour course providing students with an introduction to the core medical knowledge and common diseases relevant for medicine clinical care.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail

    Mode of Delivery (Online or Hybrid): Online
    Instructional Method: Clinical
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of the 1st two years.

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Patrick Koo - Patrick.Koo@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu

    Prior Authorization: No
  

  • MED 35011 - Dermatology CE



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Emily Jones - ehicks3@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Emily Jones - ehicks3@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Ashley King - mking70@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2852

    Website: https://www.uthsc.edu/dermatology/
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35020 - Endocrinology & Diabetes CE



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center and Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - solomon.solomon@va.gov
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Hooman Oktaei - hooman.oktaei@va.gov
    Spring - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - solomon.solomon@va.gov
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Hooman Oktaei
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35021 - Ambulatory Endocrinology CE



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - Solomon.Solomon@va.gov
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Hooman Oktaei - hooman.oktaei@va.gov
    Spring - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - Solomon.Solomon@va.gov
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Hooman Oktaei - hooman.oktaei@va.gov
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35025 - Gastroenterology CE



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail

    Instructional Method: Clinical Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital and Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: FME-30000 or MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Colin Howden - chowden@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Colin Howden - chowden@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Linda Bridgewater - lbridgewater@uthsc.edu - 901-448-5813

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35040 - Infectious Diseases CE - ROH



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: James Dale - jbdale@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: James Dale - jbdale@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: https://uthsc.edu/infectious-diseases/index.php
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35041 - Infectious Diseases-MUH CE



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Michael Gelfand - mgelfand@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Michael Gelfand - mgelfand@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35045 - Infectious Diseases CE - VAMC



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face-to-face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center - Memphis
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: James Dale - jbdale@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: James Dale - jbdale@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35055 - Nephrology CE



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Christopher V Poole - dr.poole@nephassociates.com
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Christopher V Poole - dr.poole@nephassociates.com
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35060 - Pulmonology-ROH CE



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Julio Lanfranco - jlanfran@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Julio Lanfranco - jlanfran@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: www.UTHSC.edu/pulmonary
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35070 - Rheumatology CE



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Regional One Health and VA Medical Center
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Debendra Pattanaik - dpattana@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Debendra Pattanaik - dpattana@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: http://uthsc.edu/rheumatology/
    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 35071 - Rheumatology-Private Practice CE



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Center of Memphis
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Charles R Arkin - charles_arkin@rocm.md
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40000 - Geriatrics/Palliative Medicine (Chattanooga)



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Four-week rotation in Geriatrics and Palliative medicine. Students will rotate through a variety of settings including inpatient palliative, inpatient geriatrics, hospice, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, and outpatient geriatric, family medicine, other specialty clinics, and physician home visits. The course includes required didactic sessions with lectures and small group discussions focused on general level geriatric and palliative competencies. Submitted questions on assigned readings and online materials are discussed during didactic sessions which also include communication skills training and presentations of narrative medicine writing.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - Gary.Malakoff@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - Gary.Malakoff@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 2 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  

  • MED 40000 - Geriatrics/Palliative Medicine (Knoxville)



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Four-week rotation in Geriatrics and Palliative medicine. Students will rotate through a variety of settings including inpatient palliative, inpatient geriatrics, hospice, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, and outpatient geriatric, family medicine, other specialty clinics, and physician home visits. The course includes required didactic sessions with lectures and small group discussions focused on general level geriatric and palliative competencies. Submitted questions on assigned readings and online materials are discussed during didactic sessions which also include communication skills training and presentations of narrative medicine writing.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: William Dabbs - wdabbs@utmck.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: William Dabbs - wdabbs@utmck.edu
    Course Coordinator: Heather A Johnson - hajohnson1@utmck.edu - 865-305-5055

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 7
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 2 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  

  • MED 40000 - Geriatrics/Palliative Medicine (Memphis)



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. Students will rotate through a variety of settings including inpatient palliative, inpatient geriatrics, hospice, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, and outpatient geriatric, family medicine, other specialty clinics, and physician home visits. The course includes required didactic sessions with lectures and small group discussions focused on general level geriatric and palliative competencies. Submitted questions on assigned readings and online materials are discussed during didactic sessions which also include communication skills training and presentations of narrative medicine writing.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Jeanne Jemison - jjemiso3@uthsc.edu
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Bob Burns - rburns1@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Jeff Nelson - jnelso50@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Bob Burns - rburns1@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Deborah Barton - dedwar30@uthsc.edu - 901-448-4982

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 7
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Two weeks before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 2 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  

  • MED 40100 - Junior Internship in Medicine - MUH



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This junior internship offers increased responsibility in inpatient general medicine. It counts as one of the required Any JI rotations. The student will be acting as an intern and will be working directly with a senior resident and attending faculty. They will be responsible for direct patient care including admitting patients, writing orders, and diagnosing and managing patients on a general medicine ward service. The student will attend daily work rounds and teaching rounds. Patient care activities are paramount, and students are expected to be an integral member of the team.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Mullick Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tina Mullick Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40101 - Junior Internship in Medicine



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students develop skills of patient evaluation, daily management, and discharge planning on hospitalized patients with a wide variety of pathology. Work as part of a team consisting of a resident and interns with attending supervision. The JI works most closely with the upper level resident providing the mainstay of care for their assigned patients. Opportunity is provided to perform procedures such as thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, etc. as the opportunity arises. Students also find time to gain teaching credits by working with third year students in the Simulation Lab.
     

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Janet L Purkey - jpurkey@utmck.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Janet L Purkey - jpurkey@utmck.edu
    Course Coordinator: Deanna Porter - dkporter@utmck.edu - 865-305-4323

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40102 - Junior Internship in Medicine



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students taking this inpatient rotation function as a junior intern. Students must assume responsibility for patient care similar to that of an intern but under the more close and direct supervision of an assigned physician and resident team leader. Emphasis will be placed on improving diagnostic and therapeutic planning and extending patient management skills acquired during the junior Medicine Clerkship. The junior intern should acquire basic problem-solving skills covering a broad spectrum of medical problems encountered in the practice of internal medicine.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - gary.malakoff@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - gary.malakoff@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40105 - Junior Internship in Medicine



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This general internal medicine clerkship provides the student with a broad array of clinical problems in a large hospital setting. The student assumes responsibility for patient care under the supervision of a resident and an attending physician. The clerkship emphasizes bedside skills, differential diagnosis, cost effectiveness, ethics, and treatment. No overnight call is required.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Nashville
    Hospital: St. Thomas Hospital-Midtown
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org
    Course Coordinator: Debra Hinton - Debra.Hinton@ascension.org - 615-284-3387

    Website: http://comnashville.uthsc.edu/content/im-clerkships/
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40110 - Junior Internship in Medicine - VAMC



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face-to-face clinical rotation. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This junior internship offers increased responsibility in inpatient general medicine. It counts as one of the required Any JI rotations. The student will be acting as an intern and will be working directly with a senior resident and attending faculty. They will be responsible for direct patient care including admitting patients, writing orders, and diagnosing and managing patients on a general medicine ward service. The student will attend daily work rounds and teaching rounds. Patient care activities are paramount, and students are expected to be an integral member of the team.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center - Memphis
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tina Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: Offered all blocks
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40112 - Junior Internship in Medicine - BMHCC



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face-to-face clinical rotation. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This junior internship offers increased responsibility in inpatient general medicine. It counts as one of the required Any JI rotations. The student will be acting as an intern and will be working directly with a senior resident and attending faculty. They will be responsible for direct patient care including admitting patients, writing orders, and diagnosing and managing patients on a general medicine ward service. The student will attend daily work rounds and teaching rounds. Patient care activities are paramount, and students are expected to be an integral member of the team.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Baptist Memorial Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tina Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: Offered all blocks
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40113 - Junior Internship in Medicine - ROH



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This junior internship offers increased responsibility in inpatient general medicine. It counts as one of the required Any JI rotations. The student will be acting as an intern and will be working directly with a senior resident and attending faculty. They will be responsible for direct patient care including admitting patients, writing orders, and diagnosing and managing patients on a general medicine ward service. The student will attend daily work rounds and teaching rounds. Patient care activities are paramount, and students are expected to be an integral member of the team.

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tina Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: Offered all blocks
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40114 - Junior Intership in Hospitalist Medicine - MUH



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face-to-face clinical rotation. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This junior internship offers increased responsibility in inpatient general medicine. It counts as one of the required Any JI rotations. The student will be acting as an intern and will be working directly with an attending faculty member. They will be responsible for direct patient care including admitting patients, writing orders, and diagnosing and managing patients on a general medicine ward service. The student will attend daily work r:ounds and teaching rounds. Patient care activities are paramount, and students are expected to be an integral member of the team. Students will be based at Methodist University. This JI is very similar to the General Medicine JI, but rather than having a full team including attending/senior resident/intems/M3’s, the JI will work directly one on one with an attending. Other expectations of type of patient, patient load, expectations for documentation are similar to the general medicine JI. 

    Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tina Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: Offered all blocks
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40120 - Junior Internship in Critical Care Medicine-MUH



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will be introduced to responsibility for inpatient care in a setting where the student is the initial evaluator of the patient’s problems as outlined in the general instructions. The student is expected to develop conceptual and manual skills for evaluation and care of internal medicine patients and become more familiar in dealing directly with hospital and other paramedical personnel with appreciation of the team approach to patient care. The student will participate in rounds at least four days per week with the attending physician assigned to the service and will consult daily with the resident house staff on each assigned patient. The student will attend Medical Grand Rounds every Wednesday and House Staff conferences on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The student will have responsibility for attending patients admitted to his or her assigned service and their on-going care while in the hospital. Where assignments involve subspecialty services, the student will be responsible for all medical aspects of patient’s care which will be the primary goal of this experience. For in- depth study of a medical subspecialty students should refer to individual specialty listings of preceptorships or research electives. NOTE: Not available in December as only senior clerkship.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Amik Sodhi - asodhi@uthsc.edu
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Dipen Kadaria - dkadaria@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Amik Sodhi - asodhi@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Dipen Kadaria - dkadaria@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40121 - Junior Internship in Critical Care Medicine-ROH



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will be introduced to responsibility for inpatient care in a setting where the student is the initial evaluator of the patient’s problems as outlined in the general instructions. The student is expected to develop conceptual and manual skills for evaluation and care of internal medicine patients and become more familiar in dealing directly with hospital and other paramedical personnel with appreciation of the team approach to patient care. The student will participate in rounds at least four days per week with the attending physician assigned to the service and will consult daily with the resident house staff on each assigned patient. The student will attend Medical Grand Rounds every Wednesday and House Staff conferences on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The student will have responsibility for attending patients admitted to his or her assigned service and their on-going care while in the hospital. Where assignments involve subspecialty services, the student will be responsible for all medical aspects of patient’s care which will be the primary goal of this experience. For in- depth study of a medical subspecialty students should refer to individual specialty listings of preceptorships or research electives. NOTE: Not available in December as only Junior Internship.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Julio Lanfranco - jlanfran@uthsc.edu
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Scott Sinclair
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Julio Lanfranco - jlanfran@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Scott Sinclair -SSINCLA1@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: www.Uthsc.edu/pulmonary
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40122 - Junior Internship in Critical Care Medicine-VAMC



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will be introduced to responsibility for inpatient care in a setting where the student is the initial evaluator of the patient’s problems as outlined in the general instructions. The student is expected to develop conceptual and manual skills for evaluation and care of internal medicine patients and become more familiar in dealing directly with hospital and other paramedical personnel with appreciation of the team approach to patient care. The student will participate in rounds at least four days per week with the attending physician assigned to the service and will consult daily with the resident house staff on each assigned patient. The student will attend Medical Grand Rounds every Wednesday and House Staff conferences on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The student will have responsibility for attending patients admitted to his or her assigned service and their on-going care while in the hospital. Where assignments involve subspecialty services, the student will be responsible for all medical aspects of patient’s care which will be the primary goal of this experience. For in- depth study of a medical subspecialty students should refer to individual specialty listings of preceptorships or research electives. NOTE: Not available in December as only Junior Internship.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Muthiah Muthiah - mpugazhe@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Muthiah Muthiah - mpugazhe@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: www.Uthsc.edu/pulmonary
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40123 - Junior Internship in Critical Care Medicine



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The objective of this course is to learn about pathophysiology, the appropriate diagnostic process, and the best management techniques for common medical problems and acute medical emergencies in the Critical Care Internal Medicine setting. Our goals include learning the technical and interpretative skills of common procedures performed in a Medical ICU (ventilator management, arterial lines, Swan’Ganz catheters, etc.) The student will be expected to be the primary care provider for one or two critically ill patients under the supervision of an upper level medicine resident, pulmonary/critical care fellow, and crititcal care attending. The student will perform the admission history and physical examination and write the admission orders (under the supervision of the upper level resident). In addition, the student will present the patient on rounds in a problem and organ-oriented fashion. Daily orders will be written by the student on management rounds with the critical care attending. The student will also write problem-orientated daily notes and will be responsible for seeing that therapeutic plans are carried out.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Dudney - TDudney@utmck.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tina Dudney - TDudney@utmck.edu
    Course Coordinator: Deanna Porter - dkporter@utmck.edu - 865-305-4323

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40124 - Junior Internship in Critical Care Medicine



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours.  The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Learn about the resuscitation of the critically ill and “crashing” patient. The student will receive exposure to acute and life-threatening medical emergencies commonly encountered in the ICU, including, sepsis, shock, respiratory failure, metabolic crises, and airway emergencies. The student will additionally receive exposure to common procedures performed in a Medical ICU (ventilator management, endotracheal intubation, central lines, arterial lines, bronchoscopy, and point-of-care ultrasound). Daily responsibilities will include performing the admission history and physical examination and writing the admission orders (under the direct supervision of the resident and/or attending). The student will present the patient on daily rounds and assume responsibility for all orders, procedures, and communication with consultants. The educational experience will be heavily emphasized and will include daily, attending-lead didactics, review of classic, ICU literature, as well as web-based, flipped classroom-style instruction.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Jeremy Greenberg
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Jeremy Greenberg
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40130 - Junior Internship in Cardiac Intensive Care - VAMC



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will be introduced to responsibility for inpatient care in a setting where the student is the initial evaluator of the patient’s problems as outlined in the general instructions. The student is expected to develop conceptual and manual skills for evaluation and care of internal medicine patients and become more familiar in dealing directly with hospital and other paramedical personnel with appreciation of the team approach to patient care. The student will participate in rounds at least four days per week with the attending physician assigned to the service and will consult daily with the resident house staff on each assigned patient. The student will attend Medical Grand Rounds every Wednesday and House Staff conferences on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The student will have responsibility for attending patients admitted to his or her assigned service and their on-going care while in the hospital. Where assignments involve subspecialty services, the student will be responsible for all medical aspects of patient’s care which will be the primary goal of this experience. For in- depth study of a medical subspecialty students should refer to individual specialty listings of preceptorships or research electives. NOTE: Not available in December as only senior clerkship.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Course Coordinator: Brenda Coleman - bcolema4@uthsc.edu - 901-448-5759

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40140 - Junior Internship in Cardiology



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will be introduced to responsibility for inpatient care in a setting where the student is the initial evaluator of the patient’s problems as outlined in the general instructions. The student is expected to develop conceptual and manual skills for evaluation and care of internal medicine patients and become more familiar in dealing directly with hospital and other paramedical personnel with appreciation of the team approach to patient care. The student will participate in rounds at least four days per week with the attending physician assigned to the service and will consult daily with the resident house staff on each assigned patient. The student will attend Medical Grand Rounds every Wednesday and House Staff conferences on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The student will have responsibility for attending patients admitted to his or her assigned service and their on-going care while in the hospital. Where assignments involve subspecialty services, the student will be responsible for all medical aspects of patient’s care which will be the primary goal of this experience. For in- depth study of a medical subspecialty students should refer to individual specialty listings of preceptorships or research electives. NOTE: Not available in December as only senior clerkship.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Course Coordinator: Brenda Coleman - bcolema4@uthsc.edu - 901-448-5759

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 40150 - Junior Internship in Hematology/Oncology



    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will be introduced to responsibility for inpatient care in a setting where the student is the initial evaluator of the patient’s problems as outlined in the general instructions. The student is expected to develop conceptual and manual skills for evaluation and care of internal medicine patients and become more familiar in dealing directly with hospital and other paramedical personnel with appreciation of the team approach to patient care. The student will participate in rounds at least four days per week with the attending physician assigned to the service and will consult daily with the resident house staff on each assigned patient. The student will attend Medical Grand Rounds every Wednesday and House Staff conferences on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The student will have responsibility for attending patients admitted to his or her assigned service and their on-going care while in the hospital. Where assignments involve subspecialty services, the student will be responsible for all medical aspects of patient’s care which will be the primary goal of this experience. For in- depth study of a medical subspecialty students should refer to individual specialty listings of preceptorships or research electives. NOTE: Not available in December as only senior clerkship.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Michael Martin - ndeslauriers@westclinic.com
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Michael Martin - ndeslauriers@westclinic.com
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 45001 - Cardiology-ROH



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This elective is designed to introduce the student to the wide array of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques used in contemporary cardiology practice. The elective will emphasize increasing knowledge in the areas of cardiac history-taking and physical examination of the cardiovascular system by working with faculty to provide cardiology consultations. The student will also have time in the electrocardiographic, exercise testing, ambulatory ECG, echocardiographic and nuclear cardiology laboratories. An introduction to cardiac catheterization, interpretation of catheterization data and the management of cardiovascular intensive care unit patients will also be provided. Conferences will include 3 weekly cardiology conferences (Monday, Tuesday, and Friday), Medical Grand Rounds (Wednesday) and cardiac catheterization conference (Tuesday).

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Showkat Haji - shaji@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Showkat Haji - shaji@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Brenda Coleman - bcolema4@uthsc.edu - 901-448-5759

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  

  • MED 45002 - Cardiology-MUH



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This elective will afford the student the opportunity to participate in the evaluation and management of patients with cardiology problems. The student will have the opportunity to participate in the care of the acute patient in the Coronary Care Unit as well as observe special diagnostic procedures carried out through the diagnostic cardiology service. The student will be encouraged to participate in the weekly cardiology conferences as well as the other general medicine conferences held at the Methodist Hospital.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Ajay Dalal - ajay.dalal@mlh.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Ajay Dalal - ajay.dalal@mlh.org
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  

  • MED 45003 - Cardiac Physical Diagnosis & Noninvasive Testing



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The principle objective of this elective is to learn to read electrocardiograms and develop interpretative proficiency. In addition, the student will learn the indications for and application of other non-invasive cardiologic testing modalities including exercise testing, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. Conferences will include both general medicine and cardiology conferences each week.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Baptist Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Otis Warr - otis.warr@BMHCC.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Otis Warr - otis.warr@BMHCC.org
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  

  • MED 45004 - Cardiology



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This is a clinical elective offering the student an intensive experience in clinical cardiology under a single preceptor cardiologist for a four to five week period of time. During that time, the student will evaluate and follow a number of the cardiologist’s patients, participate in their care, and accompany them to the cardiovascular laboratory and cardiac surgery as indicated. Students will attend cardiology conferences, twice- weekly teaching rounds, weekly EKG teaching sessions and review a prepared sampling of the literature. Other literature reviews will be suggested as clinical material warrants.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Stuart Bresee -SBresee@utmck.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Stuart Bresee -SBresee@utmck.edu
    Course Coordinator: Deanna Porter - dkporter@utmck.edu - 865-305-4323

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  

  • MED 45005 - Cardiology



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This rotation is based at Erlanger Health System as part of a busy academic cardiology group and Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship. The cardiology rotation will combine an inpatient experience as well as outpatient clinic experience and imaging time with echocardiography and cardiac MRI. The student is expected to gain in-depth knowledge of cardiovascular disease by participating in the care of cardiac inpatients and will see a breadth of clinical presentations from hypertensive emergency and acute coronary syndrome to decompensated heart failure and cardiogenic shock. The student will gain valuable bedside management skills as well as exposure to electrophysiology, non- invasive imaging, and cardiac catheterization. Daily teaching rounds will be held by the cardiology attending and fellows during the inpatient portion of the rotation. The outpatient portion will include one-on-one time discussing patient. A core lecture series is presented weekly, as well as a case-based clinical discussion.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Alison L. Bailey - Alison.bailey@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Alison L. Bailey - Alison.bailey@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  

  • MED 45010 - Culinary Medicine



    Cr Hrs: 3-6
    Session Length: 2-4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates 400 BC. Culinary medicine takes this ancient idea and modernizes it through merging of medical science, nutrition, and culinary skill. In this course, students will examine the relationship between diet and chronic disease through studying the evidence-based principles of the Mediterranean Diet and using the translational core curriculum licensed by the Goldring Center of Culinary Medicine. The course objectives are to stimulate learning in nutrition and prevention.  Evidenced-based nutritional principles are taught in a translational program incorporating culinary skills.  Students learn basic cooking techniques and healthy food choices to take better care of themselves, develop the ability to communicate nutrition in terms of real and healthful food, learn that healthful food is delicious and not expensive.  Finally they are taught by UT faculty held to academic standards and are then well trained to volunteer in community programs addressing health issues related to diet and food insecurity. Coursework will include weekly discussions of case studies and culinary medicine topics, hands-on culinary skills, facilitating community class series taught along with faculty in SAC kitchen, and interdisciplinary work with the teaching kitchen and healthy lifestyle staff.  Please note the 2 week option is only offered to those students who completed the M2 Culinary Medicine elective. All other students who are interested in Culinary Medicine should schedule the 4 week option.

    Grade Mode: P/F

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: SAC Kitchen (800 Madison Avenue) and Healthy Lifestyle Clinic at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Susan W Warner - swarne13@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Susan W Warner - swarne13@uthsc.edu
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 1
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  

  • MED 45011 - Dermatology



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students will spend full time with dermatology residents and staff. After attending dermatology clinics, rounds, and conferences, and after an estimated 20 hours of home study, the student should be able to cope with all skin problems normally encountered in family practice and should be able to provide definitive care for at least half of them.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Emily Jones - ehicks3@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Emily Jones - ehicks3@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Ashley King - mking70@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2852

    Website:  https://www.uthsc.edu/dermatology/
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  

  • MED 45012 - Dermatology Oncology



    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This clinical elective in skin oncology will instruct the student in the recognition, treatment, and prevention of malignancies of the skin. Instruction will be offered in conventional surgical excision, electrodessication and curettage, cryosurgery and Mohs micrographic surgery. Training in a clinical setting will be provided as it relates to anatomy, pathology, oncology, histochemical techniques, and local anesthesia.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Memphis Dermatology Clinic
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: Courtney Woodmansee - Woodmansee@memderm.com
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Frances Lawhead - Lawhead@memderm.com
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Courtney Woodmansee - Woodmansee@memderm.com
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Frances Lawhead - Lawhead@memderm.com
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: https://Memphisdermatology.com
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed two days maximum off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  

  • MED 45020 - Endocrinology & Diabetes



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This elective is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in dealing with patients with various endocrine disorders. The experiences include inpatient work-ups of endocrine cases, at the Regional One Health or at the VA Hospital. Inpatient care at the VA includes private patients of the endocrine faculty and consultations from other services for endocrine management. The Regional One Health inpatient care consists of consultations from various departments for management of patients with endocrine-metabolic problems. These include at both hospitals patients with brittle diabetes, pre- and post-operative management of diabetic patients with pancreas-kidney transplants, and diabetic patients who have had kidney or liver transplants. Other cases include work-up and management of patients with pituitary tumor, thyroid disorders, hypoglycemia, hyper- and hypocortisolism, hirsuitism with insulin resistance, metabolic bone disease and disorders of calcium, and pregnant patients with diabetes or thyroid problems. Since this elective is designed as a comprehensive course in clinical endocrinology, the students also participate in out-patient clinics at the Regional One Health (once a week) and at the VAMC (once a week), where an average of 1-2 patients are evaluated by the students at each clinic. In addition, there are about 12 lectures on major endocrine topics/month (three times weekly), walking rounds, two conferences weekly, weekly Interhospital Rounds, Journal Club, and Lipid Conference conducted by the faculty and/or fellows. At the end of this elective, the students should be familiar with most of the common endocrine problems and particularly cognizant in the management of patients with diabetes. No weekend or evening call.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center and Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - solomon.solomon@va.gov
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Hooman Oktaei - hooman.oktaei@va.gov
    Spring - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - solomon.solomon@va.gov
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Hooman Oktaei - hooman.oktaei@va.gov
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  

  • MED 45021 - Ambulatory Endocrinology



    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This elective is designed to provide the students exposure to ambulatory patients with a broad spectrum of endocrinopathies. Students will work with the course faculty in seeing their private patients or attend outpatient Regional One Health MedPlex and VA clinics. The experiences will include problems in growth and development, diabetes, and lipids mineral metabolism, and reproductive endocrinology, thyroid disorders, hypothalamic pituitary disorders, and diseases of adrenal glands.

    Grade Mode: Standard

    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Fall, Spring



    Fall - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - solomon.solomon@va.gov
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Hooman Oktaei - hooman.oktaei@va.gov
    Spring - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - solomon.solomon@va.gov
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Hooman Oktaei - hooman.oktaei@va.gov
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
 

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