OBG 45020 - High Risk Obstetrics

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 purpose of this elective is to help the student gain greater insight into Maternal- Fetal Medicine. Emphasis is on management of medical complications and fetal ultrasound. Close faculty contact provides exposure to the most recent advances in detection, prevention, and treatment of premature labor; the latest techniques in intrapartum management, and newest imaging techniques. Students performance of procedures will be directly supervised by residents or faculty. Each day the student will participate in daily antepartum rounds and weekly OB conferences. Grand rounds will be each Friday.

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 OBG-30000

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Bobby Howard - bhowar12@tennessee.edu
Spring - Instructor of Record: Bobby Howard - bhowar12@tennessee.edu
Course Coordinator: Venessa Rucker - vrucker@utmck.edu - 865-305-9368

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