SUR 45080 - Introduction to Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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

PD

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 who complete this rotation will have expanded their knowledge of the musculoskeletal system and the central and peripheral nervous systems. Students will develop a beginning level of competence in management of patients with disability through exposure to an academic rehabilitation practice and the practices of other physiatrists in the community. This will include rehabilitative history, examination, and exposure to rehabilitation in several settings. By the latter part of the rotation, students will examine patients, take a rehabilitative history, and work with the attending physiatrist to develop a rehabilitative plan. They will be able to follow their patients through therapy in the Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility settings. Students will monitor their patients and directly report to the attending physician. Students will work closely with the attending faculty. The settings are University Hospital for Consultations, a Skilled Nursing Facility with a Rehabilitation unit, outpatient practices with specialists in Pediatric Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation practices.) The primary contact person, Dr Hecht, is a member of the Surgery department. He attends 7AM conferences on Tuesdays (M&M) and Thursdays (Surgery Grand Rounds). Students will have weekends free to study and enjoy the Knoxville area. On the last week, students taking the 4-week rotation will present a short lecture on a rehabilitative topic of their choice with an outline or slides on their last week to the therapy team.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective

Location Offered: Knoxville

Term Offered: Fall, Spring