PMR 45001 - PM&R/Spinal Cord Injury

Cr Hrs: 3, 6
Session Length: 2 or 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. The students start at 8:00am doing morning round with attending and come up with plan of care for their patients. They will write the daily note, H&P, order labs, consults and radiology requests. The attending will sign off on the labs, consults and radiology requests. They communicate with other services if consult is needed. Students participate in Rehab meeting on Tuesdays and discharge meeting on Wednesdays. Students participate in at least two lectures a week. During this rotation the students will learn about ASIA classification for patients with spinal cord injury. They will learn about approaching to new spinal cord injury and some of the common problem in chronic spinal cord injury.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical

Location Offered: Memphis

Prerequisites: MED-30000
Term Offered: Spring, Fall