Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Advanced

Catalog description

This is an advanced 4-week elective that seeks to build on physical medicine and rehabilitation knowledge, and experiences gained in the pre-clerkship and clerkship years. It may be used to build upon experience from the 2-week Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Introductory Elective. As an advanced elective, the student will be expected to serve at the level of a sub-intern. The student will gain a deeper understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. The student will gain this experience at both inpatient and outpatient sites. During the inpatient experience, the student will participation in the diagnostic evaluation and care of patients.