Rehabilitation Medicine (REHB)

REHB 4000. Special Topic. 4 Credit Hours.

Special topic course/research rotation by permission only.

REHB 4001. Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine. 4 Credit Hours.

The student will participate in patient care activities and limited exposure to electrodiagnostic procedures under the direct supervision of faculty and residents. The student will have exposure to Rehabilitation Medicine from an outpatient and consultative perspective and will attend teaching conferences, lectures, rounds, etc. (University Hospital and/or VA Hospital). No late drops will be accepted.

REHB 4002. Introductory Inpatient Rehabilitation. 4 Credit Hours.

The course will provide in-depth exposure to inpatient rehabilitation and the major rehabilitation areas. The course will include experience in diagnosis and comprehensive rehabilitation management of inpatients with strokes, spinal cord injuries, neurologic disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, amputations, chronic pain, and other major disabling conditions. The student must attend teaching conferences, lectures, and rounds. Comprehensive work-ups and close follow-up of patients will be required (University Hospital). No late drops will be accepted.

REHB 4005. Combined Rehabilitation. 4 Credit Hours.

This course will provide the student with a good overview of the specialty of PM&R allowing faculty/resident-supervised participation in patient care activities related to Rehabilitation Medicine consultations, Inpatient Rehabilitation and limited exposure to electrodiagnostic procedures. Student will also attend teaching conferences, clinics, lectures, rounds, etc. No late drops will be accepted.

REHB 4006. Intro Spinal Cord Injury. 4 Credit Hours.

This rotation will provide the student with the opportunity to actively participate in the management of patients who have sustained a spinal cord injury. Working in a state-of-the-art spinal cord injury facility, students will help treat patients in virtually all aspects of their injury, from acute care, to rehabilitation evaluation and treatment, to eventual discharge and outpatient follow-up. Students will become an integral part of an interdisciplinary team under the supervision of faculty and residents (VA Hospital and/or University Hospital). No late drops will be accepted.

REHB 4009. Polytrauma. 4 Credit Hours.

This course will provide in-depth exposure to the inpatient rehabilitation of patients with trauma to more than one major organ system (e.g. burns, traumatic brain injury, amputations, spinal injuries, pulmonary, etc.). The course will include experience in diagnosis and comprehensive rehabilitation management of inpatients with the trauma to the above systems, as well as the management of co-morbidities (e.g. PTSD, depression, strokes, spinal cord injuries, chronic pain) and complications of those injuries. The student must attend teaching conferences, lectures, and rounds. Comprehensive work-ups and close follow-up of patients will be required (VA Hospital).

REHB 7000. Off Campus. 4 Credit Hours.

All off campus rotations must be approved by the designated faculty member prior to the beginning of the rotation (at least one week before the course begins). Credit will not be given for any rotation that has not been approved in advance. Required paperwork includes: "Course Approval" form, a written letter or email for acceptance form the physician preceptor with the start and end dates of the course/rotation, and a course description of your learning objectives and responsibilities during the rotation. Forms must include a complete address and telephone number for the off campus location or residence address for the student while at the off campus site. Forms will not be approved after the rotation has already begun. Contact the department for assistance with enrolling in this course.