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Contact Us
USA College of Medicine
Residency Program
Judy Getty
Graduate Medical Education Specialist
Phone:
251-471-7206
Email: jgetty@usouthal.edu |
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Housestaff Openings
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For Verification of Residency, please send your request to the following address:
Office of Graduate Medical Education, University of South Alabama Medical Center, 2451 Fillingim Street, Mastin Building, Room 606, Mobile, AL 36617-2293
or email Judy Getty |
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Home | Residency | Housestaff
Openings |
| Neurology House Officer |
| PGY
II - PGY III |
| PGY II |
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| Cognitive
Clinical Management: The resident performs and documents
history, physical and neurological examinations on inpatients
and outpatients. The resident develops differential diagnoses,
creates a problem list and documents initial plan of care.
Hospital orders requests for neurodiagnostic procedures and
the interpretation of routine diagnostic studies are done
under the supervision of the attending neurologist. The resident
documents daily progress, writes routine daily orders and
evaluates acute neurological problems upon the request of
other physicians, again under the supervision of the attending
neurologist. The resident obtains informed consent for procedures
in PGY II scope of practice, requests appropriate consultation
for diagnostic studies and/or evaluations by other medical
services, request physical/rehabilitation therapy, specialized
nursing care and social services. The resident participates
in discharge planning, dictates discharge summaries and in
conjunction with the attending neurologist informs the patient
and family of the neurological diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.
The resident is responsible for weekend and night-time calls,
but not to exceed more than every fourth night. |
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Non-Invasive Management: The resident performs diagnostic
physical evaluations as warranted, such as a rectal exam. |
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Invasive Management: The resident under the supervision
of an upper level resident or attending neurology staff performs
lumbar punctures, nasal gastric intubation and the administration
of intravenous medications, where deemed necessary, usually
steroids, sedation or anticonvulsants. |
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III |
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| Job Duties |
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| Cognitive
Clinical Management: The resident performs and documents
history, physical and neurological examinations on inpatients
and outpatients. The resident develops differential diagnoses,
creates a problem list and documents initial plan of care.
Hospital orders requests for neurodiagnostic procedures and
the interpretation of routine diagnostic studies are done
under the supervision of the attending neurologist. The resident
documents daily progress, writes routine daily orders and
evaluates acute neurological problems upon the request of
other physicians, again under the supervision of the attending
neurologist. The resident obtains informed consent for procedures
in PGY III scope of practice, requests appropriate consultation
for diagnostic studies and/or evaluations by other medical
services, request physical/rehabilitation therapy, specialized
nursing care and social services. The resident participates
in discharge planning, dictates discharge summaries and in
conjunction with the attending neurologist informs the patient
and family of the neurological diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.
During the PGY III year, the resident being rotation through
procedure oriented services, electroencephalography, electromyography
and nerve conduction studies and neural surgery. The resident
is responsible for weekend and night-time calls, but not to
exceed more than every fourth |
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| Clinical
Non-Invasive Management: The resident performs diagnostic
physical evaluations as warranted, such as a rectal exam. |
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| Clinical
Invasive Management: The resident under the supervision
of an upper level resident or attending neurology staff performs
lumbar punctures, nasal gastric intubation and the administration
of intravenous medications, where deemed necessary, usually
steroids, sedation or anticonvulsants. |
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additional information see Information
Request Form or contact Judy
Getty at (251) 471-7206. |
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University of South Alabama - Mobile Alabama 36688-0002 (251) 471-7206
For questions or comments Contact Us
Date last changed:
November 13, 2008 12:23 PM
http://www.southalabama.edu/com/residency/housestaffjobs/houseneuro.shtml
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