2021-2022 Bulletin for the M.D. Program
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The University ...... 2
USA Health ...... 3
Timeline...... 5
USA College of Medicine ...... 6
Facilities ...... 7
Admissions Information ...... 9
Curriculum Overview ...... 13
Objectives ...... 14
Curriculum Description ...... 16
Financial Aid ...... 22
Contacting the College of Medicine .... 25
Class of 2021 Residency
Appointments ...... 27
Academic Calendar ...... 31
Maps ...... 32
Policy of Nondiscrimination ...... 34
1 THE UNIVERSITY
The University of South Alabama students work alongside faculty experts on an — South, for short — is Mobile’s only array of research projects in varied disciplines. comprehensive research and teaching In addition, the USA Technology & Research university. With an enrollment of more than Park acts as an incubator for tech startups. 14,000 students and a workforce of nearly In addition to USA’s outstanding academic 7,000 employees, USA’s leadership and programs, students enjoy a wide variety of innovation in education, research, service social, cultural, entertainment and athletic and healthcare make the University an activities that contribute to an outstanding economic driver and a catalyst for positive college experience. The USA Jaguars men’s transformation around the state of Alabama and women’s athletics teams compete in and along the Gulf Coast. 17 Division I sports within the Sun Belt South has awarded more than 90,000 Conference. Intramural and club sports allow degrees since its founding in 1963. The all students the opportunity to participate at University’s faculty promote an environment a level that suits their abilities. The Student where curiosity and discovery are given free Recreation Center ofers students, faculty, rein in more than 100 felds of study that include staf and alumni a comprehensive recreational business, the liberal arts, education, engineering, opportunity in exercise, swimming, intramural computing, the sciences and healthcare. sports and outdoor adventures, and the JagFit Classifed as a high research activity trail ofers additional opportunities for the USA university by the Carnegie Classifcation of community and area residents to get ft while Higher Education, USA’s advanced degree enjoying the outdoors. oferings include doctorates in audiology, USA is a place where students discover business, computing, educational leadership, and strengthen their career passions and engineering, marine sciences, medicine, basic form connections that result in lifelong medical sciences, nursing, physical therapy relationships. At South, we look at the world and psychology (https://www.southalabama. and see things that we have the power to edu/colleges/graduateschool/programslist. change, afect and shape — together. So that’s html). Research is conducted at both the exactly what we do, every single day. undergraduate and graduate levels, and
2 USA HEALTH
The University of South Alabama units. The hospital delivers nearly 3,000 encompasses a comprehensive health system babies each year and specializes in high- composed of two hospitals — USA Health risk OB/GYN patients. Hospital staf ofer a University Hospital and USA Health Children’s variety of innovative programs for hospitalized & Women’s Hospital — along with the USA children, teens and their families to meet Health Mitchell Cancer Institute and the USA their developmental, educational, social and Health physician practices. This combination of emotional needs. advanced healthcare services has improved the Combining cutting-edge research with lives of countless residents throughout the Gulf advanced care, the USA Health Mitchell Coast region. Cancer Institute fghts cancer from the As an academic health system, USA Health laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside. With provides advanced and innovative patient care more than 40 clinical trials and 50,000 annual through its University hospitals and clinics, as patient visits, MCI is the only academic cancer well as frst-class training experiences for the next research and treatment facility on the upper generation of healthcare providers and scientists. Gulf Coast. MCI has expanded with the opening of the MCI Fairhope, Alabama, and the new MCI Springhill location in Mobile. USA Health physician practices include nearly 200 physicians and provides more than 190,000 patient visits each year. It is the region’s largest multispecialty practice and the only academic physicians group on the Gulf Coast. Physicians are on faculty at the USA College of Medicine, and the majority of USA Health clinics are now located in the Strada Patient Care Center, which contains 153 patient exam rooms, 16 nurses stations and seven educational conference rooms. The 133,000-square-foot building houses clinics for family medicine, pediatrics, neurosciences, surgical specialties, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedics and therapy services, as well as a breast and mammography center. USA Health USA Health University Hospital is on the continues to expand its physician footprint front line in delivering nationally recognized in Mobile with primary and specialty care quality care to the area’s most critically ill provided by the USA Mobile Diagnostic Center. patients, with the region’s only Level I trauma The on-campus Student Health Center center and a burn center that provides care is stafed by physicians, nurse practitioners, from injury to recovery. The life-saving care registered nurses and licensed practical nurses that stroke and heart patients receive has been dedicated to providing quality medical and recognized year after year by the American Heart educational services to the entire student body. Association. University Hospital also plays a key role in the education of tomorrow’s healthcare providers, each year training hundreds of future Services professionals from the colleges of Medicine, These are some of USA Health’s extensive Nursing and Allied Health Professions. services, programs and centers for research: USA Health Children’s & Women’s • Acute and Chronic Dialysis Units Hospital, among a handful of freestanding • Arnold Luterman Regional Burn Center hospitals in the United States devoted • Breast Care Center exclusively to the care of children and women, • Cancer Research and Treatment ofers the region’s most advanced neonatal • Cardiac Rehabilitation Program intensive care and pediatric intensive care 3 Services continued • Cardiovascular Diseases Center • Center of Excellence for Health Disparities • Center for Healthy Communities • Center for Human Performance • Center for Lung Biology • Center for Strategic Health Innovation • Center for Weight Loss Surgery • Center for Women’s Health • Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center • Coronary, Medical, Neurotrauma, Pediatric and Surgical Intensive Care • Digestive Health Center • Epilepsy Monitoring Unit • Fanny Meisler Level I Trauma Center • Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit • Maternal Fetal Medicine/High-Risk Obstetrics • Neonatal Transport Service • Pediatric Complex Care Clinic • Pediatric Development Medicine (Autism Diagnostic Center) • Pediatric Healthy Life Center • Pediatric Transport Service • Plastic Surgery Center • Primary Care with Patient Centered Medical Home Designations • Pulmonary Hypertension Program • Regional Stroke Center • Reproductive Endocrinology Center • Small Baby Unit
4 TIMELINE May 3, 1963 USA is founded by an act of the Alabama Legislature.
June 1964 USA opens its doors to the students of Mobile County and the state of Alabama.
1965 The Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association send representatives to USA to assess the possibility of establishing a medical school there.
August 1969 A resolution of the Alabama Legislature supports establishment of a medical school under the auspices of the University of South Alabama.
1970 $4.5 million committed by City and County to establish USA College of Medicine.
November 1970 Mobile General Hospital is transferred to the University.
May 1971 Dr. Robert M. Bucher named frst dean of the College of Medicine.
January 1973 The charter class of 25 students enter the College of Medicine.
April 1975 Mobile General Hospital renamed University of South Alabama Medical Center.
September 1978 The University’s frst Ph.D. program — in Basic Medical Sciences — is initiated.
January 1983 The USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital is established.
August 1987 The former Providence Hospital is acquired by the University to house programs of the colleges of Allied Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing.
June 1990 The University acquires Doctors Hospital and Knollwood Park Hospital.
October 2001 Dedication of the Geri Moulton Children’s Park, a 16-acre park at USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital displaying bronze sculptures celebrating children and families.
March 2008 Plans for USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital expansion approved by USA Board of Trustees.
November 2008 Dedication of the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute building, representing an investment of more than $135 million.
November 2010 Groundbreaking on USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital expansion.
May 3, 2013 50th anniversary of USA’s founding and 40th anniversary of College of Medicine.
April 2016 USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute breaks ground on clinic in Fairhope.
July 2018 SouthFlight returns to University Hospital.
August 2018 USA Medical Center renamed USA Health University Hospital.
June 2019 Small baby unit opens at USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
December 2020 Governor Kay Ivey cuts ribbon on Fanny Meisler Trauma Center at USA Health University Hospital.
June 2021 USA Health gains approval for free-standing surgery center in Baldwin County.
5 USA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
The University of South Alabama College of Medicine is an expanding network designed to provide all facets of medical education, research and patient care. Candidates for M.D. and Ph.D. degrees study basic medical sciences in the Medical Sciences Building (MSB) on USA’s main campus. Medical students spend the last two clinical years training in USA Health hospitals and clinics, as well as in rotations with community physicians. During its history, the College of Medicine has supplied one-third of the physicians in the Mobile area. It enrolls more than 70 medical students each year, selected from more than 1,100 applicants, and provides graduate medical education training to more than 240 residents and fellows. A doctoral program in basic medical sciences opens doors to academic careers in universities or medical institutions, or to research or administrative positions in government, nonproft or industry settings. USA Health University Hospital and USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital serve as the primary patient care facilities for the College of Medicine. Other clinical training facilities are located at the Strada Patient Care Center, USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, USA Health Stanton Road Clinic, and at a number of family medicine preceptor sites throughout Alabama.
Mission Statement As a diverse community focused on the science and practice of medicine for Alabama, the central Gulf Coast. Vision Statement To excel as a College of Medicine recognized for its education, diversity, outreach, discovery, compassion and service.
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Degree Program The College of Medicine is a member of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The M.D. program is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). Residency and fellowship programs at USA Health are afliated with the College and are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The educational design of the M.D. program is a competency-based curriculum across all four years, with the frst two years of medical school comprising an integrated organ systems-based approach. The frst two years are largely taught on USA’s main campus in the Medical Sciences Building and the adjacent Small Group Learning Center. The last two years of medical school are held in USA Health hospitals and care centers, as well as in ofces of community physicians, and expand the students’ education in the surrounds of full-time patient care. Throughout all four years, students are given the opportunity to participate in various student initiatives including many discipline-oriented interest groups, the Wellness Program, and the USA Student-Run Free Clinic. Service learning, a required component of undergraduate medical education, ofers medical students opportunities to serve the community in Mobile and the surrounding area. Not only is service learning a great break from the rigors of medical school, but it also allows students to learn more about the populations they serve. During medical school, students have the opportunity to take part in research projects in both basic and clinical science arenas. In addition, students may participate in overseas clinical electives.
6 FACILITIES
The administrative ofces and primary dedicated to the healthcare of children and classroom facilities of the College of Medicine women. With some 2,600 deliveries annually, are located on USA’s main campus, while it is Mobile’s leader in births. Children’s clinical training facilities are primarily located & Women’s Hospital has the region’s only at our hospital campuses. Numerous buildings neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, used as educational and research facilities are both specially equipped and stafed to provide being enhanced to accommodate our expanding the most advanced care for premature, programs in education, research and patient care. critically ill and critically injured children. The NICU includes a recently opened small baby Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library unit providing specialized care for infants born The Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library at 28 weeks gestation or sooner. The high-risk supports medicine, nursing and allied health OB unit and the Labor/Delivery/Recovery unit and holds standard reference works. It contains are the regional referral centers for high-risk standard reference works in print, along with obstetrical patients for the central Gulf Coast. discipline-specifc journals and books. An This hospital also features the award-winning extensive collection of electronic resources – USS Hope treatment center, which uses including books, journals and databases – are “distraction therapy” to give young patients the available through the Biomedical Library’s feeling of traveling in a submarine during their web site, southalabama.edu/departments/ visit. The Geri Moulton Children’s Park, located biomedicallibrary/. Materials can be found in an adjacent wooded setting and flled with in the University libraries’ online catalog, more than 50 life-size bronze sculptures of SOUTHcat (click on Catalog Search), or the children and families, provides a tranquil place University libraries’ e-resource locator (click for patients and the community to enjoy, as well on the Journals tab tab in the front page search as a beautiful entrance to the hospital. box). The Biomedical Library provides access to online databases in the health sciences and Mastin Patient Care Center to resources not in the Biomedical Library The Mastin Patient Care Center, located collection via interlibrary loan. Other services directly behind University Hospital, houses include reference assistance, document surgery and internal medicine specialty delivery service, literature searches, and clinics, administration offices, faculty offices, individual and group instruction on the use of small classrooms, a satellite location for the the library’s resources and research processes. Office of Student Affairs, and department Computer access and individual and group conference areas. study rooms are also available. Medical Sciences Building (MSB) Central Services and Administration Building (CSAB) The Medical Sciences Building features two lecture auditoriums, the Gross Anatomy The ofce of the Vice President for Laboratory, the Clinical Skills Laboratory, Medical Afairs and Dean of the College teaching laboratories and conference areas of Medicine is located on the frst foor of that can accommodate small groups or entire the CSAB. The Ofce of Medical School classes. There are also faculty research Admissions, Risk Management and laboratories and ofces. The ofces of Student Continuing Medical Education – as well as Afairs and Educational Technologies and other administrative ofces of the College of Services are located on the frst foor of this Medicine – are also located in this building. building. The Division of Medical Education is located on the second foor. Children’s & Women’s Hospital Children’s & Women’s Hospital is a full- Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI) service acute-care medical/surgical hospital. The Mitchell Cancer Institute provides Ofcially opened and dedicated in September exceptional cancer care through innovative 1997 and recently expanded, it is one of only treatment while also serving as a cutting-edge fve freestanding hospitals in the United States site for both clinical and basic research. A 7 major goal of the Mitchell Cancer Institute Hospital provides a variety of patient services is to bring state-of-the-art cancer treatment ranging from critical and trauma care to elective technology to the region, including the area’s surgery. At University Hospital, emergency only CyberKnife, and to provide patients patients are treated in the region’s only Level I with precise and efective cancer treatment Trauma Center. Patients in the Arnold Luterman options. The MCI Pharmacy ofers convenient Regional Burn Center beneft from the Center’s medications, including oral chemotherapeutics highly skilled staf and research in areas such for patients. as the development of artifcial skin. The Cardiovascular Disease Center provides early Mitchell Cancer Institute detection, intervention, and management of Fairhope Clinic heart disease. This hospital has been operated Nestled in the heart of Fairhope, Alabama, continuously since 1831 and has provided MCI Fairhope ofers medical oncology and medical education for more than a century. radiation oncology clinics and provides the most comprehensive, cutting-edge Afliations chemotherapy and radiation treatment for The College of Medicine has training those battling cancer. afliations with local hospitals and healthcare providers in Mobile, the Gulf Coast region and Moorer Clinical Sciences Building rural Alabama to broaden clinical training This 20,000-square-foot facility provides opportunities for its medical students. ofce, research, conference and teaching space for the College of Medicine at the University Hospital campus. The Department of Pathology and the USA Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center also occupy this building. The Stanton Road Clinic Adjacent to University Hospital, is an 11,600-square-foot facility providing ambulatory services for clinical departments and continuing clinics for residents and fellows. Stanton Road Clinic was recognized as a Level 2 patient-centered medical home in 2018.
Strada Patient Care Center Many of USA Health’s physician clinics are now located in the Strada Patient Care Center, located across from Children’s & Women’s Hospital. It contains 153 patient exam rooms, 16 nurses stations and seven educational conference rooms. The 133,000-square-foot building houses clinics for family medicine, pediatrics, neurosciences, surgical specialties, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedic surgery and therapy services, as well as a breast and mammography center. University Hospital University Hospital is the primary inpatient site for adult care in the clinical educational programs for medical students and residents. The acute-care hospital is a referral center for southern Alabama, southern Mississippi and portions of northwest Florida. University 8 ADMISSIONS
Overview • Physics with Lab: Two semesters or three quarters. The philosophy of the curriculum • Humanities: Two semesters or three leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree is quarters. to impart the fundamental knowledge upon • English Composition or Literature: Two which medicine is based. The basic objective semesters or three quarters. is to prepare students, so that after further The following courses are recommended, specialized training they may follow a variety but not required: Biochemistry (may substitute of careers in the private practice of medicine, for Organic Chemistry II), Psychology, teaching, research, medical education or Computer Science and Genetics. medical administration. The Committee on Admissions is charged with fnal responsibility for selecting students with superior academic and personal attributes who have demonstrated strong motivation for the study of medicine and who show by other measures a strong promise to develop into competent physicians. The committee is charged with the responsibility of selecting the most qualifed students without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis, a selection that is not infuenced by political or fnancial factors. Detailed information on admission to the College of Medicine can be found at southalabama.edu/colleges/com/futurestudents.
Preparation for the Study of Medicine Since the medical profession needs individuals with a wide range of talents and academic backgrounds, both science and The Application Process nonscience majors will be considered. Ninety All applicants are required to take the (90) semester hours from a U.S. regionally Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and accredited college or university are required, apply to medical school through the American and a Baccalaureate degree is preferred. Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). The following required college courses AMCAS begins accepting applications on (including laboratory work) must be completed June 1 of each year. Completed applications prior to matriculation and must be completed and all materials, including ofcial transcripts, at a U.S. regionally accredited college or must be submitted to AMCAS no later than university in the United States. November 1. If the application is submitted • General Chemistry with Lab: Two after the deadline, the student must contact semesters or three quarters. the school directly and obtain permission for • Biology with Lab: Two semesters or three AMCAS to process the application. quarters. AMCAS ofers a Fee Assistance Program • Mathematics (Calculus is recommended): for students with documented need. Those Two semesters or three quarters. students granted a fee waiver will automatically • Organic Chemistry with Lab: Two qualify for a secondary application fee waiver semesters or three quarters. from the College of Medicine.
9 All U.S. citizens who apply and The Admissions Committee interview international applicants with permanent evaluates the applicant’s abilities and resident status will be sent a secondary skills necessary to satisfy the nonacademic application. The information and requirements established by the faculty, and the documentation that students furnish will personal and emotional characteristics that are provide the Admissions Committee with necessary to become a competent physician. an opportunity to learn more about each Specifcally, the applicant’s communication, candidate. A $75 non-refundable application empathy, leadership, team-orientation, fee must accompany the application form. previous life and work experiences, research experience, regional bilingual language profciency and sensitivity to our multicultural The Selection Process society are evaluated. In the early phase of the selection process, the Admissions Committee relies on objective criteria such as grade point average, MCAT Acceptance scores, substance and level of courses taken, The College of Medicine’s goal is to trend in academic performance, pre-health select candidates who have the potential to advisory review, extracurricular activities and address the wide spectrum of needs that the state of residence. medical profession faces. Candidates who Once the student’s credentials have been have been accepted must notify the school of favorably reviewed, the applicant is invited to their decisions within two weeks of the ofer. interview with members of the Admissions If further information is needed to expedite a Committee. Approximately 200 applicants decision, students are encouraged to call and are invited for interviews. Applicants are seek clarifcation. interviewed by members of the Admissions Deferred Admission: It is possible, under Committee and ad hoc interviewers. Each special circumstances, for an applicant who interview is scheduled for 30 minutes. The is ofered a position in the freshman class of interviewers are supplied with the AMCAS the College of Medicine to request a deferral profle of the applicant and an evaluation form. of the start of their medical studies for one or In addition to the interviews, applicants have two years. A written request that describes the an opportunity to tour the medical school and reason for the deferral should be received by selected clinical facilities, as well as meet with the Ofce of Admissions no later than June 1. current medical students. Approval of a request to defer will be based on the perceived validity of the reasons set forth by the student. Deferred applicants may not seek nor accept admission at any other school for the deferred entering class year.
Early Decision Program (EDP) The College participates in the EDP operated by AMCAS. This program is designed for competitive students who have narrowed their selection down to a single choice. The chief benefts include the security of having an early guaranteed position, reduced application and travel fees involved in applying to multiple institutions, and the opportunity to begin fnancial planning as soon as possible. Students applying as Early Decision candidates should be competitive on a national level. The EDP is limited to residents of Alabama, the Florida panhandle, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast counties, which are eligible for in-state tuition.
10 Procedures for regular admission apply to the attending and reason for requesting transfer, to EDP with the following exceptions: Alani Rodgers at [email protected]. • Candidates must indicate the EDP Detailed information can be found at intention on the AMCAS application. southalabama.edu/colleges/com/futurestudents • A completed AMCAS application must be received by August 1. Technical Standards for Admission • MCAT scores must be available by Because the M.D. degree signifes that the September 1. holder is a physician prepared for entry into • Under the EDP guidelines, applicants the practice of medicine within postgraduate agree to apply to one medical school and training programs, it follows that graduates attend that medical school if ofered an must have the knowledge and skills to function acceptance. in a broad variety of clinical situations and to • Candidates will receive notifcation of the render a wide spectrum of patient care. outcome by October 1. Candidates for the M.D. degree must • EDP candidates are required to have have somatic sensation and functional use of a minimum composite MCAT score the senses of vision and hearing. Candidates’ of 503 and a grade-point average of diagnostic skills are also lessened without the 3.50. However, having the minimum functional use of the senses of equilibrium, requirements only allows a student to be smell and taste. Additionally, they must have considered for an EDP interview. It does sufcient exteroceptive sense (touch, pain and not guarantee an interview. temperature), and sufcient proprioceptive • Candidates who are not accepted through sense (position, pressure, movement, the EDP are placed in the regular applicant stereognosis and vibratory). They must be pool and are free to apply to other medical able to consistently, quickly and accurately schools. integrate all information received by whatever Advanced Standing Transfers sense(s) employed, and they must have the intellectual ability to learn, integrate, analyze Opportunities to transfer to our school are and synthesize data. limited to the third year on a space-available The technical standards are published in basis. Transfer spaces are rarely available due the College of Medicine Admissions Policies to a very low attrition rate. and Procedures Manual, which is provided to All transfer applicants should be all faculty, administrators and students who currently enrolled in good standing at an are participating in the admissions process. LCME-accredited medical school and must The technical standards are reviewed annually have a compelling reason to transfer. Students by the Assistant Dean for and Director of who are attending non-LCME-accredited Admissions and presented to the Admissions medical schools, ofshore medical schools or Committee for modifcation if necessary osteopathic schools will not be considered. and for approval. Students who do not meet Students who believe they meet these all of the technical standards must submit requirements should submit a request for documentation of disability and application consideration, including school presently for reasonable accommodation to the Ofce of 11 higher; and be underrepresented in the medical community or disadvantaged based on family income, community resources or other self- determined status. For more information, email LoRen Burroughs Modisa at lburroughs@southalabama. edu or visit southalabama.edu/colleges/com/ administration/diversity/dream.html.
SouthMed Prep Scholars Program The SouthMed Prep Scholars Program is a pre-medical school enrichment program designed for a select number of talented and academically competitive college students identifed in their freshmen and sophomore years of undergraduate studies who aspire Student Disability Services at the University of to become physicians. Students who are South Alabama. residents of Alabama and designated service areas in Florida (Escambia and Santa Rosa For further inquiries regarding the admissions counties) and Mississippi (George, Greene, process, e-mail Alani Rodgers at arodgers@ Harrison, Jackson, Perry and Stone counties) southalabama.edu. are encouraged to apply. During their junior and senior years, students attend the Early Assurance Programs program at the USA College of Medicine for Diversity Recruitment and Education for summer sessions that focus on research, Admission into Medicine (DREAM) Program MCAT preparation, shadowing, professional The Diversity Recruitment and etiquette, personal statement development and Enrichment for Admission into Medicine understanding the interview process. (DREAM) program is a summer medical school To be eligible, students must have a preparatory curriculum that emphasizes MCAT cumulative high school grade point average of preparation and exposure to the rigors of at least a 3.5 and an ACT score of 25 or SAT medical school. score of 1200 (critical reading plus math). Participants of the DREAM program will Participating scholars who achieve the become familiar with the process for applying matriculation requirements will be ofered to medical school, gain an understanding a position in the USA College of Medicine of the MCAT test and its content, develop frst-year class following completion of their skills as critical thinkers, and be involved undergraduate degree and prerequisites. in professional development. Participating For more information, visit scholars will be ofered a position in the USA southalabama.edu/colleges/com/ College of Medicine frst-year class upon administration/diversity/southmed.html or meeting matriculation requirements. email LoRen Burroughs Modisa at Highly motivated and academically driven [email protected]. students who are residents of Alabama and designated service areas in Florida (Escambia Early Acceptance Program and Santa Rosa counties) and Mississippi The (EAP) is jointly ofered by the (George, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Perry and University’s Honors College and the College Stone counties) are encouraged to apply to the of Medicine. The COMEAP ofers a small DREAM program. number of qualifed high school seniors a To be eligible for the DREAM program, conditional acceptance to the University of students must have completed two years in a South Alabama College of Medicine contingent pre-med curriculum with a minimum of eight upon satisfactory completion of the program. hours in biology with lab, chemistry with Additional information can be found at lab, and math up to calculus; have an overall southalabama.edu/departments/admissions/ GPA of 3.4 or higher; an ACT score of 20 or earlyacceptance.
12 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
The curriculum at the USA College of of heart conditions. At the same time students Medicine focuses on the concept of education learn to monitor and evaluate heart sounds and across the continuum. It is fueled by the interpret other diagnostic tests while acquiring challenge in medical education of how best to professional and interpersonal communication move the matriculating medical student along skills needed for accurate diagnosis, the pathway to becoming a competent physician documentation of care and relating efectively and lifelong learner. The job is complex as with heart patients. young physicians must be able to satisfy an ever Years three and four of training also changed increasing level of competency in all aspects signifcantly in the competency-based, integrated of their profession. The goal at the College curriculum. The objectives, pedagogy and of Medicine is to provide a dynamic plan of assessment of all clinical rotations are integrated learning expectations and awareness in training to satisfy the continuum and to optimally of what needs to be accomplished toward prepare students to enter residency programs expertise of becoming a competent physician. with previously established competency-driven The educational learning objectives are curricula. In addition, the focus on vertical framed around the six core competencies for training that intensifes the clinical experience medical training delineated by the Accreditation introduced into the frst two years expands the Council for Graduate Medical Education and delivery of basic medical knowledge and its American Board of Medical Specialties in 1999. application into clinical settings. The College of Medicine curriculum is devoted The goal of engaging students in a holistic to the integrated instruction of all competencies curriculum across the full four years of medical beginning in the frst week of medical school. school at USA has improved training and Replacing traditional discipline-based basic competency in all areas that defne the science science courses, instruction commences with and art of doctoring. Progress toward the a two-year sequence of modules devoted to synthesis of skills into observable behaviors diferent organ systems. related to each competency are carefully Using the cardiovascular system as assessed in a series of milestones designed an example, students learn basic medical to achieve national standards of excellence knowledge covering the structure, function and at every level of training during the entire pathology of the heart and medical treatment undergraduate medical education program.
13 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OBJECTIVES
Upon completing the Doctor of Medicine MK2: Pathogenic mechanisms, epidemiologic bases degree, students will have successfully and clinical presentations of human disorders. demonstrated, through appropriate measures, an understanding of the six core competencies MK3: Indications, contraindications and of medical practice defned by the cost-efectiveness of common diagnostic and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical laboratory procedures. Education. These include: MK4: Appropriate pharmacotherapeutic agents Patient Care and non-pharmacotherapeutic treatments PC1: Demonstrate profciency in the delivery of for preventative, curative and palliative patient care. The demonstrated skills include: management of clinical conditions. • Collecting an accurate patient history. • Appropriately interpreting a patient MK5: Scientifc basis, interpretation, reliability history. and validity of common diagnostic and • Conducting physical exams appropriate to therapeutic modalities. individual patients. • Creating a prioritized diferential diagnosis MK6: Ethical, cultural, economic, social and based on fndings. behavioral determinants of health.
PC2: Accurately perform medical, diagnostic MK7: Elements of scholarly scientifc research and surgical procedures for patient care. and analytical thinking skills required to critically appraise literature and select credible PC3: Deliver evidence-based and patient- information resources in the practice of centered care for all patients, using and evidence-based medicine. interpreting appropriate laboratory data, imaging and other diagnostic tests. Interpersonal and PC4: Assist patients with implementing an Communication Skills evidence-based strategy for promoting a healthy ICS1: Demonstrate the ability to efectively lifestyle and disease prevention. communicate with patients and their appropriate caregivers in order to: PC5: Develop and apply therapeutic strategies to • Accurately collect all aspects of a patient’s manage acute and chronic medical conditions. history. • Convey treatment options. PC6: Create organized and prioritized patient • Discuss pertinent prevention, wellness, treatment plans. and behavior modifcations. • Deliver appropriate patient education.
Medical Knowledge ICS2: Demonstrate the ability to recognize Upon completing the Doctor of Medicine degree, the importance of cultural diversity, varying students will have successfully demonstrated, backgrounds and lifestyles of patients, their through appropriate measures, their knowledge families, and other healthcare professionals and of the: to communicate efectively with those groups free of adverse bias and emotions that could MK1: Anatomic and cellular structure of negatively impact patient care. organ systems in the body, their molecular, biochemical and physiologic functions and ICS3: Work collaboratively, efectively and mechanisms for homeostatic control across respectfully with peers, consultants and other the lifespan. members of a healthcare delivery team.
14 ICS4: Maintain appropriate, timely, and legible to: honesty, integrity, respect, compassion and medical records to facilitate the exchange of empathy for all people. health information. P2: Demonstrate respect for the needs of ICS5: Demonstrate the communication skills all patients regardless of socioeconomic necessary to gain patient participation in shared background, ethnicity, lifestyle and decision-making and plan of care. culture through accountability, advocacy, responsiveness, sensitivity, and compassion Practice-Based Learning and that supersede self-interest. Improvement P3: Demonstrate accountability to society PBLI 1: Critically evaluate one’s own and profession. performance to identify personal strengths, defciencies, expertise and limits of knowledge and to use personal refection and growth to Systems-Based Practice improve patient care. SBP1: Describe specifc details of systems-based practice to include: PBLI2: Apply strategies to seek and deliver performance feedback for personal betterment • Multiple layers of the healthcare system and enhancement of patient care. that impact care delivery to a patient and PBLI3: Apply information technology to populations. optimize learning. • Organizational fnancing and its impact on patient care. PBLI4: Set personal learning and improvement • Risk-beneft analysis involved in cost- goals and develop strategies to achieve them, efective care. focusing on the importance of continuous • Maximization of ancillary resources. improvement as an enhancement of patient care. SBP2: Defne systematic approaches to identify and reduce medical error. PBLI5: Identify and apply strategies for stress relief, coping, and developing resilience as a SBP3: Apply skills needed to work in inter- lifelong physician-learner. professional teams in order to enhance patient safety and improve patient care.
Professionalism SBP 4: Work among inter-professional healthcare P1: Demonstrate high ethical standards in the delivery teams relevant to diferent specialties in practice of medicine including, but not limited order to optimize patient-centered care.
15 CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION
YEARS ONE AND TWO Medical science knowledge is applied using authentic situations presented in the context Patients and Human Structure of clinical cases and virtual patients. During (6 CREDIT HOURS) these activities the learner begins to develop Patients and Human Structure introduces the communication skills with both the patient and biopsychosocial model approach to medicine and fellow colleagues aligned with the professional a general overview of the structure of the human expectations of a physician. At the conclusion of body in a clinical context. It provides students this module, the students have developed some with a patient-centered approach for clinical initial foundational knowledge and basic clinical activities that incorporates multiple components approaches that will be applied at deeper levels of the patient including biological factors, throughout their medical education and career as psychological elements, and social infuences. a physician. Students begin to develop skills required to identify and evaluate patterns of normal development over the lifespan. Basic structure Principles of Foundational Medicine of the human body is explored through physical (7 CREDIT HOURS) Principles of Foundational Medicine introduces observation, anatomical dissection, and common the principles of basic and clinical sciences modes of medical imaging. Psychological and and lays the foundation for medical practice. It social aspects of medicine and patient care provides students with tools to efectively master are explored through content and application application-based material in the subsequent of principles of diversity, equity, inclusion systems-based modules. Students will develop the and anti-racism in healthcare. This builds the ability to identify key principles of human health foundation for practicing culturally responsive and disease in both the internal biologic milieu medicine. These topics are integrated into and the external environment. Basic mechanisms forming an initial approach to interactions and of human biology, psychology and social systems communication with the patient, as well as other are developed, as all are essential to clinical colleagues. The knowledge and skills introduced reasoning, problem solving, patient-centered care in this module help prepare students for future and systems-based practice. modules of the curriculum. Throughout this module students will engage Throughout the module the students engage in lectures, team-based learning sessions, in lectures, independent learning, refection, independent study and clinical experiences. small group activities, and clinical experiences.
University of South Alabama College of Medicine Curriculum
JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Principles of Principles of Patients and Musculoskeletal Cardiovascular Urinary Foundational Infection and Human Structure System System System Medicine Immunity Break or YEAR Research ONE Threads: Bioethics; Scientific Method; EBM; Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Population Health, Nutrition; Ultrasound Experience
CLINIC 1 (Skills Instruction, OSCE 1 and 2, Direct Patient Contact at Regional Ambulatory Clinics) Endocrine and Hematology Neuroscience and Digestive Respiratory Reproductive and Behavioral Science System System Systems Oncology YEAR Break or USMLE Prep Research Threads: Bioethics; ; EBM; Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Population Health, Nutrition; Ultrasound Step 1 TWO Experience CLINIC 2 (Skills Instruction, OSCE 3 and 4, Direct Patient Contact at Clerkship Sites)
Family Neurology/ YEAR OB/GYN Internal Medicine Surgery Psychiatry Pediatrics Medicine Selective Clerkship Clerkship Clerkship Clerkship Clerkship THREE Clerkship Clerkship OSCE 5
Basic YEAR Acting Specialty Transition Science Vacation Vacation Elective Elective Elective Elective Graduation Internship Rotation to Residency FOUR Elective
16 These activities will provide students with and aging, and disease. In the musculoskeletal opportunities to strengthen communication skills, segment, students will study the structures of the observe and participate in systems-based practice, musculoskeletal system of the upper and lower and exercise practice-based learning techniques extremity and head and neck, in both the normal in a variety of settings that require and foster and diseased states. At the end of the module, professional behavior and personal integrity. the students will have learned how to apply their emerging knowledge of normal and abnormal Principles of Infection and Immunity structure, as well as function of these tissues and (6 CREDIT HOURS) systems in order to recognize and ultimately treat The Principles of Infection and Immunity conditions associated with injury and/or illness. module covers the immune system that defends Given the nature and frequency of abnormal the body against infection. Both of these musculoskeletal and anatomical conditions within systems afect all organ systems and are critical our society, especially in geriatrics and sports, for human health. The module will focus on a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and holistic fundamental knowledge regarding the normal approach to the professional care for these development, structure and function of the individuals will be emphasized. hematologic and immune systems, how these systems interface with infectious agents and Cardiovascular System Module how defects in these systems cause health (8 CREDIT HOURS) problems such as cancer, immunodefciency, The Cardiovascular System Module is designed allergy, autoimmunity and infection. Thus, the to provide students with an in-depth survey of module will equip students to understand the the cardiovascular system in health and disease, cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying integrating concepts across disciplines. Each week each disorder and will develop their ability in the seven-week module is topically focused to deliver appropriate patient care through and the week’s content is framed by introduction proper diagnosis, treatment, management and and discussion of relevant clinical vignettes. prevention of these diseases. Development and aging in the cardiovascular Throughout the module, students will engage system, cardiac function and rhythmicity, in lectures, small-group learning sessions, regulation of blood pressure, vascular function independent study and clinical experiences. These and dysfunction, risk factors for and epidemiology activities will provide students with opportunities of cardiovascular disease, basics of clinical to strengthen communication skills, observe and treatment strategies, and disparities in access to participate in systems-based practice and exercise healthcare will be discussed. practice-based learning techniques in a variety Students will master content through a of settings that require and foster professional combination of learning strategies, including behavior and personal integrity. small-group learning, lectures, laboratories and independent self-study. In parallel, students will Musculoskeletal System Module gain experience in developing patient history, as (5 CREDIT HOURS) well as basic clinical skills relevant to assessment This module uses an integrated curriculum of cardiovascular function. of basic science and clinical material to develop the students’ knowledge and ability to describe Urinary System Module and diagnose conditions of the skin and the (6 CREDIT HOURS) musculoskeletal systems. In order to cultivate The Urinary System Module covers the kidneys this ability in the student, team-based and small- and the urogenital system including ureters, group learning exercises, lectures, anatomy urinary bladder and prostate. The lecture series labs, hands-on clinical skills labs, independent of the module begins with the normal development learning, clinical experiences, and the study of and structure of the urogenital system, moves into anatomic and radiological images will be utilized. the normal physiology of the kidney, introduces The module will provide education on the action of pharmacological agents relevant to dermatology, muscle and connective tissue. kidney function, and concludes with introduction This will include illustrative cases that portray of pathological processes of infectious, oncological these tissues in normal physiology, development and immune injury.
17 Throughout the module, students are engaged clinical skills and professional attitudes involving in learning activities that challenge them to contact with patients in the clinic and hospital, as explore further the mechanisms of disease, the well as with simulated patients. application of basic principles of organ structure and function to disease states, and approaches to Respiratory System Module problem-solving in the consideration of ethical (6 CREDIT HOURS) and medical issues confronting patients with The Respiratory System Module will kidney disease. The students will be schooled in introduce students to the anatomy, physiology the evaluation of kidney diseases through direct and pathophysiology of the respiratory system patient evaluation as well as the radiological and with a particular focus on the lung’s central laboratory evaluation of kidney and urogenital role in gas-exchange and fuid balance. Normal structure and function. and abnormal anatomy from the sinuses, oral/ Through both directed and independent nasopharynx and upper airways to the lower learning venues, the students will have the respiratory tract, including the structures of the opportunity to foster lifelong learning skills, chest wall and thoracic cavity, will be presented develop efective communication skills, and through the combined use of prosections and practice the cooperative skills needed to address radiologic imaging. The mechanics of breathing the complex modes of efective delivery of medical as well as the impact of diseases of the airway, care expected in the future. In sum, students will interstitum and pulmonary circulation on be given a foundation of basic medical knowledge respiratory function will be taught using lecture, reaching from the cellular to the whole organ level patient-oriented small group learning, clinical and the means to apply mechanism of function skills’ labs and independent learning. and pathophysiology to understanding the care of Students will be taught the cellular and patients with urogenital disease. molecular mechanisms involved in a broad category of lung diseases including obstructive Digestive System Module disease, restrictive disease, pulmonary vascular (7 CREDIT HOURS) disease, lung cancer and infections of the upper Studies in this module are focused on the and lower respiratory tract. How these disease mastery of clinical and scientifc principles processes interact to alter gas exchange leading involving the normal anatomic and physiologic to hypoxemia, hypercarbia and respiratory functions of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, failure will be an integral part of this course. small and large intestine, along with the role of Students will also gain experience in the the pancreas and hepatobiliary tree. Secretory, proper diagnosis, treatment and prevention of motility and absorptive functions throughout these respiratory diseases. The social impact the upper and lower GI tract are a major of chronic respiratory disease on patients focus of study. Students will also develop an and their families, particularly for those with understanding of nutritional and metabolism advanced disease, will also be highlighted during disorders that are secondary complications of interactions with actual patients and in small gastrointestinal and/or hepatobiliary disorders. group learning sessions. Integration is achieved across all major medical basic science disciplines, as studies Neuroscience and Behavioral Science proceed throughout diferent portions of the Module digestive system at all levels, from molecular (12 CREDIT HOURS) to cellular, to tissue, organ and organ system. The Neuroscience and Behavioral Science Throughout the module, the mechanisms of Module is a 12-week module designed to normal function – including that of metabolism, provide students with the knowledge and skills nutrition and the normal microfora – are to understand and evaluate normal function, studied in contrast with abnormal or disease disease processes, injuries and psychiatric states in order to develop the foundation for disorders of the human nervous system. The understanding pathophysiologic mechanisms. frst 10 weeks of study focus on the anatomy, Teaching methods include large group/lecture, biology and function of the central and peripheral small group case-based learning activities, nervous systems as students learn the diagnostic laboratories, computer simulations, self-study methods and criteria, pathophysiology and and experiences that foster the development of treatments of prevalent and prototypical
18 neurologic injuries and disorders. Training shifts clinical principles necessary to provide care in the fnal two weeks to behavioral science as to patients with hematologic and oncologic students learn about the classifcation, clinical diseases. Since these diseases involve and presentation, psychopathology and treatment of afect many organ systems, the module utilizes prevalent psychiatric conditions. an integrative approach to reinforce many Upon completion of the module, students core concepts from previous modules. In the will have a fundamental understanding of the current healthcare environment, oncologic structure and function of the human nervous care is dependent upon the interprofessional system, the clinical manifestations of common collaboration of multiple clinical specialties neurologic and psychiatric disorders, as well as and disciplines. As a result, teaching methods treatments for these conditions. Students will will focus on small group case-based activities, learn to take an accurate neurologic history, independent learning activities, and experiences conduct the essential elements of the neurologic promoting the development of the knowledge, exam, perform a psychiatric assessment, and skills, and attitudes necessary to work in develop interpersonal skills and professional interprofessional teams. attitudes expected in the practice of neurology The hematology section of the course will and psychiatry. focus on diseases associated with malignant hematology such as the leukemias. Students will Endocrine and Reproductive Systems be introduced to the physiology, pathology, and Module pharmacology associated with these disorders. (7 CREDIT HOURS) The oncology portion of the module will expose The Endocrine and Reproductive Systems students to the cellular mechanisms, genetics, Module will enable students to acquire and and pathophysiologic processes critical to the apply knowledge of human development and development of common malignancies. Students reproduction and endocrine homeostasis. will also develop an understanding of nutrition Lectures, small group discussions, self-study, and metabolism associated with the pathogenesis laboratory work, clinical experiences and patient and management of these disorders. Strategies simulation exercises will be utilized to advance for screening and prevention of the common the students’ understanding of the embryological malignancies will also be highlighted in the small and anatomical development of the reproductive group learning sessions. tract and its physiological function, as well as the evaluation of the clinical presentation, CLINICAL SKILLS 1 prevention and treatment of male and female This course is the frst of two year-long reproductive disorders, sexually transmitted courses designed to introduce the learner infections and breast diseases. Students will to clinical patient care. Much of this course participate in small group discussions of human involves interacting with simulated patients -- sexuality and sexual dysfunction. They will also trained actors who memorize a scenario and play develop their clinical examination skills working the part of a patient with a particular medical with instructors trained in teaching female pelvic condition or symptom. Students will learn and breast exam and male genital examinations. to gather a patient history, perform physical In the latter portion of the course, students will examination, present their fndings orally, and apply knowledge of endocrinology to discuss the document their fndings in a written patient note. role of hormones in development, growth and Students will also complete required experiences metabolism as well as understand the pathology in the clinical environment with actual patients of endocrine disorders. Students will participate through their involvement in CLINIC (Clinically in small group conferences on diabetes, adrenal, Integrated Introductory Course). In the CS1 thyroid, and calcium disorders as well as course, the CLINIC visits will be in the primary participate in clinical skills exercises in which care setting. A required assignment in Evidence these disorders are recognized. Based Medicine is also a part of the CLINIC experience. The course grade consists of Hematology and Oncology Systems scores attained on OSCEs (observed structured Module clinical examinations), CBEs (competency- based evaluation), and the required CLINIC (5 CREDIT HOURS) The Hematology and Oncology Systems assignments. Module is designed to provide the scientifc and 19 CLINICAL SKILLS 2 Internal Medicine This course builds on the Clinical Skills 1 (12 WEEKS - 12 CREDIT HOURS) course to continue to develop and hone students’ During the Internal Medicine clerkship, ability to draw on the medical knowledge students are taught basic disease mechanisms attained in their modules and apply it to clinical and general principles of diagnosis and patient patient care. Learners will continue to add to management. The student utilizes current their knowledge of various components of the medical literature in addition to standard texts physical examination, and they will develop skills for the acquisition of information. The student in the arena of clinical reasoning. Emphasis is responsible for the diagnostic evaluation in this course will be on utilizing information and care of patients under the supervision of gathered from history and physical examination the attending physician and the ward resident. to develop a prioritized diferential diagnosis Rounds are made daily with the house staf and and propose a diagnostic workup and treatment with the attending physician. The average team plan. Required experiences in CLINIC will be consists of one attending physician, one resident, in specialty settings, providing students with two to three interns and three students. Didactic more real-world practice for their clinical conferences, small-group learning exercises, skills, as well as an opportunity for early case-based discussions, simulation exercises and career exploration. A required assignment in board review lectures are provided each week on Evidence Based Medicine is also a part of the topics relating to common problems in medical CLINIC experience. The course grade consists of diagnosis and patient management. Each student scores attained on OSCEs (observed structured will also be assigned two inpatient ward rotations, clinical examinations), CBEs (competency- each four weeks in length. In addition, the student based evaluation), and the required CLINIC will complete four weeks of ambulatory medicine, assignments. which is composed of primary care medicine and subspecialty exposure. YEAR THREE Third-year students rotate through seven Neurology clerkships over the course of their junior year: (4 WEEKS - 4 CREDIT HOURS) The Neurology rotation includes time on both inpatient and outpatient services, including Family Medicine performing hospital and Emergency Department
(6 WEEKS - 6 CREDIT HOURS) consultations. The student will become profcient The clerkship in Family Medicine teaches in performing a neurological examination students about primary care and ambulatory and will learn the basic principles underlying medicine. It is unlike other core clerkships diagnosis and management of most common at USA, as the student will spend most of the neurologic disorders. rotation working one-on-one with a community faculty member in their private practice. In these ofces, students will see a diferent population Obstetrics and Gynecology from that at USA hospitals. This rotation will (6 WEEKS - 6 CREDIT HOURS) teach students how to care for many illnesses The Obstetrics and Gynecology rotation in the ofce setting so hospital admission can consists of Labor and Delivery, Night Float, be avoided. Departmental faculty will teach High-Risk Obstetrics Clinic, Ambulatory Clinic, concepts of preventive medicine, population Gynecologic Surgery and Gynecologic Oncology. medicine, health policy and chronic disease During this clerkship, the students experience management in didactic and active-learning inpatient and outpatient care at USA Health methods. A two-stage interview of a standardized Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Center Street patient in an OSCE format allows students to Clinic, Women’s Center, Mostellar Medical Clinic demonstrate learned skills in chronic disease and Mobile Infrmary Medical Center. Students management in the outpatient setting. Medical participate in pre-rounds with residents, rounds students see frsthand the diversity and breadth with attendings, vaginal deliveries, caesarean of family medicine while learning patient care sections, laparoscopies, robotic surgeries, open across the spectrum of specialties and in the abdominal cases and vaginal surgeries. Didactics context of comprehensive care. consist of case-based learning activities during
20 lunch on weekdays and then formal teaching on Surgery and General or GI Surgery, as well as Fridays with team-based learning activities and a one-week rotation on CVT or at USA Health simulation labs. Children’s & Women’s Hospital, and a one-week elective. The goals of the clerkship are (1) to Pediatrics develop an understanding of the pathophysiology, (8 WEEKS - 8 CREDIT HOURS) evaluation and management of surgical problems During the Pediatric clerkship, students rotate commonly encountered in general practice; through ambulatory and inpatient settings. The (2) to provide exposure to general surgery and ambulatory experience includes participation in the surgical subspecialties; (3) to develop basic the general pediatrics and pediatric subspecialty technical skills; (4) to foster the interest of clinics. The inpatient experience includes student students considering a career in surgery. These participation in the general pediatric wards, goals are achieved primarily through teaching nursery and the pediatric hematology/oncology rounds, intraoperative teaching, supervised wards. During the clerkship, students participate patient care and basic surgical skills labs, as well in simulations, small group learning exercises and as team-based learning activities and lectures. interactive lectures. Several didactic activities focus on the application of basic science in the Third-Year Selectives pediatric clinical setting. The multiple clerkship (4 CREDIT HOURS EACH) experiences provide the students with ample During the third year, medical students have opportunity for self-directed learning, cognitive the opportunity to spend one month in one of application, practice of clinical skills and the third-year selective courses. These include demonstration of required attitudes. Orthopaedic Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Pathology, Radiology, Research and Neurosurgery. Psychiatry This option enhances career exploration (4 WEEKS - 4 CREDIT HOURS) opportunities prior to the end of the third year. The student is taught basic signs, symptoms, Students who opt to participate in a third-year etiology and management of psychiatric selective do so in place of the Neurology clerkship. diseases during the Psychiatry clerkship. The Neurology will be deferred to year four. clerkship includes exposure to adult inpatient and outpatient services, child and adolescent YEAR FOUR psychiatry, as well as consultation-liaison at the The fourth year is composed of 10 four-week BayPointe facility of Mobile Mental Health Center. elective rotations with 32 weeks required for Working with patients’ families, where possible, graduation. All students must select one acting is an integral part of all services. Another integral internship, one specialty and one basic science part of the clerkship is emergency psychiatry, course in addition to the Transition to Residency since psychiatric illness is remarkably common in course. Three rotations may be taken at sites away patients who seek care in the emergency room. from the University.
Surgery (8 WEEKS - 8 CREDIT HOURS) The clinical clerkship in Surgery consists of three two-week rotations on Trauma, Colorectal
21 FINANCIAL AID
FINANCIAL INFORMATION loan application and Master Promissory Note Financial Aid is available to all medical (MPN) at studentaid.gov/once the loan has students who complete the Free Application been ofered. A credit check is required when for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually. applying for this loan, and each student will be The amount of aid that a student may qualify prompted to defer the loan payments while in for is determined by need analysis. Each school. If a student’s application is denied based student’s award is based on need, which is on their credit, the Graduate PLUS loan will not calculated by the Cost of Attendance minus be processed for the student. any institutional aid awarded to the student. For information on the cost of The Cost of Attendance is designed to help attendance and other College of Medicine students cover any necessary fees such financial aid policies, visit southalabama.edu/ as tuition, living expenses, etc. associated departments/finaid/com/policies.html. with their program each year. Most Federal Student Aid applicants will be eligible for Emergency Loans some form of financial assistance through the An Emergency Loan Fund is Federal Student Aid programs regardless of administered by the staf of the Ofce of demonstrated financial need. Student Afairs. Loans of up to $500 may be Students receiving federal aid must obtained for a period of up to 60 days for the maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress purpose of alleviating an unanticipated fnancial in their field of study in accordance with need. There is no interest charged. Applications standards of the College of Medicine to are available in the Ofce of Student Afairs. remain eligible. As soon as the Emergency Loan is received, the student is encouraged to make Loans appropriate financial arrangements with Based on a valid FAFSA, federal the Associate Director of Financial Aid for student aid for College of Medicine students repayment. Because of the limited amount includes low-interest Direct Student Loans. of money in the Emergency Loan Fund and College of Medicine students may receive a the frequent use of it by medical students, it combination of Unsubsidized and Graduate is very important that the payback deadline PLUS loans depending on their eligibility. is met. In the unusual situation where the These loans accrue interest from the date of student believes there is a legitimate reason disbursement. for being unable to meet the deadline, he The Direct Unsubsidized Loan is or she may petition the Associate Dean awarded to students before Graduate PLUS for Student Affairs in writing for a short loans. Students have to accept unsubsidized extension. loans before Graduate PLUS loans on PAWS. Payments on these loans are deferred until six College of Medicine CARES months after graduation. An origination fee The College of Medicine Collaborative is charged by the federal government on the Access, Resources, and Emergency Support total amount of the loan. For the most current Program is for students with emergency interest rates and origination fees, please visit financial circumstances to apply for studentaid.gov/. Student loan borrowers must additional funds to assist them. A student can complete the Master Promissory Note (MPN) apply for additional emergency funds through and Entrance Counseling in order for the loans the COM CARES program by going online to to disburse. https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/com/ Direct Graduate PLUS Loans are comcares/. federally sponsored loans for students attending graduate school. With a Direct SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS Graduate PLUS Loan, students may borrow The College of Medicine is pleased to up to the full Cost of Attendance, less other grant a number of scholarships and awards fnancial aid received during the loan period. based on academic performance and fnancial The student must complete the Graduate PLUS need. Other foundation-based scholarships are 22 • Mobile County Foundation for Public Higher Education Scholarship For Excellence • Samuel J. Strada Endowed Scholarship
The College of Medicine Dean’s and Crampton Trust Scholarships may be renewable for each of the four years of medical school. Other renewable scholarships are limited to students who are from specific counties in Alabama (Turner Trust Scholarships) or who are committed to practice in an underserved area of the state (Ernest G. DeBakey Scholarships).
W. Hudson and Sarah E. Turner Trust Medical Scholarships Students from Houston, Dale, Henry and Geneva counties are eligible for the W. available by independent application based on Hudson and Sarah E. Turner Trust Medical selective criteria including diversity, community Scholarships. residence and a commitment to primary care practice in underserved communities. More Additional Scholarships, Awards information regarding these opportunities is and Honors available through the College of Medicine Ofce The College of Medicine is deeply of Admissions. appreciative of the generous support of the In addition to scholarships and various individuals, organizations and foundations awards, eligible students are elected for four that provide funding for all of these significant honors: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor scholarships: Medical Society (Alabama Beta Chapter), • Alpha Omega Alpha the Gold Honor Society for Humanism in • American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Medicine, the National Pathology Honor Award Society and Research Honors. These honors • Dr. William James Atkinson, Jr. Memorial are based on academic and non-academic Endowed Scholarship criteria including professionalism, leadership • Ritha Baliga Memorial Women’s Medical attributes, community and school service, and Scholarship extensive research in a selected science. • Black Physicians Scholarship Freshman Scholarships • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Scholarships All incoming freshman medical students • L. W. Cave Family Endowed Scholarship are considered for the following scholarships: • Ralph B. Chandler Scholarship • Dean’s Merit Scholarship • Cope Memorial Scholarship • Dean’s Achievement Scholarship • John A. Desak Award • Crampton Trust Scholarship • John Donald Memorial Award in Surgery • Medical Alumni Association Scholarship • Charlotte H. and Samuel Eichold • The Clyde “Sid” Huggins Endowed Scholarship Scholarship • Department of Emergency Medicine • The Class of 1976 Medical Alumni Scholarship Scholarship • Edgar C. Fonde Scholarship • The Class of 1981 Medical Alumni • Drs. Ron and Vicky Franks Endowed Scholarship Scholarship • The Class of 1983 Medical Alumni • Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citations Scholarship • Mr. and Mrs. Mendel P. Goldstein • Barbara Corcoran Endowed Award Memorial Scholarship • Ernest G. DeBakey Scholarship • Dr. Richard W. Gurich Memorial Endowed • The Premedical Scholarship Scholarship 23 • W. Hudson and Sara E. Turner Trust Medical Scholarship • Charles W. Urschel Scholarship • USA Medical Faculty Guild Mendenhall Scholarship • Thaddeus H. Waterman Scholarship • Virginia Webb Endowment • Hollis J. Wiseman Award for Excellence in Pediatrics • Thomas J. Wool MD Endowed Scholarship • Ralph Denny Wright and Anne G. Wright Memorial Award • Rodolfo (Rudy) Herrera-Llerandi MD & • Dr. Joseph G. Hardin Jr. Memorial Samuel Eichold II MD Scholarship for Scholarship Education in Global Health • Dr. Robert A. Kreisberg Endowed Award • Class of 2014 Medical Alumni Endowed of Excellence Scholarship • Donna B. Ledet Memorial Scholarship • Adele Mantiply and Gerald Galle Pediatric Armed Forces Health Professions Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Program • Stephanie A. Marsh Medical Scholarship Under this program, the student is • Mark K. McDonald Memorial Scholarship commissioned a second lieutenant or ensign • William S. McKnight Scholarship in the U.S. Army, Air Force or Navy in the • Medical Alumni Leadership Award inactive reserve. While in the program, the • Medical Society of Mobile County Award student receives a monthly stipend in addition • Merck Award to all tuition, mandatory fees and related • Meyer/Anderson Orthopedic Excellence academic expenses. The student incurs an Award obligation of one year of active commissioned • H.C. Mullins Award in Family Practice service for each year, or fraction thereof, • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of program participation or a minimum of • Office of the Associate Dean for Medical three years. Application is made directly to Education & Student Affairs the military services. For more information, • Department of Orthopaedics please visit their individual websites: • Department of Pharmacology U.S. Army healthcare.goarmy.com • Department of Psychiatry U.S. Air Force airforce.com/healthcare • Regan Robinson-Young Memorial U.S. Navy navy.com/navy/careers/healthcare. Scholarship • Robert E. Russell Memorial Scholarship Additional expenses/fees that are • Semple Family Endowed Scholarship incurred by the medical student after the • Society for Academic Emergency frst year include, but are not limited to, the Medicine (SAEM) Award following: USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK and • Lester Sockwell Scholarship Step 2 CS licensing examinations, travel to • Student National Medical Association destinations for licensing examinations (Step 2 • Daniel F. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship CS) and residency interviewing. in Pediatrics • Taylor-Davis Scholarship For additional tips on budgeting, visit • Steven Karl Teplick, M.D., FARC students-residents.aamc.org/attending- Memorial Award medical-school/medical-school-survival-tips/ • Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine finances-medical-school. Award
24 CONTACTING THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Dean’s Ofce Glenn Davis 5795 USA Drive N, CSAB 170 Management Systems Specialist II University of South Alabama [email protected] Mobile, AL 36688 Ashley Givens Medical Education Coordinator John V. Marymont, M.D., M.B.A. [email protected] Vice President for Medical Afairs and Dean (251) 341-3030 Ashley Hay COM Clinical Skills Specialist Susan R. Sansing [email protected] Associate Dean for Finance and Administration (251) 460-7195 Ashley Hutchins [email protected] Secretary V [email protected] Timothy Gilbert, Ed.D. Assistant Dean for Accreditation and Planning Charissa Moore (251) 460-6597 Medical Education Evaluation Specialist [email protected] [email protected]
Medical Education Candis Patterson T.J. Hundley, M.D. Coordinator, CLINIC Associate Dean for Medical Education [email protected] (251) 414-8166 [email protected] Student Afairs Kelly Roveda, M.D. Abu-Bakr Al-Mehdi, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Student Afairs Assistant Dean for Assessment and Evaluation (251) 460-7174 [email protected] [email protected]
Benjamin Estrada, M.D. Becky Smith, Ph.D., NCC Assistant Dean for Medical Education Health and Wellness Counselor (251) 405-5126 [email protected] [email protected] Stephanie Roote Elizabeth Minto, M.D. Associate Director Financial Aid Director of Clinical Skills (251) 460-7918 [email protected] [email protected]
Jefrey Sosnowski, M.D., Ph.D. Frank Lucas Assistant Dean for Curriculum Integration Senior Associate Registrar [email protected] (251) 460-7180 [email protected] Shannon Brown COM Evaluation and Assessment Coordinator Karen Braswell [email protected] Supervisor Clinical Education (251) 471-7145 [email protected]
25 Ofce of Continuing Medical Education Johnson Haynes, Jr., MD Sharrie Cranford, LMSW, MS Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion CME Director (251) 341-4072 (251) 414-8080 [email protected] [email protected] LoRen Burroughs Modisa, MPA Ofce of Faculty Afairs Coordinator, Diversity and Inclusion Programs Emily Wilson, Ph.D. (251) 341-4072 Associate Dean of Faculty Afairs and Faculty [email protected] Development (251) 341-3087 Tiquera Hall, MPA Diversity and Inclusion Education and Training [email protected] Specialist Ofce of Graduate Medical Education (251) 341-4072 Carole Boudreaux, M.D. [email protected] Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education (251) 471-7206 Sherry Parnell Secretary V [email protected] (251) 341-4072 Ofce of Admissions [email protected] Mark Scott Director of Admissions Ofce of Medical Alumni Relations Leila Nichols Jonathan Scammell, Ph.D. Director of Development, Medical Afairs and Assistant Dean for Admissions Alumni Relations (251) 460-7491 USA College of Medicine [email protected] Ofce of Admissions 5795 USA Drive N., Room 339 Ofce of Research Mobile, AL 36688 Christopher Davies, Ph.D. (251) 460-7176 Associate Dean for Research (251) 460-6659 Ofce of Diversity and Inclusion [email protected] R. Franklin Trimm, M.D. Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Assistant Vice President of Medical Afairs for Diversity and Inclusion (251) 341-4072 [email protected] 26 USA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CLASS OF 2021 POSTGRADUATE (RESIDENCY) APPOINTMENTS
After interviewing with residency programs Amanda Ivy Atkins across the nation, senior medical students Otolaryngology ranked their top-choice programs in order of University of Alabama Medical Center- preference. Training programs, in turn, ranked Birmingham - Birmingham, Alabama the students who interviewed. The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) then used Austin Christopher Atkins a mathematical algorithm to designate each Orthopaedic Surgery applicant into a residency program. Nationally, University of Alabama Medical Center- nearly 49,000 applicants competed for 35,194 Birmingham - Birmingham, Alabama residency positions. The process culminated on March 19, 2021 Hannah Elizabeth Brooks – Match Day – when USA College of Medicine Pediatrics seniors learned the results of the NRMP’s Main Virginia Commonwealth University Health Residency Match. This year, USA medical System-Richmond, Virginia students matched in 19 states, with 43 students matching out of state and 24 students matching William Brooks Burns in the state of Alabama. Seventeen of those Psychiatry students matching in Alabama matched at USA University of South Alabama Hospitals - Health hospitals. Mobile, Alabama A complete list of the match results is shown below. Ashley Breanna Cainion Family Medicine Nkemdi Edwin Agwaramgbo University of North Carolina Hospitals - Internal Medicine Chapel Hill, North Carolina University of Cincinnati Medical Center - Cincinnati, Ohio Connor Cocke Pediatrics Noelle Ahmed Eastern Virginia Medical School - Emergency Medicine Norfolk, West Virginia University of South Alabama Hospitals - Mobile, Alabama
27 Jessica Ann Cook Dala Mohamad Eloubeidi Internal Medicine (2021) Internal Medicine University of South Alabama Hospitals - University of Michigan Hospitals-Ann Arbor Mobile, Alabama School - Ann Arbor, Michigan Radiology-Diagnostic (2022) University of South Alabama Hospitals - Kaitlin Ervin Mobile, Alabama Family Medicine Emory University School of Medicine - William Tanner Cox Atlanta, Georgia Orthopaedic Surgery University of South Alabama Hospitals - Tina Etminan Mobile, Alabama Pediatrics University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical Joshua P. Dehart School - Austin, Texas Transitional Year Naval Medical Center - Gerald Galen Garriga Portsmouth, Virginia Surgery-General Brookwood Baptist Health - Kendal Leigh Dekle Birmingham, Alabama Obstetrics and Gynecology University of South Alabama Hospitals - Ian Alexander Garrison Mobile, Alabama Orthopaedic Surgery University of South Alabama Hospitals - Zachary Andre den Besten Mobile, Alabama Zachary Andre den Besten Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Lauren Gibson Medicine - Roanoke, Virginia Transitional Year (2021) Emory University School of Medicine - Charles Robert Diard Atlanta, Georgia Transitional Year (2021) Ophthalmology (2022) WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center- Emory University School of Medicine - GA - Marietta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Radiology-Diagnostic (2022) University of South Alabama Hospitals - Jasmine Michele Haralson Mobile, Alabama Family Medicine North Mississippi Medical Center - Raymond Dolcelli Tupelo, Mississippi Radiology-Diagnostic Baylor University Medical Center - Michael Eli Heisler Dallas-TX - Anesthesiology Louisiana State University Health Sciences Grayson Alexander Domingue Center - Shreveport-LA Orthopaedic Surgery University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Alexandrea Cool Jager Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Florida College of Medicine Carson Cain Edwards -Shands Hospital - Pensacola, Florida Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Elizabeth Anne Kean School - Dallas, Texas Internal Medicine (2021) University of South Alabama Hospitals - Dala Mohamad Eloubeidi Mobile, Alabama Internal Medicine Radiology-Diagnostic (2022) University of Michigan Hospitals-Ann Arbor University of Tennessee Graduate School of School - Ann Arbor, Michigan Medicine - Knoxville, Tennessee 28 Aliyah Janell Kennedy David Marks Obstetrics and Gynecology Internal Medicine Louisiana State University Health Sciences University of South Alabama Hospitals - Center - Shreveport-LA Mobile, Alabama
Verlisa R. Kennedy Garrett Reid McClenny Surgery-Preliminary Internal Medicine University of South Alabama Hospitals - University of South Alabama Hospitals - Mobile, Alabama Mobile, Alabama
Alexis L.H. Kentros Stuart Joseph McFarland Urology Internal Medicine-Preliminary (2021) University of Tennessee - University Hospitals - Knoxville, Tennessee Jackson, Mississippi Ophthalmology (2022) Tyler M. King University Hospitals - Transitional Year Jackson, Mississippi Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth, Virginia Lane Allison McLendon Pediatrics Harold Brooks Lampkin Universiy of Florida College of Medicine-Shands Otolaryngology Hospital - Gainseville, Florida University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson, Mississippi Carly Turner McRae Emergency Medicine Paul Yong Kyu Lee University of South Alabama Hospitals - Internal Medicine Mobile, Alabama Rutgers New Jersey Medical School - Newark, New Jersey Kimberly Lachelle McWilliams Psychiatry Samantha Noel Lee University of Alabama Medical Center- Psychiatry Birmingham - Birmingham, Alabama University of South Alabama Hospitals - Mobile, Alabama Monica Mitta Emergency Medicine Lauren Piper Loeb Eastern Virginia Medical School - Internal Medicine Norfolk, Virginia Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education - Jacksonville, Florida William Hamilton Moore Internal Medicine Jeanetta Morgan Malone University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center - Psychiatry Memphis, Tennessee University of South Alabama Hospitals - Mobile, Alabama Raymond Saeed Moosavi Family Medicine Allen Mao University of Alabama- School of Medicine - Transitional Year (2021) Huntsville, Alabama University of Central Florida College of Medicine/GME Consortium - Gainsville, Florida Angela Sharese Mosley-Johnson Radiology -Diagnostic (2022) Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Florida College of Medicine Shands University of South Alabama Hospitals - Hospital - Gainsville, Florida Mobile, Alabama
29 Murphy Muse Mostellar Joseph Stahl Surgery-General Surgery-General University of North Carolina Hospitals - Inova Fairfax Hospital - Chapel Hill, North Carolina Falls Church, Virginia
Scott Randolph Piechocki Jacob Ainsworth Swords Internal Medicine Surgery-General Louisiana State University School of Medicine - West Virginia University School of Medicine - New Orleans, Louisiana Morgantown, West Virginia
Ravi Rajendra Richard Trieu Orthopaedic Surgery Internal Medicine Louisiana State University School of Medicine - University of Arizona College of Medicine - New Orleans, Louisiana Tucson, Arizona
Gannon James Ray Adrienne Vickers Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Family Medicine University of South Alabama Hospitals - Cook County Health and Hospital System - Mobile, Alabama Chicago, Illinois
Justin Rich Macy Vickers Emergency Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - University of South Alabama Hospitals - Temple, Texas Mobile, Alabama
Morgan Elizabeth Roberts Patricia Ann Vogel Surgery-General Obstetrics and Gynecology- Preliminary University of South Alabama Hospitals - New Hanover Regional Medical Center - Mobile, Alabama Wilmington, North Carolina
Jacob Rosner James W. West Obstetrics and Gynecology Family Medicine St Louis University School of Medicine - Naval Hospital - St. Louis, Missouri Jacksonville, Florida
Erin Olivia Schmale Zachary Bruce White II Family Medicine Transitional Year (2021) St Vincents East-Alabama - Brookwood Baptist Health - Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Radiation Oncology (2022) Vishal Shrof Stanford University - Internal Medicine Stanford, California Carolinas Medical Center - Charlotte, North Carolina Annie Yiran Xu Obstetrics and Gynecology Kay Ann Simmons WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center - Surgery-General Marietta, Georgia Louisiana State University School of Medicine - New Orleans, Louisiana
Jordan M. Smith Urology University of Florida, College of Medicine - Gainesville, Florida
30 2021- 2022 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FALL SPRING
06-21-21 Fall Semester begins for M4’s 01-03-22 Spring Semester begins for M1’s, (Tuition Due) M2’s, M3’s, and M4’s 06-25-21 White Coat Ceremony 01-03-22 Spring Semester 2022 tuition due (M3 Class of 2023) 01-17-22 Martin Luther King holiday for 06-28-21 Orientation M1’s, M2’s and M3’s (M3 Class of 2023 - all week) 02-28-22 Spring Break for M1’s and M2’s 07-05-21 Independence Day holiday 03-01-22 Mardi Gras holiday for M1’s, M2’s (observed) and M3’s 07-06-21 Fall Semester begins for M3’s 03-02-22 Spring Break for M1’s, and M2’s (Tuition Due) 03-03-22 Classes resume for M1’s and M2’s 07-26-21 Orientation Week for M1’s 03-18-22 Match Day 08-02-21 Fall Semester begins for M1’s and 04-22-22 Last day of Spring Semester M2’s (Tuition Due) for M4’s 09-06-21 Labor Day holiday for M1’s, M2’s, 05-02-22 OSCE 4 (M2’s) (May 2, 3 & 4) and M3’s 05-04-22 Last day of Spring Semester 11-24-21 Thanksgiving holidays for M1’s, for M2’s M2’s and M3’s. Time of for 05-00-22 Honors Ceremony TBA M4’s is at the discretion of the (Week of May 5-8) individual attending. 05-00-22 Commencement Ceremony TBA 11-29-21 Classes resume for M1’s, M2’s, (Week of May 5-8) and M3’s 05-16-22 OSCE 5 Practice (M3’s) 12-13-21 OSCE 3 (M2’s) May 16 & 17 (Dec. 13, Dec. 14, and Dec. 15) 05-23-22 OSCE 1 (M1’s) - May 23, 24 & 25 12-17-21 Last day of Fall Semester for M1’s, 05-25-22 Last day of Spring Semester for M2’s and M3’s M1’s 12-31-21 Last day of Fall Semester for M4’s 05-30-22 Memorial Day holiday for M3’s
05-31-22 OSCE 5 (M3’s) May 31, Jun. 1, 2 & 3 06-17-22 Last day of Spring Semester for M3’s
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