Supervising Attending:
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Dr. Beckley Thompson
Description:
The elective week in Rehabilitation residents will be assigned to in-patient primary Rehab and out-patient rehab clinics focusing on Neuro-Rehab and Musculoskeletal Rehabs. They will also get exposure to specialized PT/OT/SLP/Neuropsych evaluations and treatment sessions. Goal is to gain clinical knowledge and evaluation and treatment techniques of musculoskeletal and neurological diseases from a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation expertise.
Objectives:
- Summarize referral criteria to rehabilitation for neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions
- Identify rehabilitation treatment options for neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions
- Explain key components of the history and physical examination pertinent to PM&R
- Assess impairments, disability, and functional recovery based on the international classification of function (ICF) criteria
- Develop a 5-10 minute neurology lecture pertinent to rehabilitation
Requirements:
- You are expected to develop a 5-10 minute neurology lecture pertinent to rehabilitation
- You should demonstrate a patient transfer to a physical therapist
Schedule:
- Wednesday: COS conference 8:30am-10am, then join inpatient rehab team on 8GN (~9:30/10am-5pm)
- Thursday:: Morning report 8-9am, spent morning in rehab lectures with rehab residents then join inpatient rehab team on 8GN for afternoon
- Friday: Spend morning in sports/spine rehab clinic on VC3, afternoon on 8GN inpatient rehab unit
- Monday: Spend morning in 8GN inpt rehab, afternoon in neuro rehab clinic and msk/bracing clinic
- Tuesday: spend morning on 8GN inpt rehab, afternoon - flex time
- During this morning, neurology resident will give a 5-10 min lecture for unit
Location:
Milstein 8GN, PH, Vanderbilt Clinic Floor 3
Contacts:
- Dr. Beckley Thompson
Updated 6/25/2023