Introduction

The Department of Internal Medicine is one of seven medicine departments at CCHS. The department is involved in patient care through its outpatient clinic as part of the University Medical Center and its in-patient care at DCH, as well as academics.

The Internal Medicine outpatient facility at UMC provides primary care for adult patients. In addition to board certified fulltime and part-time clinicians, who diagnose and treat simple as well as complex medical problems, it has a Board certified neurologist, who specializes in treating neurological disorders.

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Clerkship

At the end of the second year, the student is well-founded in basic sciences, has reviewed and learned the pathological changes associated with many diseases and knows a good deal about anatomy, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, etc.

Following the third year, the student progresses somewhat independently in clinical medicine with the various requirements and electives of the fourth year, prior to beginning residency training. The third year, therefore, is critical for the transition from basic scientist to clinician. Fundamental clinical skills should be learned this year and developed and refined in subsequent years.

Internal Medicine is an important part of the transition. It is a discipline based on careful history-taking and equally careful focused physical examination. Students need this training as the basis for their clinical futures. One of the functions of the third-year course in medicine is to provide this training as thoroughly as possible. Continue Reading

People

Sandra Daly

MD
Internal Medicine

Ashley Justice

Internal Medicine

Vijaya Sundar

MD
Internal Medicine

Scott Arnold

MD
Internal Medicine

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Contact

The Department of Internal Medicine can be contacted in the following ways:

Academic Dept.: (205) 348-1287
Clinic: (205) 348-1204
Fax: (205) 348-5160
Mailing address: 850 5th Avenue East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401