Physicians Residency
Visiting Student Clerkship

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Physicians Medical Center Carraway (PMCC) invites students to apply for the elective clinical clerkships offered by our institution. Physicians has demonstrated a continuing commitment to medical education since 1919, when our first internship program was developed. Thousands of medical students have received a portion of their clinical education at our hospital over the ensuing decades. Students from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham regularly participate in assigned and elective clerkships in a variety of specialties at Physicians.

As a visiting student you will be an active and important member of the medical team. You will work closely with your attending physician and specialty residents each day. On inpatient rotations you will have extensive direct contact with your attending physician at the bedside daily. You will be encouraged to exercise your initiative and to assume responsibility for patient care, within the limits of your experience and with appropriate supervision. You will interview patients, perform physical examinations and assist with surgical and technical procedures. You will participate fully in teaching rounds, conferences and other departmental activities.

Visiting medical students have ready access to the many services and facilities offered by PMCC's outstanding medical library, including on-line resources. Students also enjoy the assistance and respect of hospital support staff, who relieve physicians and students of the burden of performing many routine tasks. Clerkship participants are provided meals and parking at no charge while on duty.

There is no application fee or tuition for visiting medical students. Clerkships are offered to third and fourth year students and may vary from two to eight weeks in length. A prerequisite for appointment to a clerkship at Physicians is a written statement from your dean of student affairs, documenting that the rotation is approved by your school and describing the professional liability and health insurance coverage provided for you by your school while you are assigned here. If professional liability insurance is not provided by your school, it may be possible to arrange coverage through our affiliation with the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Certain clerkship opportunities do require specific prerequisite clinical experience.

We hope you are interested in participating in a visiting clerkship at Physicians. If you are, or if you would like additional information, please contact the Department of Academic Affairs. Visiting medical student clerkships are offered in the specialties listed.

Internal Medicine (Inpatient or Ambulatory)
Infectious Diseases
Cardiology
Pulmonary Medicine
Gastroenterology
Nephrology
Hematology/Oncology
Family Medicine
General Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Neurosurgery
Plastic Surgery
Urology
Emergency Medicine
Orthopedics
Pathology

Physicians Medical Center Carraway
Department of Academic Affairs
1600 Carraway Boulevard
Birmingham, Alabama 35234
(205) 502-6358
clerkapp@pmcc.net