This clerkship provides an opportunity for medical students to assist in the care of children with chronic impairments at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Students will develop skills in muscle tone management, examination of the child with severe traumatic brain injury and assessing the level of support for community function. Students selecting this clerkship will participate in the rehabilitation of elderly patients at the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Center and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Students will serve as active members of the inpatient consultation service at these institutions, and will attend selected outpatient clinics focusing on geriatric rehabilitation. This clerkship provides an opportunity for medical students to assist in the diagnosis and management of common sports and musculoskeletal problems in an outpatient setting.
Students participate in outpatient clinics and weekly sports medicine conferences.
Experience in acute and chronic pain management, electrodiagnostic medicine, and amputee care may be included.