Institution: McLeod Regional Medical Center

Location: Florence, South Carolina

Duration: 4 weeks

Course Offered: Throughout academic year

Number of Students: 1 or 2 per rotation

Students Report To: Please call Dr. Stephen Imbeau one week before elective begins (843) 679-9335 FAX: (843) 669-4214.  Students will need to attend McLeod Hospital's orientation the first Monday of the rotation.  Please contact Pee Dee AHEC- especially if housing is requested.  843-777-5341.

This clerkship will allow the student to recognize clinical problems in allergy-immunology, to gather the important historical details, to perform the proper examinations including ENT examinations, and to perform and analyze the allergy work-up. Students will work in the Pee Dee Allergy Clinic and manage the work-up of three to four new patients each week. Four hours of patient care will be the minimum for each day. The student will also participate in emergency treatment and any hospital consultations. The student will learn the rudiments of allergy skin testing and pulmonary function testing. Each patient contact will be thoroughly reviewed by the instructor and discussed with the student.