Institution: Greenville Hospital System

Location: Greenville, South Carolina

Duration: 4 weeks

Course Offered: Periods 1-10

Number of Students: 1 per rotation

Students Report To: Maggie Stricker, USC  Medical Student Coordinator, The Greenville Hospital System  Department of Student Services   701 Grove Rd.  Greenville, SC 29605  mstricker@ghs.org
Phone (864) 455-9808,  Fax (864) 455-5267
 

*USC SOM  Third Year Elective 

M-IV Students will have the opportunity to work at the Student Health Center at Furman University evaluating patients with a variety of acute physical complaints as well as chronic medical and/or emotional conditions.  Students can expect to encounter patients with acute infectious disease, sexually transmitted diseases, orthopedic injuries, anxiety disorders, learning disorders, depression and eating disorders.  Students will also be expected to complete assigned readings and a series of questions testing their knowledge of common problems encountered in the adolescent population.