Medical Student Elective
Medical Acupuncture 3704 (arrange)

Rotation Supervisor: Dr. Jeffrey Jenkins
Designated signer: Kristina Sheldon, UVa Musculoskeletal Bldg. 2nd fl., Suite 240, 243-5631
Available:
Periods 2 & 3 reserved for students with career interest in PM & R; 4, 5 and 7 - 10
Duration: Maximum 2 weeks, minimum 2 weeks
Time to report: Page Dr. Jenkins at Page # 4239 a day before starting to arrange
Place to report: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Services
Center, 545 Ray C. Hunt Dr., Suite #310, 3rd Floor
Report to: Dr. Jenkins
Typical day: Starts at 8:00am
Attendance: Attendance at elective activities is mandatory. With supervisor's pre-approval a student may be away no more than 4 days during a 4-week rotation without loss of credit. Anyone who is ill or has a personal or family emergency must contact Student Affairs and the Attending on Service. Students are allowed to take off up to 1 day per week to interview between November 1 and February 1. Specific days missed must be approved by the Attending on Service.
Evaluation should be given to: Attending on service
Course Description: This elective is designed as an initial student exposure to the practice of medical acupuncture. The two-week experience takes place at the UVa-HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital and the Fontaine Musculoskeletal Center. Students will participate in the evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular illness in the rehabilitation setting. Acupuncture will be introduced in the rehabilitation context. The goal of this rotation is to increase awareness of an alternative medical system, which has been a part of Asian culture for centuries and to familiarize participants with the indications, contraindications and expectations associated with acupuncture use in a physical medicine practice.

Students at the University of Virginia need to contact: Kristina Sheldon UVa Musculoskeletal Center, Suite 240 545 Ray C. Hunt Drive Charlottesville, VA 22908-1004
(434)243-5631 Fax: (434)243-5639 Email:PhysicalMed&Rehab@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

Individuals from outside the University need to contact:
Electives Coordinator
UVA Office of Student Affairs
Box 800739 - McKim Hall
UVA HSC
Charlottesville, VA 22908 (434)924-5579