Electives - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Medical Acupuncture

Elective Number: 3704 (arranged)

Rotation Supervisors: Dr. Jeffrey Jenkins

Designated Signer: Christine Baer - UVA Musculoskeletal Bldg. Ste 240; 243-5631

Available: Rotations 1-3 reserved for students with a career interest in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Evaluation should be given to: Dr. Jenkins

Duration: Maximum 2 weeks, Minimum 2 weeks

Time to Report: Page Dr. Jenkins #4239 one working day prior to beginning of rotation to arrange

Place to Report: PM & R, 3rd floor MSK Center

Typical day: 10:00 am - TBA

Attendance: Attendance at elective activities is mandatory.

• 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.

Number of students per rotation: 1

Course Description: This elective is designed as an initial exposure to the practice of medical acupuncture. The two-week experience takes place at the UVA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at the Fontaine Musculoskeletal Center. Students will participate in the evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular illness. Acupuncture will be introduced in the rehabilitation context, for the most part as a pain management modality. The goal of this rotation is to increase awareness of an alternative medical system that has been a part of Asian culture for centuries and to familiarize participants with the indications, contraindications and expectations associated with the therapeutic use of acupuncture in a physical medicine practice.

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