Department of Pediatrics
Courses
PEDS 599 Pediatrics Directed Study (arranged)
PEDS 701 Pediatrics Clerkship (480 hours)
An eight-week clerkship that addresses issues unique to childhood and adolescence by focusing on human development and by emphasizing the impact of family, community, and society on child health and wellbeing. Additional focus on the impact of disease and its treatment on the developing human; and emphasis on growth, development, principles of health supervision, and recognition of common health problems. Stresses the role of the pediatrician in prevention of disease and injury; and the importance of collaboration between the pediatrician, other health professions, and the family.
PEDS 821 Pediatrics Subinternship (240 hours)
A four-week rotation during which the subintern, functioning as an intern, works directly with the pediatric senior resident.
PEDS 822 Pediatrics Intensive Care (120 hours)
A two-week, senior PICU rotation. Students’ responsibilities include but are not limited to: care for three-to-five assigned patients; obtain, write, and dictate H & P and discharge summary/writing progress notes; write orders from admission to discharge under close supervision, with all orders cosigned before implementation; learn procedures when available, and give team members a brief fifteen-to-twenty minute presentation with a written handout on a topic related to a case.
PEDS 891 Pediatrics Elective (arranged)
MDCJ 524, 525, 526 Pathophysiology and Applied Physical Diagnosis (4, 5, 4)
Two parallel components that bridge the preclinical curriculum to the clinical curriculum:
- Pathophysiology lectures build upon the courses in organ pathology and physiology, introduce students to the pathophysiologic principles underlying mechanisms of disease, and emphasize the application of these principles to a variety of new situations that require problem solving and synthesis in a clinical context.
- Practical experience develops and applies skills that build on the first-year sequence in physical diagnosis.
MDCJ 701 Orientation to Clinical Medicine (240 hours)
Builds on the second-year course MDCJ 525, 526 Pathophysiology and Applied Physical Diagnosis. Provides the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes necessary to facilitate a smooth transition from the preclinical to the clinical curriculum.
MDCJ 821 Ambulatory Care Clerkship (240 hours)
Interdisciplinary, four-week rotation designed to broaden exposure to community-based health care done mainly in primary-care clinics. Clinical experience in areas not otherwise covered in the curriculum: dermatology and STDs, clinical preventive medicine, and integrative/whole-person care in ambulatory and managed-care settings.
MDCJ 524, 525, 526 Pathophysiology and Applied Physical Diagnosis (4, 5, 4)
Two parallel components that bridge the preclinical curriculum to the clinical curriculum:
- Pathophysiology lectures build upon the courses in organ pathology and physiology, introduce students to the pathophysiologic principles underlying mechanisms of disease, and emphasize the application of these principles to a variety of new situations that require problem solving and synthesis in a clinical context.
- Practical experience develops and applies skills that build on the first-year sequence in physical diagnosis.
MDCJ 701 Orientation to Clinical Medicine (240 hours)
Builds on the second-year course MDCJ 525, 526 Pathophysiology and Applied Physical Diagnosis. Provides the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes necessary to facilitate a smooth transition from the preclinical to the clinical curriculum.
MDCJ 821 Ambulatory Care Clerkship (240 hours)
Interdisciplinary, four-week rotation designed to broaden exposure to community-based health care done mainly in primary-care clinics. Clinical experience in areas not otherwise covered in the curriculum: dermatology and STDs, clinical preventive medicine, and integrative/whole-person care in ambulatory and managed-care settings.