Survey of Disaster Relief

Course No.:  PEDI 705B
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  1
Term:  Winter
Prereq:  None
Contact:  Dr. Dana Braner, 4-1544

2007 course dates are 1/23/07, 1/30/07, 2/6/07 and 2/13/07 from 5:45-8:00PM.  Class will meet in the Vey Auditorium in Doernbecher.  This elective course is designed to be an introduction to disaster relief for medical students, physicians, nurses, public health students, and other health care practitioners.  The course will discuss the complexity, challenges and opportunities for providing medical care in both international and domestic settings.  Attendees should gain a more thorough understanding of the medical conditions encountered and the preparation necessary for providing disaster relief.  The course will address the following four topics:  1)  NGO disaster relief agencies - who are they and how they function, 2)  Public health and environmental concerns, 3)  Political considerations, and 4)  Personal experience on disaster relief teams.  Evaluation is based on attendance.

Pediatric Inpatient Sub-Internship

Course No.:  PEDI 709A
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS4
Contact:  Dr. Tracy Bumsted, 4-3195

Doernbecher Children's Hospital offers a one-month clinical elective sub-internship in inpatient pediatrics. This experience gives students a concentrated view of general and subspecialty inpatient pediatrics. It allows for more in-depth exposure to multiple members of the inpatient team, facilitating a more substantive evaluation of students in an active and challenging hospital environment.

Neonatal Medicine

Course No.:  PEDI 709B
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS4, JCON 720
Contact:  Dr. Linda Wallen, 4-3195

This elective allows the student to work at the subintern level with exposure to both common and unusual neonatal problems in an NICU with admissions from a high risk delivery service and regional referrals. Students are expected to attend high risk deliveries and to manage patients with guidance from residents and staff.

Pediatric ICU

Course No.:  PEDI 709D
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS4, JCON 720
Contact:  Dr. Kenneth Tegtmeyer, 4-3195

The PICU elective will allow students to perform at a subintern level. The elective includes PICU procedures, direct supervision, as well as a full lecture schedule and topics of interest. In-house call is required.

Pediatric Cardiology

Course No.:  PEDI 709F
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact:  Dr. Robin Shaughnessey, 4-3195

Students participate in congenital heart clinics, cardiac consultations, journal club, and patient care. Reading ECGs, observing echocardiograms, and cardiac catheterizations are also part of this experience.

Pediatric Pulmonary

Course No.:  PEDI 709G
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Fall, Winter, Spring
Prereq:  MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact:

Students acquire an important clinical exposure to a number of pediatric lung diseases including cystic fibrosis, asthma, pneumonia, and acute respiratory failure in the ICU. This rotation includes rounds and consults on pediatric wards and PICU, two clinics per week, and conferences.

Pediatric Endocrinology Metabolism

Course No.:  PEDI 709H
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS4, JCON 720
Contact:  Cheryl Hanna or Dr. Robert Steiner, MD, 4-3195

These two subspecialty services offer the opportunity for a very wide clinical experience in their respective disciplines. Outpatient clinics occupy three days a week. The elective emphasizes the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of metabolic and endocrine disorders with reading and review sessions in relevant areas. Assignments include in-hospital consultations and review of the metabolic laboratory results.

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Course No.:  PEDI 709I
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact:  Dr. Judith Guzman-Cottrill, 4-3197

The objective of this elective is to provide experience in several aspects of pediatric infectious diseases. Students will review basic microbiology, learn to perform a complete evaluation of a patient with a possible or proven infectious disease, and gain knowledge in managing these patients. Patients will be seen in outpatient subspecialty clinic and as inpatient consultations. Didactic teaching sessions, an open-book examination, and a suggested reading list are provided to the student.

Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology

Course No.:  PEDI 709J
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact:  Dr. Suman Malempati, 4-3195

For MS4s (SubI): The objective of this course is to provide the student with fundamental understanding of the pathophysiology, clinical characteristics and treatment of hematologic and oncologic conditions occurring in childhood. While there is an emphasis on the most common childhood cancers such as leukemias and brain tumors, the student has the opportunity to learn the full spectrum of malignant solid tumors in children and common hematologic conditions such as aplastic anemia, coagulation disorders and the hemoglobinopathies. In addition, the student is involved in the stem cell transplant program and its role in the treatment of hematologic, oncologic, immunologic and genetic disorders, and will learn the treatment of infection in the immunocompromised patient. Students are evaluated by a written evaluation based on observation of performance and attendance at and contributions to the Division's rounds and conferences.

For MS3s (elective): The objective of this course is to provide the student with fundamental understanding of the pathophysiology, clinical characteristics and treatment of hematologic and oncologic conditions occurring in childhood. While there is an emphasis on the most common childhood cancers such as leukemias and brain tumors, the student has the opportunity to learn the full spectrum of malignant solid tumors in children and common hematologic conditions such as aplastic anemia, coagulation disorders and the hemoglobinopathies. Students will spend time in the clinic or on the ward depending on their learning objectives and the census of the clinic or ward. Students are evaluated by a written evaluation based on observation of performance and attendance at and contributions to the Division's rounds and conferences.

Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

Course No.:  PEDI 709K
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact:  Dr. Peter Blasco, 4-3195

This course exposes the student to a wide spectrum of neurologic problems affecting children from the neonate to young adult. The student will see and examine patients with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, chronic headaches, and tic disorder as well as neurometabolic disease and developmental disorders. Patients are seen in a subspecialty referral clinic, as inpatient consultations, and through specialty clinics in the CDRC and Shriners Hospital. Students will also be exposed to weekly pediatric neuroradiology and EEG sessions. Weekly didactic teaching sessions will supplement a suggested reading assignment.

Pediatric Neurology

Course No.:  PEDI 709L
Duration:  4 weeks
Credits:  6
Term:  Any
Prereq:  MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact:  Dr. Amy Kao, 4-3195

This course exposes the student to a wide spectrum of neurologic problems affecting children from the neonate to young adult. The student will see and examine patients with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, chronic headaches, and tic disorder as well as neurometabolic disease and developmental disorders. Patients are seen in a subspecialty referral clinic, as inpatient consultations, and through specialty clinics in the CDRC and Shriners Hospital. Students will also be exposed to weekly pediatric neuroradiology and EEG sessions. Weekly didactic teaching sessions will supplement a suggested reading assignment.

Pediatrics/Away

Course No.:  PEDI 709Z
Duration: 
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Term:
Prereq:  MS4
Contact:

Medical students are responsible for making their own arrangements for an away rotation, including receiving the department's review and approval prior to leaving for the rotation. The student must submit approval forms to Education and Student Affairs Office prior to leaving for rotation.