Here are materials that all students will need to look over to successfully complete this course.
The Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) offers some very helpful educational materials. Students can access this information by clicking on this link.
COMSEP Multimedia Teaching Resources
Students should take some time to view COMSEP's Pediatric Physical Examination video.
Pediatric Physical Examination
Medical Student Documentation
(1) Student documentation is an important part of medical student education. This documentation should reflect the independent clinical thinking of the student.
(2) At all sites where students rotate, the importance of learning proper documentation is encouraged.
(3) Students are encouraged to notify the course director with any problems accessing and documenting in the medical record.
(4) Students may chart in varied records depending on the site where they are rotating. They may document their notes in an electronic health record like EPIC or be asked to use a paper chart.
(5) The use of notes which auto populate exam findings, assessments and plans is discouraged. When using templates, or their own prior documentation, students should carefully adjust the note to reflect newly completed work and to ensure the note is a useful addition to the medical record. It is acceptable to incorporate laboratory or imaging studies.
(6) Student notes must be co-signed by a resident or faculty member.
(7) Residents and faculty are encouraged to provide feedback to students on their documentation. If not provided, students are encouraged to ask for direct feedback on their documentation skills.
(8) Copying and pasting or otherwise using other’s documentation in paper or electronic form as your own is plagiarism and medical fraud. This activity will result in a professionalism evaluation in the student’s file.
Procedure Log
Step One: Put it on paper
Each of you received a paper log at orientation Please use it to track a paper procedure log that you can use to track your procedures while you are working Procedure Log
Step Two: Put it in excel
You will need to transfer the data from the paper copy to this excel log seen above. You must use a PC not a MAC. At the end of the rotation, send it to pedstud@ohsu.edu as an attachment and print it and turn it in at the shelf test. Procedure Log
Detailed Instructions on how to input data
Special Note: Logging patients can be a time consuming process. It is suggested that you log your patients DAILY, perhaps in the evening after each workday. This will help you fulfill this requirement by the end of the clerkship and will prevent you from having to sit in front of the computer for hours and hours at the end of the rotation.
