Medical Student Elective - Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

Elective Rotations:
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE
PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE AND GENETICS
PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEADICS
PEDIATRIC INPATIENT (q4 call)
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
INPATIENT PEDIATRICS
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
OUTPATIENT PEDIATRICS
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY

Department: PEDIATRICS
Rotation Title: Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Faculty: Stephen Ponder, MD
Location: Driscoll Children's Hospital – Specialty Clinic
Duration: 4 weeks
Number of Students: 1
When Offered: All Year
Rotation Hours: Contingent upon physician and clinic schedules
Prerequisite(s): 4th Year Status

Goals-The faculty will strive to:

Give the senior medical student exposure to the evaluation and management of common pediatric endocrine problems in an outpatient setting.

Objectives-At the end of the rotation, the student will be able to:

Understand the approach to the child with a suspected growth disorder.
Clinically assess the stages of pubertal development.
Perform basic auxologic measurements accurately and properly interpret them.
Understand common disorders of the adrenal gland and their management.
Understand the significance of the Texas State Newborn Screening Program.
Appreciate the critical significance of diabetes education.
Understand the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Understand the clinical use of insulin in children with diabetes.
Understand the psychosocial aspects of pediatric diabetes management.
Better understand the pathophysiology of Type I diabetes and its complications.
Have a basic understanding of dynamic endocrine testing.
Describe the approach to treatment of delayed pubertal development.
Understand the approach to a child with a thyroid disorder.

Learning Activities:

The student will work directly with faculty in the pediatric endocrinology clinic five days a week. The student will also observe diabetes nurse educators and nutritionists working with children with diabetes and their families. After a period of observation, the student will perform an initial history and physical examination on an endocrine/diabetes patient.
The student will participate in a weekly pediatric endocrine case conference with the entire division staff. There is also a monthly diabetes team meeting.
Hospital rounds on inpatient endocrine/diabetes patients and consults.
Assigned reading.

Learning Resources:

Insulin – Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, 9th Edition by Luther B. Travis (textbook)
Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology, 2nd Edition by S.A. Kaplan (textbook)
Medical Library

Evaluation:

Faculty will base evaluation on observations and those of staff. The clinical evaluation form will be used.

If you would like to apply for an elective rotation at Driscoll Children's Hospital, please complete the application and Dean's Approval Statement and either email, fax or mail to:

Medical Student Coordinator
Driscoll Children's Hospital
3533 South Alameda, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411
Office (361) 694-4069
Fax (361) 694-5466
Email resapp@dchstx.org

Medical Student Elective - Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

Goals-The faculty will strive to:

Objectives-At the end of the rotation, the student will be able to:

Learning Activities:

Learning Resources:

Evaluation:

If you would like to apply for an elective rotation at Driscoll Children's Hospital, please complete the application and Dean's Approval Statement and either email, fax or mail to:

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