Medical Student Education Program

For further information, please call us at (361) 694-4069

The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Texas A&M University Health Science
College of Medicine, Temple, Texas

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Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas

We have eight third-year medical students per month from two different medical schools in the state of Texas. These two programs utilize Driscoll Children's Hospital as their primary teaching site for inpatient and outpatient pediatrics.

Fourth Year Pediatric Electives

Driscoll Children’s Hospital also offers elective rotations for fourth-year medical students from any medical school in the United States.

Please click on the elective below to view the objectives and an outline for each rotation.

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

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

All elective requests are taken on a first-come basis. All electives require approval from the attending in charge of the rotation and the Director of Medical Student Education.

HOUSING, MEALS & PARKING for 4th YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Driscoll Children’s Hospital has some available housing for 4th year medical students on a limited basis. Students will also receive free parking and a meal allowance for three meals a day/seven days a week. If you need assistance with housing during your elective, please contact the Medical Student Coordinator for additional information at (361) 694-4069.

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Interested in applying for an elective rotation at Driscoll Children's Hospital?

Then either email, fax or mail to address below.