Medical Student Elective - Pediatric Inpatient Pediatrics

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: General Inpatient Pediatrics/Sub Internship in General Inpatient Pediatrics
Faculty: Floor Attendings/Residents
Location: Driscoll Children's Hospital
Duration: 4 weeks
Number of Students: Maximum – 4
When Offered: All Year
Rotation Hours: M – F; 7:00 – 4:00 (on call as desired)
Prerequisite(s): 4th Year Status

Goals-The faculty will strive to:

Develop the skills, attitudes and knowledge that constitute a good foundation in inpatient pediatrics
Involve student actively in patient care and stress the assessment and management of common inpatient childhood conditions
Demonstrate the continuum of care from outpatient-inpatient-outpatient
Clarify which patients require in-hospital care and why
Emphasize the important role of social factors in child’s care
Assist the student in leaning the indications, limitations, and interpretation of laboratory tests and imaging studies
Facilitate the development of a logical and appropriate clinical approach to the care of hospitalized children
Help the student understand how to maintain accurate, timely and legally appropriate medical records;
Interact with members of the medial staff and patient’s families as a role model
Demonstrate the appropriate utilization of consultations
Enhance the student’s ability to research the literature and use reference books and manuals in the day to day care of patients

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

Discuss indications for hospitalizations
Perform a thorough and age appropriate history and physical examination
Record the obtained information in a legible, complete and well organized fashion
Formulate a differential diagnosis with age appropriate consideration
Explain the indications and limitations of laboratory testing and interpret abnormalities in the context of specific physiologic derangements
Apply principles of decision-making and problem-solving in the care of hospitalized children
Identify problems and risk factors in the child and the family
Communicate well with residents, attending staff, nurses
Recognize the limit of one’s knowledge and ask for help as needed
Maintain daily progress notes, relevant investigations and management plans.

Learning Activities:

Morning Report 7:00-8:00 a.m. Includes night’s prior admissions including emergency department admissions;
Morning floor rounds with senior resident supervision taking place daily from 8:00-11:00 a.m.
Teaching floor rounds targeted to the knowledge and skills required of a general pediatrician is conducted by the faculty daily from 11:00-12:00 p.m. or from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Core conference: Monday-Thursdays which include diverse topics fundamental to general pediatrics (12:00-1:00 PM);
Pediatric Grand Rounds are presented each Friday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
Bedside rounds held by the faculty from 2:00-3:30 p.m. with students include all patient from whom students are responsible
Sign-out rounds at 4:00 p.m. are used to discuss patients who are admitted to the hospital during the day and patients in need of close observation.

Learning Resources:

Textbooks, collection of journal references
Clinic staff, physicians and nurses, available to work with the student.
Medical Library on hospital campus and library at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

Evaluation:

Direct observation and feedback during rotation
Standard student clinical evaluation form upon completion of rotation
Clinical Evaluation Form (100%) to be completed by the physician preceptor with whom the student has worked.

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 Inpatient Pediatrics

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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