Pediatric Surgery

Goals-The faculty will strive to:

• Provide exposure to common pediatric surgical problems/ anomalies
• Become familiar with pre-intra and post-operative care of infants and children.
• Provide opportunity to understand how surgical therapy affects the pediatric patient.

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

• Recognize physical exam/history consistent with common surgical emergencies.
• Understand post-operative cause of certain surgical problems.
• Recognize common elective surgical problems requiring pediatric surgery - consultations and interventions

Learning Activities:

• Pediatric surgical clinic/office hours.
• Attending Rounds on surgical floor
• Weekly "interesting case" presentation
• Patient responsibility - 4th year student will carry approximately three patients and function as an Acting Intern.

Learning Resources:

• Pediatric Surgery Library
• Pediatric Surgery Wards/Office/Clinics
• Driscoll Children's Hospital Medical Library.
• Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Library

Evaluation:

• Clinical evaluation form (100%) to be completed by the physician preceptor with whom the student has worked.
• Course and Faculty evaluation required upon completion of rotation.
• Daily supervision and feedback based on day's activities.