Pediatrics

Catalog description

During the clinical clerkship the student develops understanding of health maintenance and disease processes specific to infants, children, and adolescents. Students will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of Pediatrics through patient interviews, physical examination, review of imaging and laboratory studies, development of assessments and plans, and a variety of other educational experiences. This clerkship will expose students to management of general pediatric subspecialty patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences.