Rural Medicine - Rural Preceptorship-Pediatrics

Catalog description

Rural Medicine in Pediatrics is a four-week clinical rotation during which the student works with a board-certified pediatrician in the State of Kansas. Student will experience a one-to-one teaching/learning relationship in a private practice setting. Additionally, some students may experience hospital rounds with preceptor at the local hospital. Students will be exposed to both professional and non-professional aspects of the preceptor's family and social life in a community environment. Initially the student will see patients and take calls with the pediatrician. As the student progresses through the rotation, they may be given more autonomy in seeing patients. The student may write progress notes and learn to dictate discharge summaries. The student may also have opportunity to participate in a number of procedures such as lumbar punctures, umbilical artery catheter insertion, etc. Students may also assist in ambulance transfers from smaller communities. Prerequisite: Senior standing and PDRC 975.