Pediatrics SCPE

Catalog description

This rotation provides the student with patient care experience in an outpatient and/or inpatient setting under the supervision of a clinical site preceptor. The student will gain experience in pediatrics and will apply knowledge and skills gained during the didactic phase to interact with patients and their families, perform appropriate physical exams, order and interpret laboratory, radiographic, and other diagnostic tests, formulate differential diagnoses, suggest proper treatment courses, and manage patients effectively. The student should be able to recognize the signs and symptoms, diagnosis and proper treatment of those illnesses most commonly seen in a pediatric outpatient or inpatient setting which includes neonates to late adolescents. The student will be able to evaluate and recognize normal child development, developmental milestones, and perform well-child care, and they will be able to discuss and recommend appropriate safety precautions for the pediatric population and the current immunization schedule. Students will be evaluated and tested for this rotation based on the knowledge and skills related to pediatrics. Offered each term during the clinical year. Four semester hours.