Pediatrics Acting Internship 6 Credits/Maximum of 6

Catalog description

Core Acting Internship rotations at Penn State emphasize students' active role on the team to ensure readiness for residency. In their role as acting interns, students on Core AI rotations will develop increasing proficiency and independence in developing plans of care, entering orders, preparing and performing patient handoffs, appropriately evaluating and responding to changes in patients' clinical conditions, and applying evidence-based care to patient management. During this specific AI Course, students will be immersed within the specialty of Inpatient Pediatrics and will use advanced medical knowledge and practice during direct patient care in a collaborative and interprofessional manner. The overall goal of this course is to learn how to take primary responsibility for the care of a hospitalized pediatric patient. AIs will act as a self-directed learner in order to successfully become a more independent provider.