Community Pediatrics

Catalog description

During this 2 week long block, students will continue to build their knowledge of normal growth and development as well as common and/or important acute and chronic pediatric disease processes and syndromes seen in the general ambulatory setting. Skill building will focus on history taking physical exam, clinical reasoning and decisions making, development and implementation of evaluation and management plans, patient/family communication, medical documentation, patient advocacy, and multidisciplinary collaboration as it pertains to well and acutely ill child. Students will be introduced to some of the common personal and systemic healthcare barriers faced by patients in the community and learn how to address these issues. Students considering pediatrics, family medicine, and internal medicine may find the experience helpful in their professional growth as well as clarifying career choices.