Pediatric Cardiology Clerkship

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VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: The Pediatric Cardiology Clerkship provides students with a hemodynamic and developmental approach to the cardiovascular problems of childhood. Students actively participate in all pediatric cardiology activities in the inpatient unit of the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Outpatient clinics will also be included in the elective if available. The program emphasizes history-taking, physical examination, and interpretation of electrocardiograms and echocardiograms. Rotations include exposure to echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and electrophysiologic cases. Students will learn principles of medical and surgical therapy and will have the opportunity to spend time in the operating room with the cardiology team. PREREQUISITES: Pediatrics 300A. Visiting students must have completed a General Pediatrics clerkship equivalent to Pediatrics 300A, and a General Medicine clerkship equivalent to Medicine 300A. For visiting studentes, please see the School of Medicine Visiting Student webpage for information on how to apply: http://med.stanford.edu/clerkships.html. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period; additional students must be approved by the Clerkship Director. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Dr. Leo Lopez. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Ericka Boyle, [email protected], 650-498-9327. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Students will receive reporting instructions via e-mail approximately 1 week prior to the beginning of their clerkship; Time: TBA. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: Stanford Pediatric Cardiology faculty. LOCATION: LPCH.