Pediatric Subspeciality

Catalog description

This elective rotation provides students with another pediatric clinical experience in a neonatal unit and is available to those who have completed the required Pediatrics rotation. Students are assigned to work directly with pediatricians in a hospital setting. Students gain experience in analyzing historical and physical findings and diagnostic tests to formulate differential diagnoses, treatment plans, and counseling strategies in a neonatal unit. Students are expected to analyze and synthesize medical information, to reason independently, and to apply the concepts of medical decision-making and problem-solving to complex neonatal patient presentations. Students will be required to do a project and/or case presentation.