Course Catalog

 
STP2445 PEDIATRICS IN PRACTICE: AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
Department PEDIATRICS Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility Children's of Alabama
Course Director NICHOLAS ROCKWELL, MD Enrollment Limit 6
Contact STEPHANIE P. BERGER, MD Enrollment Minimum 2
Email sberger@uabmc.edu Address
Birmingham, AL
Phone (205) 638-9922 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 17-17
Prerequisites * * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * 1. Course approval from the Director 2. Membership in the Nuts About Pediatrics Interest group 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Students will spend one week in an immersive pediatircs experience ad the Children's of Alabama hospital. Students will coordinate with residents in the UAB/CoA Pediatrics Residency program to round on various services and out-patiend clinics to gain insignt into a career in pediatircs. Students wil spend five-half days on clinical service. Students will also spend an afternoon lunch with the course director to discuss their experience and education.
Where To Report Bradley Lecture Hall
Requirements 1. Course approval from the Director
2. Membership in the Nuts About Pediatrics Interest group
Evaluation Pass/Fail based on:
1. Completion of pre-survey
2. Completion of post-survey
3. Attendance at all scheduled activities
Notes By the end of the week, students will:
- Be able to classify acuity in the pediatric setting from differnet hospital units.
- Be albe to assess vital signs and differentiate normal/abnormal in pediatric patients.
- Gain an understanding of different types of pediatric subspeciality training.