Course Catalog

 
02-521 PEDIATRICS CLERKSHIP
Department PEDIATRICS Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Clerkship Facility UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
Course Director ERIK P. HENNINGER, DO Enrollment Limit 6
Contact ILONA OVERMAN Enrollment Minimum 4
Email ilonaoverman@uabmc.edu Address 301 Governors Dr SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone (256) 551-4600 Fax (256) 551-4453
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-8, 9-16, 18-25, 28-35, 36-43, 45-52
Prerequisites SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL AND USMLE STEP I EXAM. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The pediatric clerkship is an eight-week course which exposes students to all facets of pediatrics. The course is divided into three segments: inpatient, outpatient, and a combination pediatric specialty/Pediatric ER segment. The student will spend three weeks, including one weekend, on a multidisciplinary pediatric inpatient team, evaluating and caring for children with acute and chronic illnesses. The student will spend three weeks in the UAB Huntsville pediatric outpatient clinic, learning the concepts of healthcare maintenance and family centered care. The student will become familiar with common illnesses, normal growth and development and learn about the variations in immunology, biochemistry, pathology and physiology that occur as the child ages. One week is spent in the newborn nursery. The newborn nursery is run by the HH Pediatric Hospitalists and the student will work under the guidance of the FP intern and hospitalist group attendings. The remaining time will be spent at different pediatric specialty practices (Neurology and Hem/Onc at the Huntsville St. Jude's Outreach Clinic), and in the Pediatric ER. Emphasis during this clerkship is placed on self-directed learning with daily interactive and didactic teaching.
Where To Report Room 382 for orientation at 8:00 AM or as specified in memo sent prior to the beginning of the clerkship.
Requirements Daily attendance is required, weekends when on call. Morning Report is is held by zoom with students from the other campuses on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Attendance is mandatory at all pediatric noon conferences. To pass this course, the student must complete the required number and types of clinical encounters as specified on the encounter checklist and have an attending initial each encounter. This checklist must be handed in at the end of the clerkship. In addition, the student must turn in one formal write-up on a patient by the end of the clerkship. The student must also log diagnoses and procedures (RCE's) and complete 6 OPA's before the end of the clerkship.
Evaluation Clinical Component 65%. NBME Shelf Exam - 35%
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