Course Catalog

 
80-414 PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Department SURGERY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective, Surgery AI-Inpatient Facility Children's of Alabama
Course Director Mike K. Chen, MD Enrollment Limit 2
Contact DIANE ROSATO Enrollment Minimum 1
Email Diane.Rosato@childrensal.org Address 1600 7th Ave. South
Lowder Bldg., Suite 300
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone (205) 638-9688 Fax (205) 975-4972
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of the core internal medicine, pediatric and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Family Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description The Division of Pediatric Surgery strives to provide the senior student an extensive exposure to major surgical problems in infants and children. The student will function as a vital personnel on the pediatric surgery team by participating in the clinic, operating room, and on rounds. The student will evaluate and discuss common problems in pediatric surgery. The student will be able to describe basic operative procedures in pediatric surgery including but not limited to: pyloric stenosis, appendicitis, hernias, congenital abnormalities, trauma evaluation and resuscitation, and common childhood solid tumors. The student will learn techniques in common intern-level duties including nasogastric tube insertion, obtaining IV access, placement of urinary catheter, removal of drains, management of gastrostomy tubes, and basic suturing. The student will gain an appreciation for a career in pediatric surgery and academic surgery.
Where To Report 1600 7th Avenue South Children's of Alabama Lowder Building
Third Floor Suite 302 at 5:30am.
Requirements Strong career interest in surgery specialty.
Evaluation PASS/FAIL evaluation to include written comments.
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