Medical Student Education

Fourth Year Electives - Pediatrics

Pediatric Surgery SUR-45033

This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours.  The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will be an integral part of the Pediatric Surgical Team and will learn to evaluate and manage pre- and post-operative pediatric surgical patients including neonates and multisystem trauma victims, and will assist in their operative care. Related opportunities to learn the essentials of pediatric enteral and parenteral nutritional support, invasive and non-invasive monitoring procedures and techniques, respiratory support techniques, and a variety of pediatric vascular access procedures will be available. The student will learn to refine communication skills in dealing with patients' families and the children themselves. Patients will be assigned to the student and he/she will be responsible for daily assessment, progress notes, and execution of the therapeutic plan. Direct supervision will be provided by the Pediatric Surgery Resident and Faculty, each of who is accessible 24 hours a day. Rounds with residents or faculty will be held at least twice daily, and informal conferences will be held at least twice a week. One such conference during the rotation will be the responsibility of each student, where a researched, bibliographed and outlined presentation on a topic of his/her choice will be presented to the other members of the service.     s a face to face clinical rotation receiving 9 credit hours. This required 6-week clerkship offers experience on an inpatient pediatrics service with direct patient management. Regular rounds with pediatrics faculty and residents provide opportunities for interaction with all members of the health care team in managing the pediatric patient. Additional experiences in the ambulatory setting include: general pediatrics outpatient clinic, subspecialty clinics, emergency department, and newborn nursery and/or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A six-week lecture series covers the most relevant topics in pediatric care.

Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
Prior Authorization: Yes
Course Director: Glaze Vaughan, MD
Coordinator: Amanda Samsel arsamsel@etch.com

Pediatric Cardiology CE - PED 35038

This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending. Students will be required to observe cardiac evaluations and echocardiograms, become proficient in cardiac examination, present a 10 minute PowerPoint presentation about a cardiac topic, and read and be prepared to discuss topics from Pediatric Cardiology: The Essential Pocket Guide by Moller et al.


Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
Prior Authorization: Yes
Course Director: Michael Liske, MD
Coordinator: Tia Churchman tmchurchman@etch.com