Spring 2027

Individualized Clinical Elective in Pediatrics

Individualized clinical elective in pediatrics featuring supervised outpatient patient interaction, history-taking, targeted exams, and differential diagnosis development.

offering recorded1–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Kirstin Nackers

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam.

  • Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis.

  • Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify the working diagnosis.

  • Present a diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities.

  • Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members.

  • Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner.

  • Review, interpret and present current literature to support patient care.

  • Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning.

  • Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and non-physician team members.

  • Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care.

  • Engage patients in shared decision making regarding tests, orders and procedures.

  • Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families.

  • Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
PEDIAT 919

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  • Graduate/professional standing

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Spring 2027
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KIRSTIN NACKERS is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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FLD 041Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 042Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 003Classroom Instruction0 / 100
FLD 002Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 001Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 044Classroom Instruction0 / 70
FLD 043Classroom Instruction0 / 80
FLD 004Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 045Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 007Classroom Instruction0 / 150
FLD 008Classroom Instruction0 / 150
FLD 010Classroom Instruction0 / 150
FLD 011Classroom Instruction0 / 150
FLD 012Classroom Instruction0 / 150
FLD 046Classroom Instruction0 / 150

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Student experience

the class

Supervised activities include interacting with patients primarily in outpatient setting, participating in all clinical activities and other components of the individualized rotation.

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Topics

  • Outpatient pediatric clinical care
  • Hypothesis-driven history taking and targeted physical examination
  • Differential diagnosis formulation and justification
  • Diagnostic planning and interpretation of lab/imaging results
  • Patient communication and shared decision-making
  • Clinical documentation standards
  • Literature review and self-directed learning
  • Interprofessional collaboration and care coordination

Skills

  • Performing hypothesis-driven histories and targeted physical exams
  • Developing, presenting, and justifying differential diagnoses using clinical evidence
  • Planning diagnostics and interpreting laboratory and imaging findings
  • Effective communication and shared decision-making with patients and families
  • Completing comprehensive, concise, and accurate clinical documentation
  • Coordinating care through collaboration with consultants and primary teams
  • Reviewing literature and developing questions to advance clinical learning

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PEDIAT 919 · Spring 2027

Individualized Clinical Elective in Pediatrics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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