PEDIATRICS INTERNSHIP PREP COURSE (PIPC)

PEDIAT 938

Pediatric acting interns will serve as the primary provider for pediatric patients in one of the offered inpatient settings. This includes responsibility for diagnosis and management; communication with patients, families, and other interdisciplinary care providers; and self-directed learning and application of evidence-based medicine. The student will work under the direct supervision of a senior resident, fellows and the pediatric faculty. This rotation will provide the student with the opportunity to function at the intern level and play an active role in inpatient management of inpatient pediatric patients.

PEDIAT 942

Under direct supervision by faculty, participate in medical co-management and care coordination for children with medical complexity. Multifaceted approach to learning about children with medical complexity, with focus on history and exam skills during scheduled maintenance and acute care visits. Pediatric ethics, organizing and maintaining accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records, documentation skills.

PEDIAT 930

Activities include attending deliveries of high-risk infants, admitting and managing a circumscribed select group of patients under the supervision of the attending neonatologist. Daily notes and orders are written and counter-signed by the neonatologist. Weekly rounds are made with social worker/discharge planner. Night call will be taken every fourth night. Attend appropriate perinatal conferences.

SURGERY 909

High-yield topics that a surgery intern should know to start of residency. Routine communication skills needed in residency, including writing comprehensive orders and effectively handing off patients. Communication and teamwork skills with healthcare team members. Communication and interpersonal skills in difficult situations, including obtaining informed consent, talking with parents of patients who choose to decline recommended management options, and disclosing complications. Common pediatric skills, including IV placement, umbilical line placement, defibrillation, airway management, lumbar puncture, and suturing. Based on the national Educational Curriculum that was developed by the American College of Surgeons, American Program Director Society, and the Association for Surgical Education, which focuses on focused on essential skills for medical students and PGY-1 residents to successfully navigate the first year of surgical residency.

PEDIAT 919

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