Course dir:
Dr. Philip Merk
Dr. Kinga Szucs

Description:

This elective is designed to give the student experience in the inpatient care of general pediatric patients. Each student will function as an "acting intern", working in a team with pediatric residents and general pediatric faculty members. The student will be given a high level of responsibility within the team. The student will work-up and admit new patients to their team and assume responsibility for their patient's care with their team. In addition, they will have the opportunity to see their discharge patients in schedule follow-up visits. In house call will be every sixth night.

Students will also participate with the team on the normal newborn nursery in all aspects of care of normal newborns including problems routinely cared for by general pediatricians. The student and their team will assume the care of their newborn patients at Wishard Hospital, including initial examinations, parental education, and discharge examination. Included will be close interaction with lactation specialists. Students may also participate in resuscitation of newborns in the delivery room.

This elective is recommended for students who plan a career in pediatrics, combined with pediatric/internal medicine, or family medicine.

Competency offered:
VIII: Problem Solving

Course dir:
Dr. J.P. Molleston

Description:

It is our objective to increase the knowledge of the senior student in the principles of identification, evaluation and management of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas in infants and children.  The student will actively participate in all of the Section activities during the month.  The student will be assigned patients as an intern-equivalent, both in the inpatient and outpatient venues.  They will have the opportunity to observe endoscopic studies, continuous esophageal pH monitoring (and interpretation), gastrointestinal motility studies, percutaneous liver biopsies and pancreatic drainage collections.  They will be taught both the principles and application of parenteral and enteral nutritional support.  They will attend the weekly Pediatric GI-Pathology Conference, the monthly Pediatric Radiology Conference, and the monthly Pediatric GI Book Conference. They will be asked to participate in the Pediatric GI Journal Club. The student will have the opportunity to participate in all of the clinical research studies being conducted by the Division of Gastroenterology/ Hepatology/ Nutrition at the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children.

Finally, the student will be required to prepare a brief presentation and direct a small group discussion for the “on-service” team which will include a faculty member, a fellow, residents, and junior students.

Objectives:

• The learner will be able to differentiate between normal and pathologic states of the GI tract.
• The learner will understand diagnosis and management of common GI conditions in children and recognize which require further evaluation.
• The learner will prepare a (patient-based) presentation on a clinical problem, reviewing literature, summarizing recommendations, and applying them to the patient at hand.

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Competency offered:
IV: Lifelong Learning

Course dir:
Dr. M. Harris

This elective does not participate in the initial match.

Description:

The goal of this program is to provide students with an opportunity to assist in the design and implementation of a clinical or basic research protocol in collaboration with a pediatric faculty investigator.  Students interested in being considered for this Honors Program are to contact Dr. Harris with a description of the project and the faculty member who will be supervising the program. Honors students will receive monthly reports of their performance and will receive a grade. On successful completion of the two or three month program, the student will be eligible for a certificate of honors in pediatrics. This award will be based on: (1) a research paper written by the student; and (2) an oral examination given by the faculty supervisor and other investigators.

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Competency offered:
IV: Lifelong Learning
VIII: Problem Solving

Description:

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Course dir:
Dr. M. Harris

Description:

GOAL: All students will review and expand their clinical skills and knowledge base of selected pediatric problems, and have opportunities to demonstrate advanced levels of competence in communication skills and basic clinical skills.

GENERAL COURSE STRUCTURE: This fourth year elective course will meet in November only. Classes will be held Monday through Friday.  The course will have the following general format:

• 8:00 - 9:00 am: Pediatric Grand Rounds or Morning Report
• 9:15 - 11:45 am:  Morning Teaching Sessions
• Noon- 1:00 pm:  Noon Pediatric Conference
• 1:15 - 4:00 pm:  Afternoon Educational Sessions

Morning teaching sessions will include a variety of lectures and case discussions on selected pediatric topics. Topics and cases will be distributed at the beginning of the course. Afternoon sessions will include some lectures and cases, but will also include interactive sessions with parents, patients, simulated patient cases, as well as computer assisted educational program and library time.

All students will complete (for certification) the American Academy of Pediatrics approved courses in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation.

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Competency offered:
II: Basic Clinical Skills

Course dir:
Dr. P.M. Rothman

Description:

The student will observe and participate in the evaluation of adult and pediatric allergy and asthma patients in a private setting. Environmental history taking, aerobiology, laboratory immunology, skin testing and pulmonary function evaluation techniques will be presented. The course will deal with the clinical manifestation, diagnosis and the therapy of bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis, serous otitis, eczema, urticaria, venom sensitivity, food, drug, and latex allergies, and anaphylaxis. Appropriate pertinent readings will be assigned and discussed with mentors.

Goals:

The participating student will attain an understanding and appreciation of the underlying physiology, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic regimens  utilized in the management of adult and pediatric allergic diseases via direct patient exposure and involvement in the taking of the allergy history, performing the physical exam, interpreting the dignostic tests, and formulating an appropriate treatment plan.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. M. Harris

Description:

This elective provides the student with the opportunity to work with pediatricians in the private practice setting. These experiences are outside of the greater Indianapolis area.

While the exact rotation can be tailored to the student's specific interests, emphasis will be placed on preventive health care, health maintenance, growth and development, psychosocial aspects of pediatrics, common acute and chronic disorders of infants and children, and office management and operation.

Students will share in the care of sick and well infants and children, and experiences will likely include hospital rounds including normal newborn experience.  There will be opportunities to further refine one's skills in obtaining focused histories, performance of a physical examination with pediatric patients, as well as making decisions on appropriate immunizations, tests and procedures, developing differential diagnoses and appropriate ambulatory management of pediatric patients.

All students will be required to complete a computer based educational program (Pediatrics Review and Education Program) during the rotation.  Students can obtain a copy of the program from the Pediatric Education Office.

NOTE:  Students should con tact the appropriate pediatrician's office(s) to arrange their schedule.  The student should contact the Department of pediatrics Education Office (Riley Hospital, Room 5867, 274-3807) at least two months in advance of the rotation to confirm or obtain assistance with their individualized schedule.  This office will be happy to help students arrange this experience, however it is very important to make this contact as early as possible.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. Tim Brady

Other Faculty:
Pediatric Faculty

Description:

This elective is designed to provide the student the opportunity to develop and enhance the knowledge and skills necessary in primary pediatric ambulatory care. The student will have the opportunity to have a variety of clinical experiences including the following: (1) 2-4 half days per week with one faculty member in that faculty member's appointment clinic. (2) 3-4 half days per week in the Urgent Visit Clinic. (3) One-half day per week in the Pediatric Neurology Clinic. (4) One evening per week in the Convenience Clinic until approximately 10:00 p.m. The student will learn the approach to problems commonly encountered in pediatric practice with a special emphasis on growth, development, preventive health care and psychosocial aspects of pediatrics. The student will learn to evaluate and care for urgent problems encountered in general pediatric practice including status asthmaticus, status epilepticus, croup, and ingestions. The student will be exposed to the management of chronic conditions encountered in pediatrics including asthma, seizure disorders, behavioral problems, and psychomotor retardation. The student will have the opportunity to participate in Morning Report some morning in the pediatric clinic and in scheduled pediatric conferences at Wishard Hospital and Riley Hospital.

This elective is recommended for students who plan a career in pediatrics, combined pediatrics/internal medicine or family practice.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. Anne Farrell

Other Faculty:
Dr. Girod
Dr. Hurwitz
Dr. Caldwell
Dr. Darragh
Dr. Hubbard
Dr. Farrell
Dr. Schamberger
Dr. Ebenroth
Dr. Hoyer
Dr. Cordes
Dr. Johnson

Description:

This elective is designed to provide educational experiences in the diagnosis and care of infants and children with congenital and acquired heart disease. The student will gain competence in clinical (including auscultatory) examination of the pediatric cardiac patient. The student will learn to interpret the pediatric electrocardiogram and to apply physiologic concepts of blood flow and resistance to clinical situations. At the end of the elective, the student is expected to have an understanding of the approach to the care of infants and children with heart disease. They should be able to differentiate between an organic and "functional" cardiac findings. They should be able to read an EKG. They should have an understanding of the indications for echocardiograms and catheterizations as well as a basic understanding of the data obtained from these tests. The student will have the opportunity to participate in pediatric cardiology conference, cardiovascular surgery conference and other scheduled pediatric conferences. They will be eligible to obtain level 3 competency in basic clinical skills.

This elective (93KC700) is principally an ambulatory and consultation elective. If the student desires inpatient experience as a "acting intern" and wishes to receive experience in pediatric cardiology simultaneously, the student should choose Pediatric Cardiology Ward Elective (93KC710).

This elective is recommended for the student interested in a career in pediatrics, combined pediatrics/internal medicine, pediatric cardiology, pediatric cardiovascular surgery, and pediatric critical care.

Goals:

• Be competent in basic cardiac clinical exam skills.
• Be competent to read an EKG and interpret chest x-rays.
• Know the innocent heart murmurs.
• Know the basic genetic syndromes and the cardiac lesions.
• Know the exam, EKG and CXR findings of the common congenital heart lesions (i.e. VSD,ASD,PDA,AS,PS,AV canal, Coarctation)
• Know some of the more common surgical repairs that are preformed.
• Know the basic cardiac workup for chest pain, suncope, arrhythmias, palpitations.

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II: Basic Clinical Skills

Course dir:
Dr. Farrell

Other Faculty:
Dr. Girod
Dr. Hurwitz
Dr. Caldwell
Dr. Darragh
Dr. Hubbard
Dr. Schamberger
Dr. Ebenroth
Dr. Hoyer
Dr. Johnson

Description:

This elective is designed to provide educational experiences in the inpatient setting involving the care of infants and children with congenital and acquired heart disease. The student will function as an "acting intern", gaining competence in clinical (including auscultatory) examination of the pediatric cardiac patient. The student will learn to interpret the pediatric electrocardiogram, and to apply physiologic concepts of blood flow and resistance to clinical situations.

The student will participate in all aspects of inpatient care, including primary patient management as well as a consultative role for other inpatient services. The student will be rounding with the cardiology ward team (faculty, fellow, and pediatric residents) on patients in the newborn intensive care unit, pediatric intensive care unit, as well as the other inpatient care units. Post operative cardiovascular surgery patients will be monitored as well. Opportunities are available to participate in cardiology cath conference pediatric cardiology conference as well as other scheduled pediatric conferences.

By the end of the month, the student will be familiar with pediatric EKG's, understand indications for echocardiograms and catheterization, as well as have a basic understanding of the data obtained from these tests. Students will take night call under the supervision of senior pediatric residents, covering cardiology service inpatients and emergency room cardiology service patients, and any new admissions to the cardiology service. Night call will average every 5th night.

This elective is recommended for the student interested in a career in pediatrics, combined pediatrics/internal medicine, pediatric cardiology, pediatric cardiovascular surgery, pediatric critical care, or emergency medicine.

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Competency offered:
II: Basic Clinical Skills

Course dir:
Dr. Ackerman

Other Faculty:
Dr. Macke
Dr.Westenkirchner
Dr. Weist
Dr. Nitu
Dr. Eigen
Dr. Bysanni
Dr. Ahmed
Dr. Ma

Description:

The student will be an active member of a team caring for critically ill children in the twenty-seven bed Riley Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Students will learn, at the bedside through "hands-on" experience and through didactic sessions, from pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists, each subspecialist an expert in specific areas of intensive care. The elective experience is coordinated by board certified pediatric critical care medicine specialists. Emphasis is placed on learning physiological principles and applying them to patients with multi system disease. The elective will offer learning opportunities in control of the airway and mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic and intracranial pressure monitoring, pharmacology and nutrition. Intellectually stimulating diagnostic and management problems in patients with life threatening infections, hematologic, pulmonary, neurologic and gastroenterologic illnesses are seen. Excellent exposure to the principles of postoperative management of cardiovascular surgical, general pediatric surgical patients and trauma patients will be offered. On call responsibilities will be every fifth night with a senior resident. This elective includes bi-weekly lectures on topics pertinent to the care of seriously ill children.

This elective is recommended for students who are planning a career in pediatrics, combined pediatrics/internal medicine, pediatric surgery, pediatric critical care, emergency room medicine, pediatric surgical subspecialties or pediatric anesthesiology.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. David Westenkirchner

Other Faculty:
Dr. Ndidi Musa
and the Methodist Pediatric ICU Staff

Note: This course may be dropped or added up to the 15th day of the month preceding the elective month.

Description:

This elective is designed to introduce the senior student to the basic principles of pediatric intensive care. Objectives include an understanding of pediatric airway and mechanical ventilation techniques, hemodynamic monitoring and data interpretation, monitoring and treatment of elevated intracranial pressure, and metabolic/nutritional support of the PICU patient. The senior student will take part in the care of patients in the PICU. The student will perform or assist in the varied technical procedures required in this environment including venous access, arterial access, and endotracheal intubation. A wide variety of medical, surgical, and traumatized critically ill patients, from neonates through adolescents will be seen. A minimum of six call nights with a pediatric resident and with no responsibilities outside the PICU is mandatory. Student supervision will divided between faculty and resident.

Any student wanting to drop or add this elective after the initial computer scheduling should contact Kathy Head at 962-5419.

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Competency offered:
IX: Professionalism & Role Recognition

Course dir:
Dr. Julie Keck

Other Faculty:
Dr. Bull
Dr. Brei
Dr. Wilson
Dr. Kardatzke
Dr. Stanley
Dr. Lytle
Dr. O'Neil
Dr. Hamby
Dr. Dusick

Description:

The student will have the opportunity to participate with the faculty in the following clinics: Newborn Follow-Up Clinic, Developmental Pediatrics Clinic, Myelomeningocele Clinic, Down Syndrome Clinic, International Adoption Clinic, Infant CP Clinic,  and Cerebral Palsy Clinic. Additionally, the student will participate in our consult service, assisting other services in the hospital in the care of children with feeding problems and other developmental challenges. The goals of the elective include the enhancement of skills in developmental assessment and interpretation of findings in relation to young infants. The student will also become acquainted with a multi disciplinary approach to the evaluation and management of the multiply handicapped child and his family. The student will be exposed to the various community resources available for children and families with handicapping conditions, and primary health care issues in children with special care needs.

This elective (93KI770) is principally an outpatient elective. If the student desires inpatient experience as an acting intern and desires experience in the evaluation and care of infants with congenital anomalies, developmental impairment or failure to thrive, the student should take the Developmental Pediatrics Ward Elective 93KI810.

This elective is recommended for students who plan a career in pediatrics, combined pediatrics/internal medicine, family practice, pediatric neurology, rehabilitation or the care of chronically ill infants and children.

Objectives:

• The student will learn to take an expanded medical history including neurodevelopmental history with infants and children of all ages and ability.
• The student will learn to perform a pediatric physical exam including neurodevelopmental with infants and children of all ages.
• The student will learn to document, using correct terminology, the history and findings of the pediatric encounter.
• The student will identify resources to assist a family with a child with neurodevelopmental disabilities. 
• The student will formulate a problem list for the medically fragile child.

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Competency offered:
II: Basic Clinical Skills
VIII: Problem Solving

Course dir:
Dr. Julie Keck

Other Faculty:
Dr. Bull
Dr. Klemsz
Dr. O'Neil
Dr. Dusick
Dr. Hamby
Dr. Wilson

Description:

The student will act as an intern under the supervision of a senior pediatric resident and attending physician, caring for infants and children with a wide variety of chronic handicapping conditions, birth defects and failure to thrive. The impact of having a child with special needs, techniques of dealing with families under stress and the role of interdisciplinary management is emphasized. Students will also gain knowledge of the primary health care needs of such children. Night call is offered with the resident covering developmental pediatric patients on the Riley Hospital Infant Units and evening admissions to the service.

This elective is recommended for students who plan a career in pediatrics, combined pediatrics/internal medicine, family practice, pediatric neurology, rehabilitation or the care of chronically ill infants and children.

Objectives:

• The student will learn to take an expanded medical history including neurodevelopmental history with infants and children of all ages and ability.
• The student will learn to perform a pediatric physical exam including neurodevelopmental with infants and children of all ages.
• The student will learn to document, using correct terminology, the history and findings of the pediatric encounter.
• The student will identify resources to assist a family with a child with neurodevelopmental disabilities. 
• The student will formulate a problem list for the medically fragile child.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. Fuqua

Other Faculty:
Dr. Pescovitz
Dr. Eugster
Dr. Sanchez
Dr. Di Meglio
Dr. Rodriguez
Dr. Shankar
Dr. Johnson
Dr. Walvoood
Dr. Haddad
Dr. Bethin

Description:

The student will participate in evaluation and management of infants, children and adolescents with endocrine disease, suspected endocrine disease and diabetes mellitus. The student will participate in rounds and follow-up of hospitalized patients, and time will be allotted each week to spend in Diabetes Clinic and Endocrine Clinic. The outpatient and ward experience will be supplemented with discussions of assigned reading material. This elective is recommended for students interested in careers in Pediatrics, Medicine/Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and Family Medicine.

Objectives:

After completion of this rotation, the student will be able to:

• Understand the treatment of diabetes in children
• Understand the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis
• Evaluate disorders of calcium metabolism
• Discuss the endocrine regulation of fluid and electrolytes
• Recognize commonly seen outpatient endocrine disorders in children, including short stature, precocious and delayed puberty, and thyroid disorders.

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IV: Lifelong Learning

Course dir:
Dr. Linda DiMeglio

Other Faculty:
Dr. Todd Nebesio
Dr. Dennis Fortenbery

Description:

Similar in outline to course 93KE710, this course will focus more on the problems of children with diabetes in an outpatient and diabetes camp setting. Lectures on diabetes and child development are made practical through exercises in meal planning, insulin dose adjustment, sick day management, and the impact of exercise. One week during the month, students will attend the American Diabetes Association Camp in northern Indiana, under the guidance of Dr. DiMeglio and other pediatric diabetologists and live in cabins with campers (ages 7-16). At camp, students will be an integral part of the health care team and participate fully in insulin injections, blood sugar testing, insulin dose adjustment, meal supervision, and may join campers in all camp activities. Students will spend the other 3 weeks at Riley Hospital where they will participate in evaluation and management of infants, children, and adolescents with diabetes and other endocrine diseases. Disorders of growth, puberty, adrenals, thyroid, genital development, and calcium are all commonly seen in the Endocrine Clinic. While at Riley, one day each week will be spent in Diabetes Clinic and 2 days each week in Endocrine Clinic. The student may also participate in rounds and follow-up of any hospitalized patients. A brief final report and presentation on some aspect of diabetes care is required. This elective is particularly recommended for students interested in the medical care of children, adolescents, and young adults with diabetes.

Goals:

To provide knowledge of diabetes and endocrine management in community and outpatient settings. Provide general pediatric experience.

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IV: Lifelong Learning

Course dir:
Dr. Jeffrey Sperring

Other Faculty:
Methodist General Pediatrics Faculty 

Note: This course may be dropped or added up to the 15th day of the month preceding the elective month.

Description:

This elective is designed to give the senior medical student experience in the evaluation and management of a wide variety of common pediatric problems. The student will serve as an "acting intern" on the general pediatrics inpatient team under the supervision of the senior pediatric resident and pediatric faculty. They will be an active member in the overall care of their patients from initial admission/work-up through discharge. We will emphasize essential aspects of pediatric care including growth/development and psychosocial factors. By the end of the elective, the student will have an enhanced fund of knowledge in pediatrics and be more confident in their differential diagnoses of pediatric problems.

Attendance at regularly scheduled pediatric conferences is included as well as frequent, practical teaching sessions. The student will have interaction daily with the pediatrics faculty. Night call until 10 pm for a total of 4-6 nights during the month is expected. Any student wanting to drop or add this elective after the initial computer scheduling should contact Kathy Head at 962-5419.

This elective is recommended for students planning a career in pediatrics, combined internal medicine/pediatrics, combined emergency medicine/pediatrics or family practice.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. Terry Vik

Other Faculty:
Dr. Goldman
Dr. Dinauer
Dr. Croop
Dr. Heiny
Dr. Lee
Dr. Kumar
Dr. Fallon
Dr. Neville
Dr. Pradhan

Description:

This elective is designed to expose the student to the outpatient diagnosis and management of the more common hematologic problems as well as outpatient management of childhood leukemia and solid tumors. During the elective the student will have the opportunity to learn the proper interpretation of peripheral blood smears and bone marrow's of children with a wide variety of pediatric hematologic and oncologic disorders. The student will participate in didactic teaching sessions given by pediatric hematology-oncology staff and senior fellows in conjunction with the inpatient program. The student will also have the opportunity to attend clinic conferences, pediatric tumor board, coagulation conference and microscope rounds. A syllabus of selected literature articles will be available for the student's use as well as current textbooks of pediatric hematology-oncology and the student will be expected to read sections pertaining to patients seen while on the elective as well as selecting topics of importance for a well-rounded experience in pediatric hematology-oncology.

This elective (93KI740) is principally an outpatient elective. If the student is interested in an inpatient "acting internship" elective and wants experience in pediatric hematology-oncology, the student should take the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Ward Elective (93KI790).

This elective is recommended for students planning a career in pediatrics, combined pediatric-internal medicine, or pediatric hematology/oncology.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. Vik

Other Faculty:
Dr. Goldman
Dr. Croop
Dr. Heiny
Dr. Lee
Dr. Ragg
Dr. Kumar
Dr. Fallon
Dr. Neville
Dr. Pradhan

Description:

This elective is designed to expose the student to the inpatient management of infants and children with hematologic problems, childhood leukemia, and solid tumors. During the elective, the student will work in an "acting internship" role, caring for patients under the supervision of senior pediatric residents, fellows, and faculty. The student will participate in all aspects of patient care, and participate in rounds and all teaching sessions given by the pediatric hematology-oncology staff and fellows. Students will have the opportunity to attend conferences including pediatric tumor board and other pediatric conferences. Students will learn basic management of common problems and recognition and treatment of complications occurring in pediatric hematologic-oncologic illnesses. Night call averages every 5th night, and is under the supervision of the pediatric resident, including management of hematology-oncology inpatients and evaluation of new admissions or emergency room patients.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. M. Kleiman

Other Faculty:
Dr. E. Cox
Dr. J. Christenson
Dr. D. Nobile
Dr. J. Gaebler

Description:

Students will evaluate patients referred for evaluation of apparent infectious problems. Emphasis will be placed upon a problem oriented approach to the patient with infectious disease and close supervision of everyday management in the hospitalized pediatric patient. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the clinical laboratory in evaluation of infectious disease. Students will participate in formal infectious disease rounds on a daily basis and will be encouraged to become familiar with the medical literature regarding problems of diagnosis and management.

Goals:

• Develop experience in obtaining a detailed medical history focused on inflammatory/infectious illnesses. 
• Develop experience in developing an ordered differential diagnosis of above. 
• Develop an understanding of the use of microbiology/serological testing as it pertains to the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases. 
• Develop familiarity with antimicrobial agents and their judicious use.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. M. Kleiman

Other Faculty:
Dr. E. Cox
Dr. J. Christenson
Dr. J. Gaebler

Description:

This elective is oriented toward students with either laboratory or clinical research interest in a problem in Infectious Diseases. The student will be guided in an in-depth approach to a clinical or laboratory problem of his choosing or one currently being investigated. The student will attend clinical conferences, however, will not have patient assignments during this rotation.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. Hainline

Other Faculty:
Dr. Weaver 
Medical & Molecular  Genetics Staff

Description:

NOTE: THIS COURSE MAY BE DROPPED/ADDED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE START OF THE ELECTIVE MONTH.

Students will participate in diagnosis and management of patients with inborn errors of metabolism and with other genetic disorders. This will be done in the Riley Metabolism and Medical Genetics Clinics and on the wards. Both clinics are multidisciplinary, acknowledging the complex medical, psychologic and sociologic problems which complicate management of these disorders. The student will participate in obtaining and analyzing family histories and in rounds during which cases will be presented and literature critically reviewed, and will be offered the opportunity to visit the metabolic screening and cytogenetic laboratories. Additionally, students may elect to design and carry out a research project. (see also course 93QM730)

Objectives:

The student will become familiar with:

• Common genetic and biochemical genetic disorders as to their basic pathophysiology, clinical findings, differential diagnosis, management and family issues
• Laboratory testing used with genetic disorders
• Obtaining and analyzing genetic family histories

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Course dir:
Dr. Simon

Other Faculty:
Dr. Boyle
Dr. Clapp
Dr. Denne
Dr. Engle
Dr. Grein
Dr. Haneline
Dr. Hertz
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Liechty
Dr. Matory
Dr. Poindexter
Dr. Sokol
Dr. Torine
Dr. Trautman
Dr. Yoder
Dr. Singhal
Dr. Salih
Dr. Charafeddine
Dr. Guilfoy

Description:

The student functions as a member of a team caring for sick infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Riley Children’s Hospital. The student will participate in the management of the most critically ill newborns. The large delivery and referral base furnishes an excellent opportunity to become familiar with the pathophysiology of a wide variety of neonatal disorders while gaining experience in procedural skills, patient management, and approaches to family support.

The rotation includes every 5th night call based at Riley Hospital. Call nights will also involve attending high-risk deliveries at University Hospital.

This rotation is recommended for students anticipating a career in Pediatrics. Close supervision by the pediatric residents, neonatal nurse practitioners, neonatal fellows, and faculty is provided.

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. Simon

Other Faculty:
Dr. Boyle
Dr. Clapp
Dr. Denne
Dr. Engle
Dr. Grein
Dr. Haneline
Dr. Hertz
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Liechty
Dr. Matory
Dr. Poindexter
Dr. Sokol
Dr. Torine
Dr. Trautman
Dr. Yoder
Dr. Charafeddine
Dr. Guilfoy
Dr. Salih
Dr. Singhal
Dr. Lemons

Description:

The student functions as a member of the team caring for sick infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Wishard Memorial Hospital. The student will participate in the management of a wide variety of clinical situations, ranging from the mildly sick to the critically ill newborn. This rotation provides an excellent opportunity for the student to become familiar with the pathophysiology of a wide variety of neonatal disorders while gaining experience in procedural skills and patient management. Further, the student will participate in counseling and support of families.

The student will also be exposed to the obstetric management of high-risk deliveries and participate in the resuscitation and stabilization of the newborn. Extensive delivery room experience and management of high-risk infants is anticipated.

The rotation includes every 5th night call based at Wishard.

This rotation is recommended for students anticipating a career in pediatrics, family practice, or obstetrics. Close supervision by the pediatric resident, neonatal nurse practitioner, neonatal fellow, and faculty is provided. 

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Competency offered:
None

Course dir:
Dr. Simon

Other Faculty:
Dr. Boyle
Dr. Clapp
Dr. Denne
Dr. Engle
Dr. Grein
Dr. Haneline
Dr. Hertz
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Liechty
Dr. Matory
Dr. Poindexter
Dr. Sokol
Dr. Torine
Dr. Trautman
Dr. Yoder

Description:

Independent research programs or active participation in ongoing projects can be arranged for interested students. Training in animal, laboratory and clinical research pertaining to the fetus and newborn infant is available. Interdisciplinary projects with other subspecialty collaboration are also feasible. The student and faculty involved must develop a detailed description of each research project well in advance.

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