Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
PD 507M.3
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Description
The course offers a clinical overview, using the clerkship technique, of problems of somatic growth, development, chronic illness, and endocrine/metabolic dysfunction. This course will enable the student to recognize causes of disturbances in growth and development, design and carry out critical diagnostic evaluations, provide rational therapy, evaluate effectiveness, and communicate relevant information to the child, parents, and referring physician. Emphasis will be on utilizing evidence-based medical knowledge, tempered by a humanistic approach to patient care. Management of children with diabetes mellitus will provide an opportunity to master multidisciplinary management of chronic illness in childhood. The student will work with 5 attending faculty, fellows, and ancillary personnel. Patient care will be largely in an ambulatory setting and the student will work in a preceptored relationship with various attendings. Inpatient rounds and some inpatient consultations will be conducted in a similar manner. Formal didactic experiences include regularly scheduled conferences (9:00 AM- 11 AM) on Tuesdays encompassing pediatric endocrine clinical care and didactic discussions. The student will also be expected to attend Endocrine Grand Rounds (Tuesday 12 noon), and Endocrine Rounds offered in some of the internal medicine services can enrich the didactic experience. The student will be expected to review a subject of interest and present a conference on this subject toward the end of the clerkship. There will be opportunities for structured tutorials on various endocrine subjects with the course administrators. There is no assigned night or weekend call, but the student may be available for particularly interesting or critical patient care during these times.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
Open to International Visiting Students
