Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition
PD 515M.7
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Description
This course is designed to provide the student in-depth exposure to the wide range of gastrointestinal and hepatic disease encountered in infants, children, and adolescents. The student will rotate on the inpatient gastroenterology service for two weeks and be responsible for admitting and managing children with gastrointestinal problems, under the guidance of a team of two junior residents, a fellow, and an attending physician. The student will present each of his or her patients on rounds and write daily progress notes. For the second two weeks, the student will join the gastroenterology consult team of two fellows and an attending, and learn to perform consultations. The student will perform one consult each day and present his or her findings, both written and oral, to the attending each day for review and feedback. Students will round on each of their consults daily until discharge or signoff, and write a note documenting the visit. Students will also have an opportunity to observe and participate in outpatient visits and endoscopic procedures. In addition to bedside teaching and teaching on rounds, the student will participate in a morning didactic series, and weekly case-based clinical, pathology, and inter-hospital gastroenterology conferences. These conferences all stress the relationship between basic science disciplines and clinical care. The attending will supervise each student's work on a daily basis and will provide ongoing feedback. In addition, the student will meet with the course director three times over the course of the month to monitor the student's progress and provide feedback about the rotation. The student will prepare one in-depth talk on a gastrointestinal topic of their choice and receive feedback from the attending, on both content and delivery.
This course is open to students enrolled at US medical schools only.
Not Available for Cross Registration
