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Pediatric Emergency Medicine
PD 529M.3

Course Information

Description

The elective provides an opportunity for you to directly care for acutely ill and injured patients ages 0-21 years in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Massachusetts General Hospital.  It is open to all senior students who would like gain additional clinical exposure to acute evaluation and management in an emergency setting, and recommended for students who are considering a career in pediatrics or emergency medicine.  There will be the equivalent of 4 eight hour clinical shifts for each week of the elective, with available training sessions on bedside ultrasound and suturing, and pediatric and emergency medicine teaching conferences.

Class Notes

(Clinical Capstone)

School Harvard Medical School
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Not Available for Cross Registration

Course Component Advanced Elective
Instruction Mode In Person
Subject Pediatrics
Grading Basis Non-Graded Component
Course Requirements Open only to HMS MD students
Curriculum Phase Post-PCE
Visiting Clerks Open to Domestic Visiting Students
Course Type Clinical Capstone