The rotation is primarily hospital-based although the opportunity exists to see pediatric infectious diseases patients in the outpatient clinic. Students work directly with the consultant and fellow and/or resident assigned to the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Service.
Students have the opportunity to shadow staff and residents in the outpatient pediatric infectious diseases clinic. Students will be exposed to a variety of infectious diseases, ranging from common infections among healthy children to unusual infections among medically complex children.
Students participate in the workup of new and returning nephrology patients. They also attend appropriate nephrology and pediatric conferences where, on occasion, they present and discuss case histories.
Students will be introduced to the clinical presentations and current research about the major “Neurodevelopmental Disabilities” in infancy and childhood.
A three- or four-week rotation with the opportunity to work on both the outpatient and inpatient services under the direction of consultants and residents in pediatric neurology at Nemours Children’s Clinic and Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital.
Gain an understanding of the basic principles of child neurology, including history taking and examination, knowledge of common presenting symptoms and signs, an overview of neurologic disorders in childhood, and essentials of diagnosis and management.
Students will gain exposure to both emergency and routine pediatric eye diseases and adult strabismus. Students will shadow pediatric ophthalmologists in the clinic and operating room at Phoenix Children's Hospital.
The Pediatric Orthopedics selective will expose students to the knowledge and skills needed to assess and treat pediatric orthopedic problems. Students will observe how a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon assesses and manages perioperative concerns for a variety of orthopedic conditions.
Students will shadow Pediatric Otolaryngology attendings and residents in the clinic and operating room. Students will observe the history, physical examination, differential diagnosis, and treatment plan formulation for the child with problems in the ear, nose, and head and neck area.
Students would experience a wide range if pathological conditions encountered in the head and neck region in children. In addition, they will receive a general overview of the surgical treatment of these disorders. The selective includes exposure to the areas of otology, rhinology, head and neck cancer surgery, laryngology, maxillofacial trauma and facial cosmetic surgery.