Course Code:PEDI G800

Name of Rotation/Elective: Acting Internship in Pediatric Wards

Prerequisite: M3 Pediatric Clerkship

Course Director: Amanda Hartke, MD,PhD

Course Director e-mail:

Course Director phone:(864)546-0919

Course Coordinator: Tempie Kehl

Coordinator e-mail:

Coordinator phone: (864)455-7382

Course Faculty (list all):

Elizabeth Tyson, MD; Karen Eastburn, DO;Amanda Hartke, MD ; April Buchanan, MD; Elizabeth Burton, MD; Amanda O’Kelly, MD; Kerry K. Sease, MD; Russell Kolarik, MD; Jeffrey Gerac, MD; Gretchen Coady, MD; George Haddad, MD; Cady Williams, MD; Jane Amati, MD

Location: GHS, Greenville Memorial Hospital Children’s Hospital, Wards

Time and Location to Report on Day 1:

  1. Plan to meet your team on Monday morning in the Resident Lounge on the 5th floor of the Children’s Hospital. Rounds begin at 8:30am
  2. On the first day of the rotation, meet with your team leader and discuss your role as an AI on the team and his/her specific expectations.

Number of weeks:4

# of students per rotation: 2

Course Objectives and Goals:

Goals

oTo improve knowledge and skills to prepare for internship

oTo understand, diagnose, and manage a wide range of illnesses encountered in the pediatric

population

oTo assume increasing responsibility for the medical care of patients

oTo function as an effective team member

oTo effectively identify strengths and deficiencies in one’s knowledge and expertise and create

goals for self-improvement

oTo advocate for patients within the context of the health care system

oTo demonstrate proficient patient care that is developmentally and age appropriate,

compassionate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health

Objectives

oGather essential and accurate information important for the appropriate care of patients.

oAnalyze and synthesize information to make informed diagnostic and treatment decisions.

oDevelop and carry out patient care management plans.

oIncorporate use of evidence-based and best practice information in decision making,

management, and criteria for admission and discharge

oDemonstrate knowledge and ability to access appropriate resources needed for effective patient

care.

oDemonstrate knowledge in pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, evaluation and

management of common pediatric illnesses

oRecognize personal knowledge limits in order to seek additional information, seek supervision,

consult specialists, and refer appropriately

oDemonstrate accountability to patients, colleagues, and staff

oDemonstrate cultural sensitivity, compassion, and respect in all interpersonal interactions

oImprove interpersonal and communication skills that facilitate effective information exchange

and collaborations with patients, families, and professional associates.

oImprove medical knowledge through self-directed reading of texts, journals, and on-line

references.

oDemonstrate awareness of health care cost and resource allocation without compromising

quality of care

oConsider costs of alternative management choices, lab studies, and medication

oFacilitate discharge planning or transition of care

oWork toward improved patient safety by recognizing, preventing, and addressing system errors

Course Description:

This rotation is a four-week inpatient experience. Students will be assigned to one of the pediatric teaching services and serve as an active team member. Students with act as the primary physician for their assigned patients, under the direct supervision of an upper level pediatric or medicine-pediatric resident .Responsibilities will include admission and initial management of patients, daily rounding and discharge planning for established patients, observation of and participation in procedures on their patients, and transition of care communication for sign out and cross cover. Clinical learning will be supplemented by lectures, small group sessions, and self-directed learning. Students will take in-house call with their team every fourth night.