The core clerkship in Pediatrics is an eight-week experience in which students care for patients in both inpatient and outpatient (ambulatory) settings. The clerkship focuses on general pediatrics, but students participate in the care of patients with sub-specialty needs as well.
After a three-day program of educational sessions/lectures intended to orient students to Pediatrics (PRECEDE), students spend approximately four weeks rotating in an inpatient setting and four weeks rotating in an outpatient setting. Students reconvene at the mid point of the Clerkship (midCEDE) for additional experiential and didactic instruction. Additionally, students are required to complete a half-day rotation at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, an affiliated hospital for children with developmental disabilities and rehabilitation needs.
Throughout the clerkship, there are weekly lectures presented by exceptional faculty. These serve as an aid in preparing students for the practice of pediatrics as well as National Board of Medical Examiners shelf exam in Pediatrics, which is administered at the end of the clerkship.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Second, Third or Fourth Year | ||
| ME.320.600 | Pediatrics Core Clerkship | |
| Elective Opportunities | ||
| Elective courses must be approved by the preceptor; any member of the department may act as preceptor. 1 | ||
| ME.320.699 | Pediatrics Elective | |
| Clinical Elective in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | ||
| Subinternship in the Department of Pediatrics | ||
| Introduction to Pediatric Intensive Care | ||
| Research Activities | ||
| Pediatric Hematology | ||
| Pediatric Endocrinology | ||
| Advanced Clerkship in Pediatric Oncology | ||
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | ||
| Pediatric Infectious Diseases | ||
| Pediatric Cardiology | ||
| Developmental Disabilities in School Aged Children | ||
| Adolescent Medicine | ||
| Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition | ||
| Clinical Clerkship in Pediatric Dermatology | ||
| Developmental Pediatrics-Kennedy Krieger Institute. | ||
| Clinical Clerkship in Pediatric Epilepsy | ||
| Clinical Clerkship in Full-Term Nursery | ||
| Research in Pediatric Allergy | ||
| General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Clinical Research | ||
| Healthcare Issues in Homeless Children | ||
| Pediatric Intensive Care Elective | ||
| Clinical Research Elective in Pediatric Infectious Diseases | ||
| Laboratory Elective in Pediatric Infectious Diseases | ||
| Advanced Clerkship in Pediatric Oncology | ||
| ME.320.680 | Subinternship in Pediatric Hospital Medicine | |
| ME.320.681 | Subinternship in Pediatric Primary Care | |
| ME.320.682 | Subinternship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine | |
| ME.320.683 | Subinternship in Community-Based Pediatric Emergency and Inpatient Medicine | |
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These courses are open to students from the second, third and fourth years, unless otherwise noted. Certain of these courses will be given in the alternate year only.