PEDS

This elective is designed to familiarize the student with the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) at CHKD and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH) and to participate in the management of neonates under direct supervision of the neonatal-perinatal medicine faculty. Students will be able to apply the basic sciences (physiology, biochemistry, and microbiology) to the care of sick neonates.

A comprehensive experience in pediatric nephrology. Includes daily inpatient rounds, consultations, outpatient clinics daily. Emphasis on clinical diagnosis and management of acute and chronic renal diseases including fluid-electrolyte, acid-base, and renal failure. Prior arrangement required.

Clinical experience with the wide spectrum of neurological disorders in children, including neuromuscular diseases, epilepsy, headache, brain tumors, neuro-degenerative diseases, and neonatal neurology.

The Acting Internship (AI) experience is designed to encourage senior medical students to assume patient care responsibilities similar to those of an intern (PGY-1 resident), including night call. The purpose of this course is to provide the student with the opportunity to further develop his/her clinical skills and knowledge in pediatrics.

The student will gain experience in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of infectious diseases in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Inpatient experience is mostly in a consultative role, which allows the student to focus on the infectious disease issues. Work is distributed to maximize learning. Students are encouraged to delve into the literature about patients or conditions they find particularly interesting. The outpatient clinic provides experience with acute infectious problems outside the realm of the generalist?s knowledge.

The purpose of this elective is to provide the student with an opportunity for practical application of acquired knowledge and skills pertaining to pediatric hematology/oncology. The student?s clinic time will be spent in the outpatient practice.

The Acting Internship (AI) experience is designed to encourage senior medical students to assume patient care responsibilities similar to those of an intern (PGY-1 resident), including call.

This elective is designed to familiarize the student with the subspecialty of pediatric critical care medicine. The student shall become familiar with the management of critically ill children who have a variety of medical and surgical problems. The student will be familiar with the social, ethical and medical-legal issues associated with the practice of critical care. The student will function as a house officer under the direct supervision of the attending and senior residents on the PICU service.

Opportunity to become acquainted with endocrine problems of childhood and adolescence. Students will learn about the more common endocrine problems and how they are managed. They will also learn about the impact of chronic disease on physical and psychosocial-emotional growth.