PED 30000 - Core Clerkship in Pediatrics (Chattanooga)

Cr Hrs: 9
Session Length: 6 weeks

PD

This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 9 credit hours. This required 6-week clerkship offers experience on an inpatient pediatrics service with direct patient management. Regular rounds with pediatrics faculty and residents provide opportunities for interaction with all members of the health care team in managing the pediatric patient. Additional experiences in the ambulatory setting include: general pediatrics outpatient clinic, subspecialty clinics, emergency department, and newborn nursery and/or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A six-week lecture series covers the most relevant topics in pediatric care.

Grade Mode: Standard
Max per section: 6
Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
Location offered: Chattanooga
Hospital: Erlanger Health System
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Cathy Stevens - Cathy.Stevens@erlanger.org
Spring - Instructor of Record: Cathy Stevens - Cathy.Stevens@erlanger.org
Course Coordinator: Debby Gignilliat - Debra.Gignilliat@erlanger.org - 423-778-6696

Website: https://www.uthsc.edu/pediatrics/clerkship/
Prior Authorization: No
Blocks Not Offered: None
Off-cycle timing allowed: No
Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Overnight Call and/or Float: Yes
Time off for interviews: No

Print this Page