PED 40100 - Junior Internship in Pediatrics

Cr Hrs: 6
Session Length: 4 weeks

This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The Junior Internship in Pediatrics offers increased responsibility in inpatient general pediatrics. The student will be assigned to a ward service and will be responsible, under the direct supervision of the faculty, for admitting patients, writing orders, and performing the procedures necessary to carry out a plan for the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of assigned patients. The student will be under the immediate supervision of the senior resident and directly responsible to several attending physicians. The student will attend daily teaching rounds with the residents and faculty and all scheduled weekly conferences, including morning report, noon conferences, grand rounds, and subspecialty conferences. Report of a case of interest with review of the literature pertaining to the case would be desirable.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
Location offered: Memphis
Hospital: Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of PED-30000

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Kristen Bettin - kbettin@uthsc.edu
Spring - Instructor of Record: Desiree Burroughs-Ray - dburroug@uthsc.edu
Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Kristen Bettin - kbettin@uthsc.edu
Course Coordinator: Angie Cooper - acoope28@uthsc.edu - 901-287-6321

Website: https://www.uthsc.edu/pediatrics/clerkship/junior-interns.php
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-One week of nights
Time off for interviews: No