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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PED 5000 A four week rotation in Pediatric Pulmonology will include both inpatient consultation and outpatient management regarding patients with cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, asthma, recurrent pneumonias and other common and uncommon respiratory disorders. Didactic sessions are conducted weekly with a reading list provided at the beginning of the course. 7.000 Credit Hours 24.000 Lecture hours 16.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College Pediatrics Department
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Prerequisite: PED 5000 This elective provides a concentrated student exposure to adolescent medicine in the primary care (outpatient) environment. The spectrum of care can be expected to include acute and chronic illnesses, gynecologic care, sports medicine, psychosocial and family disorders, growth problems, contraceptive counseling, issues related to adolescent sexuality, and substance abuse disorders. The instructional focus will concentrate upon accurate, extended history taking and communication skills needed to care for this challenging patient population. Recognition and appreciation of the common maladies of adolescence will be taught and their treatments will be demonstrated. Ample time is allowed for the student to review the current literature on a medical topic of interest and write a review article during the month. 7.000 Credit Hours 10.000 Lecture hours 20.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College Pediatrics Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PED 5000 This elective in pediatric critical care provides the senior medical student (acting intern) the opportunity to evaluate and manage the critically ill pediatric patient. The student will participate in the diagnosis and management of critically ill children using the history, physical examination, laboratory data and other invasive and non-invasive techniques. A physiologic approach to the evaluation and management of the critically ill patient will be taught and emphasized as it applies to pediatric critical care. Major topics to be covered include: fluid and electrolytes, closed head injury, seizures, respiratory distress/arrest, shock (cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic), poisoning/toxicology, and sepsis. 8.000 Credit Hours 12.000 Lecture hours 50.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College Pediatrics Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PEDS 5000 Students will work daily with Dr. Carter in the Special Child Clinic caring for children with chronic medical, developmental and neuro-muscular conditions. Students will have weekly readings on developmental issues. 7.000 Credit Hours 12.000 Lecture hours 50.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College Pediatrics Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PED 5000 The objective of the Neonatology Sub-Internship is to give the student an understanding of the practice of Neonatology. The student will be offered the opportunity to provide supervised primary care to neonates in the NICU with responsibilities similar to the NICU resident on a limited number of patients. The clinical experience will be supplemented with a core neonatal lecture series and individualized conferences with the Neonatologist. Students electing this elective should have interest in Pediatrics, Neonatology, Perinatal Medicine, Obstetrics of Intensive Care. 10.000 Credit Hours 10.000 Lecture hours 50.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College Pediatrics Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PED 5000 This elective will provide the student with experiences in (a) Pediatric Cardiology, (b) Pediatric Gastroenterology, and (c) Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. (1) In Pediatric Cardiology, the student will attend outpatient pediatric cardiology clinics one or two days per week. At the end of the elective the student should be able to describe the components of the normal and abnormal pediatric cardiac examination, discuss the events of the cardiac cycle as they relate to the hemodynamics of congenital heart disease and discuss the evaluation and treatment of patients with palpitations, chest pain or syncope. (2) In Pediatric Gastroenterology, the student will attend pediatric gastroenterology clinic on or two days a week. The student will follow inpatient gastroenterology patients with the attending physician. The student will also observe endoscopic procedures and during the month will prepare a pertinent topic for discussion. (3) In Pediatric Hematology/Oncology the student will follow inpatient and outpatient hematology/oncology patients and consults. The student will be exposed to a wide variety of common pediatric hematologic disorders. The student will gain experience in performing lumbar punctures and bone marrow aspirates. 7.000 Credit Hours 10.000 Lecture hours 40.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Internship/Practicum Medicine College Pediatrics Department
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PED 5000 The student should learn how to evaluate and provide the basic management of acutely/critically ill infants and children. 10.000 Credit Hours 12.000 Lecture hours 50.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College Pediatrics Department
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3.00 Credits
This unique elective allows the student to participate as part of the medical team each week in a camp setting with various medical conditions such as brain injury, chronic renal disease/solid organ transplant,hereditary bleeding disorders, cancer, asthma, emotional abuse, and congenital neuromuscular disorders. 3.000 Credit Hours 1.000 Lecture hours 7.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College Pediatrics Department Course Attributes: Elective Course
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7.00 Credits
Gain experience with the acute and chronic diseases associated with two different pediatric subspecialties. 7.000 Credit Hours 5.000 Lecture hours 40.000 Other hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Medicine College Pediatrics Department Course Attributes: Elective Course
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Students for Community Involvement (SCI) is a two-part elective focused on teaching first and second year medical students principles of preventive cardiology and then giving students an opportunity of going into classrooms throughout the state of Georgia to spread the word about preventive medicine. As part of the elective, there are a series of noon-time "Eat and Learn" lectures on cardiovascular disease, elucidating the role of nutrition, exercise, and smoking in the disease process. 1.000 Credit Hours 10.000 Lecture hours Levels: Professional Semester Schedule Types: Lecture Medicine College Pediatrics Department Course Attributes: Elective Course
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