ROTATION IV - PEDIATRICS

Course Code:
PA 640
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Course Description:

This is a 5 week rotation in an ambulatory, in/outpatient hospital or office-based facility under the direction of a preceptor. Students will perform comprehensive history and physical exams; develop differential diagnoses, diagnostic and therapeutic management plans for common acute and chronic conditions in infants, children and adolescents. The student will recognize normal growth and development and be able to differentiate common abnormalities of growth and development. The student will provide preventative care and patient education on health maintenance and promotion sensitive to diverse pediatric populations. The student will recognize the need for consultation, referral or transfer to an emergency or acute care setting.

Credit:
5
Instruction methods:
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