We offer many elective courses during the senior year to best serve each student’s individual needs and goals. Students with well-defined career goals and those who are still in the process of choosing a specific area to focus on have a wide assortment of electives to choose from. Most courses are two or four weeks in duration.
Students are also encouraged to approach faculty members for the development of unique courses.
| Department: | Pediatrics |
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| Course Number: | PED-4010 |
| Course Name: | Developmental Pediatrics |
| Instructors: | Aleeya Healey, MD; |
| Course Description: | Prerequisites: Successful completion of Pediatrics Clerkship |
| Educational Objectives: | 1. Become comfortable with the pediatric behavioral observations and physical exam 2. Become familiar with common pediatrics developmental and behavioral conditions (i.e. ADHD, ASD, GDD) 3. Become familiar with mental health screening assessments and requirements for diagnosis using the DSM-V 4. Complete a new patient intake to discern what patients should be referred to DBP vs. alternate specialties and why. In addition to having a good understanding of what prerequisite information on the patient is most useful in these referrals. |
| Types of Patients: | A range of pediatric patients from birth to 21 years of age with concerns for abnormal development or underlying behavioral health struggles. There is a large mix of SES, foster children, those exposed to substances in utero, genetic and neurological conditions, and resultant condition of those exposed to trauma early in life. |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | Pediatric case management-Fridays@ noon Pediatric topic presentations - various noon conferences Grand Rounds-Wednesdays @ 8am |
| Resources /Readings: | Recommended and resource readings include: 1. DSM-V 2. Pediatrics in review articles on pediatric developmental and mental health conditions. 3. Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics textbook by Levine et. al. 4. Specific genetic conditions can be references |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Patient Write-Ups, Mid-Rotation Feedback |
| Contact Information: | Coordinator: Ashley Fusco, [email protected], 518-264-2060; Course Director: Aleeya Healey, MD [email protected], 518-262-5401 |
| Period(s) Available: | Available: By request only |
| Available Length: | 2 weeks |
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| Visiting Students: | No |