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: | PEDEND-4970 |
| Course Name: | Pediatric Endocrine/Metabolism |
| Instructors: | Drs. Linda Riddick & Daniela Sima |
| Course Description: | Prerequisite: Successful completion of 3rd year. Course Description: This elective will give the student the opportunity to see patients in our outpatient setting with problems of growth, pubertal development, thyroid problems, adrenal disorders, and diabetes mellitus. The student will be asked to initiate inpatient consultations. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will demonstrate the ability to: 1. Recognize historical and physical findings related to disorders of growth, puberty, thyroid, adrenals and diabetes. 2. Select testing appropriate to each disorder for initial investigations and follow up. 3. Comprehend appropriate selection of initial and continuing management of common endocrine disorders. |
| Types of Patients: | Patients with concerns and diagnoses related to endocrinologic dysfunction from birth to age 18 years. |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | 1. The student will have the option to complete one case presentation discussion on a topic of interest for presentation to the division staff. 2. Morning conference - Grand Rounds Tuesdays, Case Management Fridays. |
| Resources /Readings: | The enclosed resources and cases are recommended: Readings/Videos: Pediatric Endocrine Society - Clinical Resource Library - MOST CURRENT guidelines and references in Pediatric Endocrinology; YouTube videos: Pediatric thyroid examination (From Children's Hopsital of Philadelphia); Tracking Growth in Children Lecturio); Growth Delay: Diagnosis and Management (Lecturio); Pediatric Brain Tumors (from American Brain Tumor Association); UpToDate: Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children and Adolescents; Treatment and Diagnosis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children and Adolescents; Treatment and Complications of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in children and adolescents; Peds in Review (access via Intranet): Adrenal Insufficiency; Hypothyroidism; Anti-Mullerian Hormone, Ovarian Function, and Turner Syndrome; Assessment: Cases: 2. 16 year old female presents to your office, after referral from pediatrician for primary amenorrhea. a. What history and physical would you obtain from this patient? b. What is your differential diagnosis? c. What tests would you want to order? 3. 10 year old male presents to your office due to short stature, resulting in him dropping below the 5th percentile of his growth curve. The patient is prepubescent. a. What history and physical would you obtain from this patient and the parents? b. What is your differential diagnosis? c. What tests would you want to order? 4. 15 year old female presents to the ED with severe abdominal pain and vomiting and is diagnosed with Diabetic Ketoacidosis. a. What are your immediate concerns for this patient? b. How would you manage this patient? 5. Am. Diabetes Assoc: Medical Management of Type 1 Diabetes 6. Kaplan: Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology 7. Sperling: Pediatric Endocrinology 8. Wilson, Foster: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Conference Participation, Formal Presentation, Mid-Rotation Feedback |
| Contact Information: | Course Coordinator: Teresa Sarles, [email protected] |
| Period(s) Available: | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
| Available Length: | 2 weeks 4 weeks |
| Max Students: | 1 |
| Visiting Students: | Yes |