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: | PEDNEO-4000 |
| Course Name: | Neonatology |
| Instructors: | Dr. Michael Horgan |
| Course Description: | Prerequisite: Successful completion of 3rd year. Course Description: The newborn service elective will offer intensive training in the care of the neonate. Emphasis will be placed on the normal newborn examination, identification, care of the high-risk infant, and application of new techniques and physiology and pathology of the treatment of the sick newborn infant. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will demonstrate the ability to: 1. Recognize normal newborn exam, normal & abnormal variants 2. Know steps of evaluation & resuscitation of critical newborn 3. Understand physiology/pathology of disease of newborn 4. Identify respiratory disease of premature infants, management, and physiology of respiratory support. 5. Define methods of nutritional support including positive and negative characteristics of each. |
| Types of Patients: | Age range 23 weeks gestation - 30 days post gestation |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | Multiple small group teaching sessions per week Lecture on respiratory support mechanisms Tues- Grand Rounds ; Fri - Case Management |
| Resources /Readings: | Zitelli Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis Lange Neonatology |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Conference Participation, 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 |