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Pediatrics
PEDS 303A. Pediatric Cardiology Clerkship (SUMC) Open to Visitors
Provides students with a hemodynamic and developmental approach to the cardiovascular problems of childhood. Students actively participate in all pediatric cardiology activities in the clinic, the wards and the ICUs of the LPCH. Emphasis is on history-taking, physical examination, and interpretation of electrocardiograms and X-rays. Rotations include exposure to echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and electrophysiologic studies. Principles of medical and surgical therapy are taught. With opportunity to spend time in the operating room with the cardiology team. The cardiovascular system and its attendant problems are related to overall growth and development in the child and prognosis for the patient as an adult.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A. Visiting students must have had a General Pediatrics clerkship equivalent to Pediatrics 300A, and a General Medicine clerkship equivalent to Medicine 300A.
Periods Avail: Periods 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period. Additional students must be approved by Dr. Olson.
Reporting Instructions: Call the week before clerkship begins for reporting instructions.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call Code: 0
Director: Inger Olson, M.D. (650-723-7913).
Other Faculty: D. Bernstein, C. Chin, A. Dubin, J. Feinstein, D. Murphy, I. Olson, S. Perry, M. Rabinovitch, D. Rosenthal, S. Roth, N. Silverman, G. Wright, K. Desai, l. Peng, R. Punn, A. Shin, T. Tacy.
Coord: Rebecca Nessary (650-721-5879), 750 Welch Road #325, Palo Alto, CA 94304-5208.
* "S1"=Selective Clerkship Category I (Basics in Clinical Care)
"S2"=Selective Clerkship Category II (Subinternship)
