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Medical Student Education Program

 

 

Third Year Clerkship

 

Director:  Denise Salerno, MD

 

The third year clerkship in pediatrics is a six-week rotation during which students gain an understanding of those medical issues that face children from birth through adolescence.  Each student spends time in the inpatient area, outpatient offices, nursery and pediatric emergency department.  The clerkship is offered at five different locations: 

  • Temple University Children's Medical Center which is still a relatively new and growing institution
  • Crozer Chester Medical Center
  • West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh
  • St. Luke's Hospital-Bethlehem Campus
  • Geisinger Medical Center in Danville

These sites help us offer medical students a variety of experiences in pediatrics.  The faculty at all sites are experienced clinicians, excellent educators, and very much enjoy working with Temple medical students.

 

 

Pediatric Subinternship

 

Director:  Michael Del Vecchio, MD

Location: Temple University Children's Medical Center (TUCMC)

Blocks:  All blocks

Students/block: 3

Code#: 860A

Telephone: 215-707-6478

 

Goals and Objectives:  The subinternship was developed to continue the student's pediatric educational process begun in the 3rd year.  The student will hone their skills in the special parts of the history and physical special to the pediatric age range.  Emphasis is placed on differential diagnosis, disease management, and leadership skills.  The overall learning experience will be vital in preparing the student for their next level of training.

 

Description:  The subintern will be an integral part of the inpatient pediatric teaching team at TUCMC.  Working one-on-one with pediatric hospitalists, pediatric nurse practitioners and third year medical students, the subintern will be directly responsible for the care of patients assigned to them (ranging from 4 to 8 patients).  The subintern will take in-house call on four weekday nights and will be on call two weekend days (24 hours).

 

Learning Resources:  There are daily teaching rounds with the pediatric hospitalist, followed by radiology rounds with a pediatric radiologist.  The student will attend weekly noon conferences and weekly grand rounds.  Additionally, there are weekly chairperson's rounds with the inpatient teaching team and subintern chairperson's rounds that consist of the pediatric chairperson meeting to discuss specific cases and pertinent literature, directly with the subinterns on service.  A resource room with 24/7 computer access, vital books pertinent to the practice of pediatrics and pediatric journals are provided in the student resource room located on the premises.

 

Methods of Evaluating Students:  Evaluations of knowledge and skill, and attitudes and behaviors are performed as a group by the attending hospitalist who had contact with the subintern.