Goals/Objectives

• Understand how to examine and describe respiratory distress and common respiratory diseases in children.
• Understand the management of common respiratory diseases in children.

Description of Rotation

• See and present history, physical exam, and preliminary plan on outpatients with pulmonary disease 4 - 5 half days per week.
• Rounds in hospital four days per week.
• See new consults/admissions in hospital first, present to attending.
• Present case presentation during last week of rotation.
• One half day per week reading day, see patients in hospital if applicable.

 

References/Materials

• Hillman, Pediatric Respiratory Disease
• Articles will be given to student on first day of rotation.

Evaluation Method

Standard pediatric clerkship evaluation form.

Grade

• Honors: An exceptional performance which exceeds all course objectives
• High Pass: A performance which exceeds most course objectives
• Pass: A performance which meets the course objectives
• Fail: A performance which does not meet the course objectives