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Grades
Our evaluation of you during your pediatric rotation is based 66% on performance on the wards and in clinics. This clinical performance grade consists of the ward senior resident and ward attending evaluations, your main outpatient preceptor(s) evaluations, your inpatient write-ups and your outpatient notes and presentations. The remaining 33% of your grade depends on your final exam score.
Final Exam
The final exam is given on the last day of the rotation. It is a 75-question multiple-choice exam. It is not an NBME exam. The questions are taken directly from the CLIPP cases and core day lecture materials.
Required Course Content: CLIPP Cases
CLIPP is a set of online simulated patient encounters. CLIPP is designed to teach you the core knowledge content of the pediatric clerkship curriculum through interactive multimedia cases that will require you to make decisions about diagnoses and clinical management. Throughout the cases you will be provided with support from pediatric experts.
| Case | Topic |
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| Case 1 | Evaluation and care of the newborn infant |
| Case 2 | Infant well-child (2, 6, and 9 months) |
| Case 3 | 3 year old, well-child check |
| Case 4 | 8 year old, well-child check |
| Case 5 | 16 year old girl, health maintenance visit |
| Case 7 | Newborn with respiratory distress |
| Case 8 | 6 day old with Jaundice |
| Case 10 | 6 month old with a fever |
| Case 13 | 6 year old with chronic cough |
| Case 14 | 18 month old with congestion |
| Case 15 | 6 week old with vomiting |
| Case 16 | 7 year old with abdominal pain and vomiting |
| Case 17 | 3 year old refusing to walk |
| Case 18 | 2 week old with poor feeding |
| Case 19 | 16 month old with a first seizure |
| Case 20 | 7 year old with headaches |
| Case 22 | 16 year old with abdominal pain |
| Case 23 | 11 year old with lethargy and fever |
| Case 24 | 2 year old with altered mental status |
| Case 25 | 2 month old with sleep apnea |
| Case 26 | 9 week old with failure to thrive |
| Case 28 | 18 month old with developmental delay |
| Case 29 | Infant with hypotonia |
| Case 31 | 5 year old with puffy eyes |
Additional Readings
We have selected a number of important journal articles to further educate you on critical topics in Pediatrics. These are available on the website. There will be questions on the final exam taken from these readings.
Additional Required Readings
- Infant Growth and Development
- Toddler Development
- Preschool Development 1: Communicative and Motor Aspects
- Preschool Development 2: Psychosocial/Behavioral Development
- Primary Prevention of Child Abuse
Suggested References for the Pediatric Clerkship
Major pediatric textbooks that may be useful for indepth reading:
- Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics
- Oski’s Principles and Practces of Pediatrics
- Rudolph’s Pediatrics
- Hoekelman’s Primary Pediatric Care
- Avery and First’s Pediatric Medicine
Pediatric handbooks may be useful for a first look at a topic. These offer a briefer topic synopsis than the information found in the above listed texts and are intended for a quick reference with encapsulated information.
- Behrman et al: Nelson’s Essentials of Pediatrics
- Bernstein and Shelov: Pediatrics for Medical Students
- Crocetti and Barone: Oski’s Essential Pediatrics
- Gigante: First Exposure Pediatrics
- Harriet Lane Handbook
- Rudolph et al: Rudolph’s Fundamentals of Pediatrics
- Woodhead: Pediatric Clerkship Guide
The following are texts that may be useful for understanding the approach to the pediatric differential diagnosis based on abnormalities in the history or physical exam:
- Athreya and Silverman: Pediatric Physical Diagnosis
- Barness: Manual of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis
- Tunnesen: Signs and Symptoms in Pediatrics
- Zitelli and Davis: Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis
Suggested Supplemental Readings
- Breast Feeding and the Use of Human Milk
- Recommendations for Preventative Health Care
- Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule
- Office Based Counseling for Injury Prevention
- Acute Sinusitis: Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents
- Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media
- Management of Children with Common Syndromes and Birth Defects
- Approach to Children with Congenital Anomalies
- Viral Croup
- Antibiotic Treatment of Pharyngitis
- Adolescent High Risk Behaviors
Lectures
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Death & DyingCraig A. Becker, MSW
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Developmental DisordersChristina M. Iyama-Kurtycz, MD
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GeneticsDavid S. Wargowski, MD
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GrowthEllen Connor, MD
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HemOnc Case StudiesCarol A. Diamond, MD
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ImmunizationsJames H. Conway, MD
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Nutrition in ChildhoodDorota Walkiewicz-Jedrzejczak, MD
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Pediatric CardiologyCarleen L. Hanson, MD
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Priorities & Pitfalls in Pediatric TraumaScott A. Hagen, MD
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Respiratory Infections in Pediatric PatientsGwen C. McIntosh, MD, MPH
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SeizuresGwen C. McIntosh, MD, MPH
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