Introduction to the physiological and psychosocial aspects of growth and development and to the effects of disease processes on infants, children and adolescents.

Development of:

Attitudes and professional behavior appropriate to interactions with

• Infants, children, adolescents, and their families
• Medical professionals involved in the care of pediatric patients

Clinical skills

• Interview to obtain the medical history
• Physical examination of infants, children and adolescents
• Identification of a patient's clinical problems
• Development of a differential diagnosis for each problem identified
• Initial evaluation and management
• Therapeutics as applied to pediatric patients

Communication skills

• Patient and family
• Professional

Critical thinking and problem solving skills

Independent learning skills

Pediatric knowledge base

Specific issues of emphasis:

• Influence of family, community, cultural background, and society on the child and adolescent in health and disease
• Growth and development
• Health promotion
• Injury and illness prevention and detection
• Infant, child and adolescent behavior
• Special health care needs
• The Pediatric literature
• Introduction to Pediatrics as a possible career

Students will meet the goals of the clerkship by participation on both inpatient and outpatient clinical services, by self-directed study and by attendance at student focused lectures and case oriented conferences. The objectives will serve as a study guide and as the basis for the final examination.