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PEDS 300A. Pediatrics Core Clerkship (LPCH, SCVMC) Closed to Visitors
Pediatrics 300A is an eight-week core clerkship, divided into four weeks on an inpatient service and four weeks in an ambulatory pediatric setting. Students spend four weeks at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Packard El Camino or Kaiser Santa Clara and four weeks at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The clerkship provides an introduction to a wide range of clinical problems in pediatrics and arms students with the basic skills needed to work with children and families. The NBME Subject Exam in Pediatrics is a required component of the clerkship.
Prereq: MED 208 or INDE 206.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for eight weeks. 16 students per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: will be sent by coordinator prior to start of clerkship; Time: 9:00 am.
Units: 12 DropCode: Call
Code: 4
Director: Elizabeth Stuart, M.D.; Associate Director: Lucy Lee, M.D.
Other Faculty: E. Stuart, L. Lee.
Coord: Gretchen Shawver (650-498-2679).
PEDS 301A. Medical Genetics Clerkship (LPCH) Open to Visitors
The clerkship provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of clinical genetics. Students have the opportunity to learn about a range of genetic disorders, genetic diagnostics and genetic counseling by participating in the evaluation of children and adults in the General Genetics Clinic, Metabolic Genetics Clinic and Cleft and Craniofacial Center. Students are also encouraged to participate in the activities of the inpatient consult service. Students may elect to spend a portion of the clerkship learning about genetic diagnostics in the biochemical genetics, cytogenetics and/or molecular genetics laboratories. By special arrangement students may also observe in the Neurogenetics Clinic, Adult Cancer Genetics Clinic, Down Syndrome Clinic or the Prenatal Genetics Clinic. At the conclusion of the rotation students will deliver a thirty minute presentation on a topic of their interest in genetic medicine.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A or permission of director.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for two or four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: A071 or 730 Welch Road, Mary L. Johnson Clinic, Medicine Specialties at 8:00 am. Call Susan Schelley (650-725-6562) 1 week prior to arrival to review reporting instructions.
Units: 6 or 12 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Jon Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D. (650-723-9527, SUMC, A-091).
Other Faculty: G. Enns, U. Francke, L. Hudgins, M. Manning, D. Stevenson, W. Thorson.
Coord: Susan Schelley (650-725-6562, schelley@stanford.edu), SUMC A071.
PEDS 302A. Pediatric Rheumatology Clerkship (LPCH) Closed to Visitors; Contact office for special requests.
Offers extensive education on musculoskeletal exam. Acquaints students with the rheumatic diseases of childhood. Students attend 3 clinics per week, daily inpatient rounds, and weekly didactic sessions. The use of allied health professions in hospitals and local communities will be demonstrated. On days there is no outpatient rheumatology clinic, students can attend occupational & physical therapy sessions at LPCH.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A or permission of director.
Periods Avail: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Call Pediatric Rheumatology office for information at 650-723-8295 or email Tzielan Lee at tzlee@stanford.edu.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Tzielan Lee, M.D.
Other Faculty: C. Sandborg, T. Lee, I. Balboni, J. Hsu, J. Frankovich, M. Cidon, D. Gerstbacher.
Coord: Susan Freeman (650-725-3650).
PEDS 303A. Pediatric Cardiology Clerkship (LPCH) Open to Visitors
The Pediatric Cardiology Clerkship 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 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. The program emphasizes history-taking, physical examination, and interpretation of electrocardiograms and X-rays. Rotations include exposure to echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and electrophysiologic studies. Students will learn principles of medical and surgical therapy, and will have the opportunity to spend time in the operating room with the cardiology team. Prospective applicants should visit http://med.stanford.edu/clerkships/apply.html to begin the application process.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A. Visiting students must have completed 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 the Clerkship Director.
Reporting Instructions: Students will receive reporting instructions via e-mail approximately 1 week prior to the beginning of their clerkship.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Inger Olson, M.D. (650-723-7913).
Other Faculty: Stanford Pediatric Cardiology faculty.
Coord: Tara Smalley Thomas (650-725-9686, tara4@stanford.edu), 750 Welch Road #325, Palo Alto, CA 94304-5731.
PEDS 304A. Pediatric Endocrinology and DiabetesClerkship (LPCH) Open to Visitors
Provides an in-depth exposure to the endocrine disorders and diabetes in children. The clinical experience is primarily in the pediatric endocrine clinics at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and a satellite clinic in Los Gatos under the direct guidance of the faculty. An active conference schedule and supervised reading program ensure exposure to all areas of endocrinology. Students are encouraged to explore a special interest within the field of endocrinology and deliver a presentation on the topic.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 2 students per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: G313; Time: 9:00 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Laura Bachrach, M.D. (650-723-5791).
Other Faculty: T. Aye, L. Bachrach, B. Buckingham, C. Buckway, B. Feldman, M. Grover, K. Neely, A. Shah, S. Shah, D. Wilson.
Coord: Ofelia Gutierrez (650-723-5791), G-313.
PEDS 305A. Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clerkship (LPCH) Open to Visitors
This clerkship offers an individualized tutorial experience in the diagnosis, care, and clinical investigation of children with hematologic diseases. It is designed as an ambulatory rotation with an emphasis on pediatric hematology. Clinical activities include participation in the hematology clinic, and inpatient hematology consultations. Teaching activities include small group discussions of clinical problems, instruction on reading peripheral blood smears and bone marrow aspirates, as well as participation in the regularly scheduled hematology and oncology conferences. Students are expected to prepare a 45 minute presentation on a topic of their choosing at one of these conferences. The workload permits time for independent reading and the learning of special hematologic techniques.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-5, 7-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Pediatric Heme/Onc Office, 1000 Welch Road Suite 300; Time: 9:00 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Clara Lo, M.D. (650-723-5535).
Other Faculty: G. Dahl, M. Link, N. Marina, B. Glader, M. Jeng, C. Twist, N. Lacayo, A. Ragaswami, S. Luna-Fineman, R. Agarwal, S. Kharbanda, K. Schlis, C. Lo, J. Andrews, A. Narla.
Coord: Charlene Larson Rotandi (650-723-5535), 1000 Welch Road Suite 300.
PEDS 306A. Pediatric Nephrology Clerkship (LPCH) Open to Visitors
Offers inpatient and outpatient experience in the management of a variety of acute and chronic diseases of the kidney, including patients recieving acute or chronic dialysis and renal transplant. Additional exposure is gained through consultations on pediatric patients with renal, hypertensive, and complex fluid and electrolyte complications of other diseases. Emphasis is on teaching clinical-pathological correlations and pathophysiology as they relate to the diagnosis and treatment of renal disease. Also emphasized are problems experienced by patients and their parents in adjusting to chronic renal disease.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: G306, Pediatric Nephrology Office; Time: 9:00 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Steve Alexander, M.D.
Other Faculty: S. Alexander, C. Wong, W. Concepcion, P. Grimm, S. Sutherland, E. Talley, D. Potter, A. Chandhuri, G. Oh, M. Leonard.
Coord: Kim Sands (650-723-7903), G306.
PEDS 308A. Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Clerkship (LPCH) Open to Visitors
Provides students with both inpatient and extensive outpatient experience in the management of a variety of acute and chronic diseases of the intestinal tract and liver. In addition, students are taught the importance of nutrition intervention in these disorders. The GI Service works closely with Pediatric Radiology, Pediatric Surgery, the Pediatric Liver and Small Bowel Transplant Service, and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital’s pediatric nutritionists. Daily inpatient rounds can be made with the attending, fellow, and pediatric housestaff. Nutrition Support Team rounds are held weekly. Clinical teaching conferences are held weekly. A joint Pediatric G-I/Pediatric Surgery/Pediatric Radiology Conference and joint Pediatric G-I/Pathology Conference are held monthly. Opportunities exist to observe GI procedures (e.g., upper endoscopy, colonoscopy). Clinics are held eight half-days per week. Students evaluate patients in clinic where they will spend the majority of their time and present to one of the clinic attendings. Students also see new inpatient consults and present to the attending and fellow.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A and consent of Dr. Kerner.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: 750 Welch Rd., Suite 116 (call Dr. Kerner one month prior to confirm clerkship availability); Time: 8:00 AM on first day of clerkship (almost always will be a Monday).
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: John Kerner, M.D.
Other Faculty: R. Castillo, D. Bass, K. Cox, W. Berquist, E. Sibley, M. Hurwitz, N. Khavari, and K.T. Park, A. Yeh, J. Burgis, R. Bensen, R. McKenzie, A. Lau.
Coord: Megan Christofferson (650-725-9813), 750 Welch Road, Suite 116.
PEDS 311E. Clinical Preceptorship at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) S1 Closed to Visitors
Students have the opportunity to observe several outpatient pediatricians caring for patients in a private practice setting. They will learn to work up and manage sick and well infants, children and adolescents at the PAMF in Palo Alto. Students participate in staff conferences and will create a presentation on an outpatient pediatric topic of their choice.
Students from other institutions must be enrolled through Stanford.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A suggested but not required. Arrange with Dr. Lai at 650-853-2876 at least 4 weeks in advance.
Periods Avail: 4-6, 9-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: PAMF in Palo Alto (call four weeks prior); Time: 8:30 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Stephanie Lai, M.D. (650-853-2876), PAMF.
Other Faculty: Staff
Coord: Stephanie Lai, M.D.
PEDS 312A. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clerkship (LPCH) Open to Visitors
Students gain clinical experience working with patients with infectious diseases, including newborns, children, adolescents, and pediatric patients with underlying malignancies, immunological deficiencies, organ transplants, chronic illness and orthopedic problems. Clinical rounds are held daily and outpatient clinic is held one a week. General principles applicable to the management of infections in all age groups are emphasized, as well as basic ID-specific laboratory results such as cultures, antibiotics, susceptibility data and diagnostic studies. In addition, students participate in a variety of weekly didactic sessions, clinical conferences and laboratory rounds. Students also should attend the Pediatric Residency Program’s Morning Report, Noon didactics and Grand Rounds as the schedule allows.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A and Medicine 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Stanford University Hospital, Peds ID Division Offices, Room G312; Time: 8:30 am. Call Valerie E. Berland at 650-723-5682 or email at vberland@stanford.edu prior to start date.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0 (no call or rounding on weekends).
Director: Hayley Gans, M.D. (650-723-5682).
Other Faculty: R. Mathew, H. Schwenk, N. Srinivas, M. Amieva, S. Chen, D. LaBeaud, E. Egan, D. Contopoulos-Ioannidis, D. Vu.
Coord: Valerie E. Berland (650-723-5682), SUH Room G312.
PEDS 313A. Neonatal Intensive Care Subinternship (LPCH) S2 Open to Visitors
Medical students in their third or fourth clinical year are offered the opportunity to enrich their pediatric training in the 40-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) located on the 2nd floor of LPCH. The NICU offers an intensive experience in the management of premature and sick term neonates admitted from the delivery room, community physicians’ offices, and an active referral service that draws from throughout Northern and mid-coastal California. The rotation emphasizes delivery room attendance and newborn resuscitation skills, daily management of common newborn problems, and the special follow-up needs of NICU graduates. Exposure to advanced therapies including mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, nitric oxide therapy, and hypothermia occurs routinely. An active maternal-fetal medicine service, pediatric surgery, and various pediatric subspecialty services support the NICU. Students work under direct supervision of housestaff, nurse practitioners, fellows and faculty, and assume gradual responsibility for patient care as dictated by performance as the rotation progresses.
Students must obtain approval from Meghan Stawitcke prior to registering for this clerkship. Please email requests to meghans4@stanford.edu.
Additional information for visiting students: Visiting students must have completed an inpatient pediatrics rotation prior to starting this clerkship. Approval from the clerkship director at the home institution is required prior to enrollment. Please contact Meghan Stawitcke (meghans4@stanford.edu) for information about the approval process. Website for Visiting Student:http://med.stanford.edu/clerkships.html
Prereq: Peds 300A and Anesthesia 306A/P.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period. NOTE: enrollment is coordinated with Anes306P and capped at no more than 2 students in the NICU per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Intensive Care Nursery (Attending Physician or on-service Fellow); Time: 8:30 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 2 - Call is every 4th night until 11pm, no overnight call.
Director: Lisa Charo Bain, M.D. (lisa.c.bain@gmail.com).
Other Faculty: LPCH NICU faculty.
Coord: Meghan Stawitcke (650-724-9954).
PEDS 314A. Pediatric Intensive Care Clerkship (LPCH) S2 Open to Visitors
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a busy 20-bed academic unit that teaches students to recognize and care for critically ill children. The patients are comprised of medical, surgical, and trauma patients both from within LPCH or are referred from other hospitals throughout Northern California. The medical admissions cover a broad range of disease processes ranging from respiratory failure, to shock, to multi-system organ dysfunction. Surgical patients represent diverse pathologies and vary from solid organ transplants to various types of neurosurgical procedures. Students will learn the pahtophysiology of critical illness in children, understand the many monitoring devices used in the ICU, and become familiar with the various treatment modalities available for organ failure. In this rotation, students should also begin to organize the multiple pieces of data present for ICU patients to formulate the complete physiologic picture. The differences in pathophysiology and management of critically ill children as compared to adults should also become apparent. Education will occur via daily morning rounds, caring for patients, scheduled didactic sessions, and interactions with ICU attendings, fellows, and residents. Increasing responsibility for patient care is allowed as directed by the student’s performance.
Students must obtain approval from Theresa Kramer prior to registering for this clerkship. Please email requests to tckramer@stanford.edu.
Prereq: Peds 300A, Anesthesia 306A and consent of instructor.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Pediatric ICU (Attending Physician / PICU fellow); Time: 7:45 am.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 4
Director: Saraswati Kache, M.D. (650-723-5495, skache@stanford.edu), S230.
Other Faculty: Stanford PICU faculty.
Coord: Theresa Kramer - Department of Anesthesia 650-498-5624, H-3580.
PEDS 315A. Adolescent Medicine (LPCH) S1 Open to Visitors
This one month elective has a focus on adolescents with eating disorders. During this elective you will rotate through out-patient eating disorder clinics and an in-patient eating disorder unit. This is an excellent opportunity to participate in a multi-disciplinary nationally recognized program for the care of adolescents with eating disorders. A requirement of the rotation is to prepare a talk on a topic of interest in adolescent medicine, with a handout and bibliography. The talk will be given during the last week of the rotation. Additionally, there may be an opportunity to rotate through primary care and community outreach teen clinics, though these clinics are not available on a regular basis. Weekly teaching conferences also supplement the curriculum.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Review schedule sent via e-mail by coordinator prior to clerkship.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Catherine Anne Miller, M.D.
Other Faculty: S. Ammerman, J. Carlson, C. Kapphahn, S. Yen, N. Golden, S. Aggarwal.
Coord: Anna Valdez-Fraser (650-736-9557).
PEDS 316I. International Community Health (San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala) Closed to Visitors
This clerkship is based in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala, an indigenous town in a coffee growing region on the southern shore of Lake Atitlan. The clerkship couples direct clinical experience with a broader exposure to the social determinants of health and the provision of medical care in resource-poor areas of the world. Students are precepted for clinical work in a small hospital and in mobile clinics. The clinical conditions to be encountered may include viral syndromes, diarrhea, dysentery, parasitic diseases, malnutrition, asthma, skin disorders, tuberculosis, onchocerciasis, as well as a variety of chronic disorders, such as congenital anomalies, hypertension, diabetes, and arthritis. The students are also able to participate in the care of emergency cases that arrive at the clinic as well as birth deliveries. Students attend didactic sessions on the epidemiology, diagnoses, and available therapies related to prevalent clinical conditions. In addition, students participate in an array of community development activities (including potable water systems, reforestation, and medicinal herb programs), and have opportunities to explore the local customs and history of the area. Assigned readings and orientation sessions are held prior to traveling for the rotation.
Students must apply, interview, and be approved by the Clerkship Director prior to registering for this clerkship. Participation limited to 3 students per period.
This clerkship is closed for academic year 2013-2014.
Prereq: Basic conversational Spanish required.
Periods Avail: P2A, P2B & P4B.
Reporting Instructions: TBA
Units: 3-6 DropCode: Call
Code: 1, No call, but may include some weekend work
Director: Paul H. Wise, M.D., MPH.
Other Faculty: Staff
Coord: Kate Leonard (650-725-5645, kleonard@stanford.edu).
PEDS 335A. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Subinternship (LPCH) S2 Open to Visitors
This subinternship is designed to build upon the fundamental skills in hematology and oncology learned in Peds 305A, and to provide an intensive inpatient experience on the Hematology/Oncology unit at LPCH. Students act as primary caretakers for their patients, with instruction and supervision from the pediatric residents, hematology/oncology fellow, and hematology/oncology attending. Clinical activities include working up new patients, daily rounds and patient care, writing daily progress notes, writing orders, taking night call, and performing procedures, which may include bone marrow aspiriation and lumbar puncture. Students function as part of the ward team which is comprised of junior residents, fellow, and attending. Teaching activities include bedside teaching, small group discussions of clinical problems, instruction on reading peripheral blood smears and bone marrow aspirates, as well as participation in the regularly scheduled hematology and oncology conferences. Curriculum goals are to strengthen basic medical skills and to learn to manage complex, acutely ill patients with multiple medical problems, as well as to learn common diagnostic presentations of pediatric malignancies and the fundamentals of treating these diseases.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A. Highly Recommended: Pediatrics 305A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: 1N Bass Center, Heme/Onc inpatient ward; Time: 8:30 am. Contact Charlene Larson Rotandi/Jennifer Andrews two weeks prior to start date to confirm and get further instructions.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Jennifer Andrews, M.D. (650-497-8953).
Other Faculty: C. Aftandilian, J. Andrews, G. Dahl, K. Davis, M. Jeng, N. Lacayo, M. Link, C. Lo, S. Luna-Fineman, M. Marina, A. Narla, A. Rangaswami, K. Sakamoto, K. Schlis, S. Spunt, A. Sweet-Cordero, , C. Twist.
Coord: Charlene Larson Rotandi (650-723-5535), 1000 Welch Road, Suite 300.
PEDS 336E. Subinternship in Community Hospital Pediatrics (Watsonville Community Hospital) S2 Open to Visitors
This sub-internship will introduce to the experienced student the challenges of community pediatric hospital medicine in a resource-limited community. Patients in this hospital are primarily Spanish-speaking. Medical interpretation is available. Sub-interns will work with attendings, caring for well newborns, infants in a Level 2 NICU, hospitalized children, and will also consult on children in the emergency department. Significant autonomy will be provided to students demonstrating capacity. Watsonville Community Hospital is in Santa Cruz County. Housing is provided in Capitola but students need a car. Weekends are duty-free. Students interested in enrolling should contact the clerkship director or coordinator to discuss timing.
Students wishing to do this clerkship must receive prior approval from Clerkship Director before registering.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Watsonville Community Hospital Main Lobby, 75 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076; Time: 8:00 am
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 2 (one night per week in-hospital)
Director: Peter Rowinsky, M.D., FAAP
Other Faculty: A. Anavitarte, D. Finnigan, N. McNamara, D. Takahashi.
Coord: Gretchen Shawver (650-498-2679), gshawver@stanford.edu.
PEDS 338A. Subinternship in Inpatient Pediatrics (LPCH) S2 Open to Visitors
Pediatrics 338A provides an advanced experience that mimics an inpatient month of pediatric internship. Students are assigned to one of four inpatient teams at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, where they assume a primary role in managing patients on a busy, high-acuity ward service.
Visiting students require approval from the clerkship director to enroll in this clerkship. Please contact Gretchen Shawver, Clerkship Coordinator, at gshawver@stanford.edu for information about the approval process.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A. Visiting students must have completed an inpatient rotation in pediatrics to enroll in Pediatrics 338A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 3 students per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Morning Report; Time: 8:00 am
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 2 (one week of nightfloat)
Director: Elizabeth Stuart, M.D.
Other Faculty: E. Stuart.
Coord: Gretchen Shawver (650-498-2679), gshawver@stanford.edu.
PEDS 338C. Subinternship in Pediatrics (SCVMC) S2 Closed to Visitors
Pediatrics 338C provides an advanced experience that mimics an inpatient month of pediatric internship. Students are assigned to the inpatient team at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where they assume a primary role in managing patients on both the general ward service and in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-4, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit @ SCVMC; Time: 7:30 a.m.
Units: 6 DropCode: Call
Code: 4
Director: Elizabeth Stuart, M.D.
Other Faculty: M. Bressack, Alan Schroeder, E. Stuart.
Coord: Gretchen Shawver (650) 498-2679.
PEDS 340D. General Pediatrics (KPMC) S1 Open to Visitors
Provides students with an outpatient experience in clinical pediatrics working with primary care pediatricians in a prepaid health plan setting. Emphasizes primary care and includes several subspecialty clinics when available, i.e. pulmonology, neurology, gi, urology, allergy-immunology, and development. The entire rotation is spent at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center and the associated satellite clinics in Milpitas.
Students must contact the clerkship director 4 weeks in advance to clerkship start date.
Prereq: Peds 300A.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for 2 weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Please contact Dr. Sandhu at (408) 945-2076 or via e-mail at Prabhjot.K.Sandhu@kp.org as soon as you are committed to coming to Kaiser for your pediatrics rotation.
Where: Determined with Dr. Sandhu; Time: TBA.
Units: 3 DropCode: Call
Code: 0
Director: Prabhjot Sandhu, M.D. (408-945-2076 Kaiser Milpitas Office.
Other Faculty: Staff
Coord: Prabhjot Sandhu, M.D. (408-945-2076) Kaiser Milpitas Office.
PEDS 398A. Clinical Elective in Pediatrics (LPCH, SCVMC, KPMC) Closed to Visitors, except by Director’s permission
Pediatrics 398A provides an opportunity for students to have an individualized experience in clinical pediatrics. Students and faculty preceptors work together to determine the goals, activities and duration of the experience.
Please note: Students cannot add 398A clerkships directly to their fishbowl schedules through the regular shuffles. Enrollment requires approval by the course director. Please contact Gretchen Shawver (gshawver@stanford.edu) with the faculty preceptor’s name and a description of the planned experience.
Prereq: Pediatrics 300A, approval by the course director, faculty preceptor, and Advising Dean.
Periods Avail: 1-12.
Reporting Instructions: Where: TBA (designated faculty preceptor); Time: TBA
Units: 1 to 12 DropCode: Call
Code: 2 (varies according to preceptor)
Director: Elizabeth Stuart, M.D.
Other Faculty: Staff
Coord: Gretchen Shawver (650-498-2679).
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"S1"=Selective Clerkship Category I (Basics in Clinical Care)
"S2"=Selective Clerkship Category II (Subinternship)
