Pediatric Clerkship

Welcome

Our 4-week clerkship is a combination of inpatient, general practice and subspecialty experiences. We assign each student to a small team of physicians who assess student performance and provide feedback. Each student has an average of 30 half days of clinic experience over the course of the 4 weeks. Some schedules require students to round on their patients on weekends or nights. All schedules are set up based on physician clinical schedules.

Meet the Pediatric Clerkship Team

Sheref Unal

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics - Primary Care, Newborn Medicine

Kelly Pickrell

Curriculum Development Specialist

Our faculty

The faculty at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is focused on educating the region's top physicians, researching new models of care, and providing expert clinical services that address the health care needs of central and southern Illinois.

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Clerkship Objectives

1)   Gain basic knowledge of growth and development (physical, physiological, and psycho-social) and of its clinical application from birth through adolescence.
2)   Demonstrate the knowledge necessary for the diagnosis and initial management of common pediatric acute and chronic illnesses.
3)   Analyze the approach of pediatricians to the health care of children and adolescents.
4)   Evaluate the influence of family, community, and society on the child in health and disease.
5)   Develop communication skills that will facilitate the clinical interaction with children, adolescents, and their families and thus, ensure that complete and accurate data are obtained.
6)   Demonstrate competency in the physical examination of infants, children, and adolescents.
7)   Demonstrate clinical problem-solving skills.
8)    Develop strategies for health promotion and well as disease and injury prevention.
9)    Develop the attitudes and professional behaviors appropriate for clinical practice.

Required Clinical Experiences

Patient Type/Clinical Condition	Procedures/Skills	Clinical Setting	Level of Student Responsibility
Respiratory Complaint/Distress		Inpatient or Outpatient	Participate
Well Child Examination		Outpatient	Participate
	Developmental Screening	Inpatient or Outpatient	Perform
GI Complaint ie Constipation		Inpatient or Outpatient	Participate
Skin Complaint ie) Rash/Congenital Birthmark/Jaundice		Inpatient or Outpatient	Participate
	Review Immunization Schedule	Inpatient or Outpatient	Perform
	ENT Exam on Child	Inpatient or Outpatient	Perform
	Reflex Testing	Inpatient or Outpatient	Perform