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Pediatrics (PED) Courses

Academic Unit: Pediatrics

PED 6121 - Conflict, Anger, Aggression, Violence (Topics course)

(2 cr; Prereq-Ped 6121/PubH 6121; A-F or Audit; offered Spring Even Year)

Current studies of biological bases (e.g., evolutionary adaptation, genetic, physiological substrates), behavioral expression (e.g., roles of environment, development, learning/motivation, personality, psychopathology), and social interactions (e.g., culture, criminal violence, warfare, genocide).

PED 6996 - Department of Pediatrics- Summer Internship in Pediatrics. EPAC Explore Students Only.

(0 cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Summer)

Exposure to clinical general pediatrics early in medical school. Two-week preceptorship with general pediatrician during summer hiatus between first/second year of medical school. Only available to students part of EPAC Explore group. Participating students need to be in academic good standing at the medical school.

PED 7000 - New Parent/Caregiver Elective

(2 cr [max 4]; P-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits)

This flexible rotation is designed to allow medical students who become new parents or further grow their family with the addition of a new child to spend additional time learning from and benefiting from the early days with their new child.

PED 7501 - Pediatric Clerkship

(4 cr; P-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

Equivalent courses: INMD 7206 (ending 11-MAY-15, starting 12-MAY-14), INMD 7116, INMD 7417

Provides basic pediatric skills and knowledge necessary for each student, no matter what field of medicine they select.

PED 7512 - Pedicatric Acting Internship

(2 cr [max 6]; Prereq-7501; H-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits)

An intensive learning experience focusing on children with diseases treated by subspecialty services, generally cardiology, nephrology, or oncology. The student functions as an acting intern.

PED 7531 - Pediatrics-Psychology Internship

(12 cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 48 credits; may be repeated 4 times)

The aim of the University of Minnesota Medical School Psychology Internship is to prepare interns to meet the mental health needs of children and to function as psychologists in academic health centers or other clinical contexts. Interns provide clinical assessments and care for children and their families in a broad mix of clinical settings within a teaching hospital. In addition to extensive supervised clinical experiences, interns participate in a blend of didactics, conferences, and team meetings to further their professional development. The internship year provides ample opportunities for interns to collaborate closely with faculty and develop collegial relationships with our faculty, staff, and each other. The Internship has been continuously accredited since 1965 by the American Psychological Association making it the longest APA-accredited internship in this region, and is known for its quality assessment and improvement activities. William Robiner, PhD, ABPP, is the Internship Director.

PED 7533 - Clinical Allergy at Fairview-University Medical Center

(3 cr [max 6]; H-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits)

Emphasizes the practical aspects of allergic and immunologic work-ups and treatments. The particular content of the course is modified depending upon individual needs.

PED 7534 - Pediatric Cardiology

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The elective rotation in Pediatric Cardiology is open to third and fourth year medical students who are interested in pediatric cardiovascular disease. The rotation is primarily an outpatient one.

PED 7535 - Pediatric Infectious Disease

(4 cr; Prereq-Med Student Yr 3 or 4/PED 7501 or equivalent courses/one other pediatric elective; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The student works closely with the infectious disease fellow and pediatric resident on service, and contribute to the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected or proven infections.

PED 7536 - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course provides inpatient and outpatient experience in clinical management of children, adolescents and young adults with various blood, cancer, immunologic, or other diagnoses.

PED 7537 - Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The student works with faculty, fellows, and residents in a small group. This course is particularly suitable for students planning to pursue residency programs in Internal Medicine and in Pediatrics.

PED 7538 - Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

(2 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits)

The student sees GI and nutrition consults on the pediatric stations, attends clinic and observes all diagnostic and biopsy procedures pertaining to gastrointestinal patients.

PED 7539 - Acting Intern Neonatal Medicine

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course offers the student an opportunity to be an extern in one of the neonatal intensive care units. For assigned patients, the student will assume the responsibility of a first-year resident: the student will make rounds with the house officers and attending staff on all patients, write orders and progress notes on assigned patients, and carry out necessary procedures under supervision.

PED 7540 - Pediatric Neurology

(4 cr; H-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Successful completion of this rotation satisfies the Department of Neurology 7-510 requirement. Pediatric neurology patients have a variety of problems ranging from coma, muscular dystrophy, epilepsy to learning disabilities; from inborn errors of metabolism, metabolic neurologic dysfunction to behavior disorders.

PED 7541 - Children's Hospitals and Clinics of MN Pediatric ENT Elective

(4 cr; P-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This rotation would be geared towards those with strong interest in ENT or strong interest in Pediatrics with the objectives to improve ENT assessment of the pediatric patient and gain proficiency in head and neck exam. Reading about pertinent issues that the student is encountering in clinic, rounds or the operating room will be expected.

PED 7542 - Pediatric Palliative Medicine and Hospice

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall & Summer)

This course is designed to introduce students to the fields of pediatric hospice and palliative medicine. Students will primarily spend time with the Pain and Advanced/Complex Care Team (PACCT), the pain and palliative consult service at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital (UMMCH), as well as its broader interdisciplinary team members (nurse practitioners, social workers, child life specialists, music therapists, and spiritual health providers). Students will also spend at least one day with the interdisciplinary pediatric home hospice and palliative care team teams at Fairview Homecare and Hospice. Depending on availability, students may also rotate in the outpatient clinic at UMMCH. They will be expected to engage in patient care planning, including family meetings and interdisciplinary team collaborations.

PED 7543 - Pediatric Nephrology

(2 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Daily working rounds with the staff will be made, and the team will make formal rounds with the students to discuss the patients in hospital. Outpatient management of a wide variety of problems, both nephrologic and urologic, are considered in clinics.

PED 7544 - Pediatric Pulmonary Disease

(2 cr [max 4]; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits)

This pediatric course will focus on care of pulmonary problems of patients with diverse lung diseases and will include work with the pediatric pulmonary health care team.

PED 7545 - Acting Intern General Pediatrics Outpatient Elective

(2 cr [max 4]; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits)

This is a general pediatric primary care elective. It will allow students to work closely with an outpatient clinical practice team to provide care for patients and families seeking ongoing pediatric primary care.

PED 7547 - Children's Hospitals and Clinics of MN Pediatric Sleep Medicine Elective

(2 cr; P-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Pediatric sleep disorders are common in all ages and populations. There is limited exposure during medical school and residency to sleep medicine in general and pediatric sleep medicine specifically. This rotation will explore the common pediatric sleep disorders that every pediatrician should be aware of.

PED 7548 - Clinical Genetics

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This course will be valuable for students interested in any discipline and allows exposure to patients in pediatrics, medicine, and obstetrics/perinatology.

PED 7549 - Pediatric Care of Children with a History of Foster Care and/or Adoption

(4 cr; P-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This rotation is currently offered to residents at UMN. We wish to broaden it so that visiting students, residents, fellows, and other medical students can rotate with us to learn more about care for children in foster care, those adopted domestically and internationally. It combines a lot of concepts from developmental behavioral pediatrics, psychiatry, infectious disease, and gen peds and we work closely with occupational therapists and psychologists in a team setting to optimize care of children with a history of prenatal exposures and adverse childhood experiences.

PED 7550 - Children's Hospitals and Clinics of MN Pediatric Ethics Elective

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Clinical ethics is an integral part of the practice of medicine?medicine by definition is an ethical practice. Taking the time to understand how the ethical principles work in day to day clinical decision making is paramount to the development of ethically astute clinicians. In order to provide students with an immersive experience in clinical ethics this elective has been created for those who seek more directive knowledge on how ethics affects patient care.

PED 7553 - Adolescent Medicine

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This elective involves two adolescent interviewing workshops and one adolescent pelvic exam workshop. Special emphasis is placed on acquisition of effective clinical communication skills. Students are exposed to a variety of community-based services for youth, including general adolescent medicine clinics, programs for at-risk youth, and for youth in foster care.

PED 7555 - Neonatal Clerkship - Marshfield, WI

(4 cr; Prereq-7512,enrolled yr 4 med; H-N or Audit; offered Every Summer)

This elective revolves primarily around medical problems related to the newborn, including neonatal infections, metabolic problems, cardiovascular problems, shock, pulmonary insufficiency, central nervous system asphyxia and hemorrhage.

PED 7556 - Pedicatrics Clerkship - Marshfield, WI

(4 cr; Prereq-7501,enrolled yr 4 med; H-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Summer)

The student functions as a house officer on the pediatric ward and in the emergency room and has night call every third or fourth night.

PED 7557 - Children's Hospitals and Clinics of MN Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology Elective

(2 cr [max 4]; H-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)

Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (PAG) is an important aspect of clinical education for Pediatrics training programs. Furthermore, PAG is an integral part of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine licensing exams. Specific PAG learning objectives, like those found in the American Board of Pediatrics must be fulfilled. Residents have indicated that they do not feel they get enough exposure to PAG topics and have expressed a desire to learn more about this population during their training.

PED 7559 - Acting Internship in Pediatric Intensive Care

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

The student works as a member of the resident-fellow-attending physician team in assessing and treating all medical and surgical patients on the pediatric intensive care unit.

PED 7560 - Pediatric Research

(2 cr [max 8]; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

A research experience in pediatrics can be arranged on an individual basis with various members in the Pediatrics Department. This course affords the student opportunity to work with a pediatric faculty member on a predetermined research project.

PED 7566 - Evolution of American Pediatrics

(6 cr; H-N or Audit)

This course explores the evolution of American Pediatrics from the post-Civil War period to the present. American Pediatrics may be divided into several distinct eras based on the forces which defined its boundaries and identity. These include societal and governmental influences, changing norms of medical practice, emerging scientific knowledge, and reforms in medical education. The course will also examine Pediatrics' contribution to medical knowledge and the influence of pediatrics on the attitudes of government and society toward children. Team teaching format combines formal lectures, assigned readings, and student/faculty discussion.

PED 7583 - Fundamentals of Clinical Oncology

(4 cr; Prereq-Med 7500 or 7501; H-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

This multidisciplinary course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of clinical oncology (adult and pediatric) and is designed for the medical student interested in entering any specialty.

PED 7700 - Primary Care Selective - Pediatrics

(4 cr; P-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: MED 7700 (inactive, ending 05-JAN-15, starting 04-MAY-09), INMD 7548 (starting 05-JAN-15)

A 4-week ambulatory experience with a focus on both the specialty specific content areas and the process-of-care in the ambulatory setting.

PED 7800 - Acting Intern Pediatrics

(2 cr [max 4]; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits)

The Advanced Selective in Pediatrics is an opportunity for students to serve patients in a community-based general inpatient setting. Advanced selective students will take on the responsibility of an acting intern on the general pediatrics inpatients team. They will collaborate with pediatric and medicine-pediatric interns and medical students in their foundational training. They will be supervised by pediatric and medicine-pediatric senior residents and faculty attendings.

PED 7801 - Acting Internship in Subspecialty Pediatrics

(4 cr; H-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

The Advanced Selective in Subspecialty Pediatrics is an opportunity for students to serve patients in an inpatient setting on subspecialty services such as Hematology/Oncology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, and Emergency Pediatrics. This rotation also includes a variety of phases of care including Emergency Room, Night Coverage (admissions and cross cover), and daily inpatient setting with a subspecialty team. Students will take on the responsibility of an acting intern in these various care settings. They will collaborate with pediatric interns and medical students in their foundational training. They will be supervised by pediatric senior residents and faculty attendings.

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