In this dipartment, students become familiar with the field of Pediatrics through lectures and clerkships in the wards and outpatient clinics of the Children's Hospital and affiliated hospitals, which include the National Medical Center, Jeil Hospital, Eulji Hospital, Kan Nam Hospital, Samsung Medical Center, and the Seoul Red Cross Hospital. A Series of 44 lectures for junior student Normal development of children as a whole, both in mental and physical aspects, as well as continuous emphasis on divergence from the norm. Each student is assigned to the ward and to the outpatient clinic for a period of six weeks. Case studies Case studies are made under the supervision and guidance of resident physicians and staffs. Through case studies, students are encouraged to be familiar with the care of the patients and pediatric procedures as much active contact with patients as possible.
Laboratory is availablel which permits each student to perform various procedures.
Regularly scheduled conferences are held conjointly with the members of the Department of Radiology result in correlative teaching Weekly rounds and grand rouds are conducted by staff in pediatric department and every effort is made to present cases and discuss the various aspects of health and diseases in infants and children. Clinicopathological conferences are scheduled on the third Tuesday of the month and students are requested to attend preliminary group discussions and submit their opinions on diagnosis. Perinatal mortality conferences are held on the second Monday of the month. The opportunity is offered to study the communicable diseases of childhood and hospital care of the newborn. Weekly reading assignments covering entire chapters of a standard pediatric textbook are given to each group of studints.