The student will be permitted to do technical procedures within the limits of their abilities and the exigencies of patient care. The educational emphasis is on the pathophysiology of critical illness in children, especially the recognition and therapy of acute respiratory failure and cardiovascular collapse. There also will be considerable exposure to pediatric trauma. Clinical experience in pediatric endocrinology, including consultations, weekly rounds, and weekly clinics. Introduction to endocrinology laboratory techniques and interpretation of clinical laboratory data.
Major emphasis is on seeing infectious disease problems and consultations on pediatric patients.
Extensive reprint files and library textbooks available. Lecture series by members of the Infectious Disease Division, departments of pediatrics and medicine. Experience in the clinical bacteriology, virology, and immunology laboratory. Opportunity to participate in research projects. The field of human genetics concerned with the study of the genetic aspects of human growth and development, and with the disorders that involve genetic mechanism.