While on the Ambulatory rotation, residents spend several mornings working with teachers to develop health-related educational projects. In addition to strengthening their teaching skills, residents learn the structure of the school system and the environment in which their patients spend most of their time. In addition, residents learn more about how to be an effective advocate for their patients with special educational needs. Child Protection Service Over 1,400 children and adolescents are referred each year to UC Davis Children's Hospital for possible abuse and neglect. Residents spend a two-week block working on the Child Protection Service as members of the child abuse evaluation team.
Residents learn the principles of how to distinguish between accidental and non-accidental injuries.
In addition, residents learn to perform evidentiary exams and often have the opportunity to testify in court. Members of the faculty who are internationally respected experts in child sexual abuse provide supervision for all resident activities. The curriculum includes visits to local law enforcement agencies, participation in multidisciplinary conferences, as well as colposcopic photo review sessions. The goal of this rotation is to sharpen the resident's appreciation of the enormity of the child abuse problem and the special tragedy that it represents. All rights reserved.