Electives usually are for 4 weeks, but other lengths of duration are possible. Pediatric residents actively participate in all clinical activities of the Division, focusing on infectious disease consultations in pediatric infectious diseases at Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital and University Hospital. Emphasis is placed on the clinical and laboratory evaluation of infection, and the management of infectious diseases and associated complications. The scope of infectious diseases typically encountered includes medical and postsurgical infections, infections in cancer and bone marrow transplant patients, and management of HIV-infected children. Students spend approximately 6-8 hours during the rotation in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital and the Virology Laboratory at University Hospital.
Students round each weekday with the attending physicians on all patients.
Residents participate in pediatric case conferences in presenting current cases. Residents also participate in the education of medical students who are on elective. M.D. All rights reserved.