MEL 7551: Acting Internship: Inpatient Pediatrics

Drs. Rodriguez, Patel, Maldonado, and Staff - Tampa

Drs. Liborio LaRussa, Scott Brenner, Timothy Yeager, Richard Mazzaccaro, Kris Rooney and Claudia Busse - LVHN

The inpatient pediatric course is presented to give the student an experience in the management of children with problems requiring hospitalization. The student will have the responsibility for the evaluation and treatment of a limited number of pediatric cases. The student will care for these patients as an acting intern in consultation with a senior member of the pediatric house staff. The student will take call with the ward team every fourth night.

 Objectives

1. The student should be able to conduct a history and physical examination in a concise and logical fashion and define the child's problems.
2. The student should be aware of the diagnostic and therapeutic tools available in pediatrics and be able to use them when appropriate to patient care.
3. The student should develop increasing clinical responsibility and judgment in dealing with hospitalized children and their families.
4. The student should gain familiarity in performing certain basic procedures including venipuncture, lumbar puncture, intravenous line placement, suprapubic puncture, arterial puncture, and bone marrow aspiration.
5. The student should be able to give the indications for admission to the hospital for children with various diagnostic and therapeutic problems. 

Tampa
Physician Contact: Dr. Rodriguez
Contact Number: (813) 259-8752