MEL 7596: Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Disease

Drs. Bollepalli, Rodriguez, and Shulman

This elective is designed to provide clinical exposure to children with insulin dependent diabetes as they appear in the clinic. The activity will be based at the USF Diabetes Center at the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare on the USF campus. Special emphasis will be placed upon diabetes care management including insulin dose adjustment, nutrition, and psychosocial aspects of the disease and will be supervised by the Diabetes Center team including pediatric endocrinologists, nutritionist, psychologists, and others. The Diabetes Center staff will provide specific education about the techniques required for home management of type 1 diabetes.

 Objectives

The objective is to provide clinical exposure to childhood diabetes and improve understanding of the basic clinical disorder and the problems associated with routine home management.

Interested students must contact the director, Dr. Rodriguez at (813) 396-2580, prior to selecting this elective. Those interested in more intense exposure to children with a chronic disease should contact Dr. Rodriguez to learn the dates of camp sessions for children with diabetes.