MEL 8582: Pediatric Infectious Disease
Periods | Pre-requisite | Sites & Slots | Hours | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 - Tampa 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 - LVHN | BCC 7110 or BCC 7184 - Tampa Year 4 status - LVHN | 2@ACH 1@SJH 1@LVH-CC | FT, 40-44 hr wk | 4 |
Drs. Bergamo, Carr, Lujan-Zilbermann, Rodriguez, and Emmanuel (TGH) Drs.Dumois, Berman, and Messina (ACH) - Tampa
Drs. Tibisay Villalobos - LVHN
This elective in pediatric infectious disease is a clinical preceptorship with the Infectious Disease team. The majority of time is spent on inpatient consults. The student is exposed to all areas of the hospital since consults are answered in critical care areas, the general pediatric wards, and NICU. Inpatient consultations on the Tampa rotation will be performed at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. In the ambulatory setting, the student will have exposure to the outpatient ID clinic and the pediatric/adolescent HIV clinic. Microbiological laboratory utilization and antibiotic therapy are emphasized during the rotation. Informal teaching conferences are held frequently. The student is expected to participate in weekly journal club, presenting an article each week.
No night call is required.
**Students who select a 2 week rotation may only have 1 day of absence excused.
For the Tampa rotation, the medical student should report to Dr. Dale Bergamo in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Please contact the department at least two weeks prior to starting elective.
Contact Number: (813) 259-8800
For the ACH rotation, the medical student should report to Drs Juan Dumois and David Berman at ACH Pediatric Infectious Disease.
Contact Number: 813-259-8725