MEL 8554: Primary Care Pediatrics LVHN 15-16

Contact:

Kate Adams
Ph: 610-402-7712
Katherine.Adams@lvhn.org


This rotation allows the student to experience the broad range of primary pediatric care issues in Pediatrics outpatient clinics within the Lehigh Valley Health Network. The student is expected to improve skills of obtaining histories, performing physical examinations, and developing thorough differential diagnoses and management plans. Primary care issues are discussed daily. Each student will present a topic relevant to ambulatory pediatrics at the end of the rotation. Attendance at Pediatric Grand Rounds and scheduled conferences is required.

Objective

Improve knowledge of general outpatient pediatrics and improved skills in performing histories, physicals, assessments and developing appropriate management plans.