4 weeks
AI Course Director
Laura Panko, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
lmp17@pitt.edu
AI Co-Course Director
Elizabeth Sensenig, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
elizabeth.sensenig@chp.edu
Course Description
A four-week inpatient acting internship is offered at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh through the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Students have the same clinical responsibilities as the pediatric interns including night team and weekend call. Students will attend pediatric resident educational conferences and will also participate in weekly conferences held specifically for the acting interns. Up to four students per rotation can be handled without diminishing the experience..
Course Objectives
- Assume patient care responsibilities under the direction of a supervising senior resident and attending physician. This will include obtaining a complete history, performing a thorough physical examination, interpreting laboratory data, formulating management plans, placing orders, communicating with patients, families, and involved medical staff in a professional and informative fashion, as well as coordinating discharge plans with accompanying documentation for families and primary care physicians.
- Assume coverage responsibilities for all assigned patients on the Pediatric Hospital Medicine team, which may include coverage of that entire medical team for the duration of weekday/weekend call and overnight shifts.
- Enhance clinical efficiency, organizational skills and task prioritization.
- Interpret laboratory results and common radiographic studies pertaining to patients. When opportunity presents, review pertinent imaging studies with the Pediatric Radiologist.
- Attend and participate in formal teaching sessions including intern morning reports, resident noon conferences, pediatric grand rounds, AI conferences and Zitelli Rounds.
- Prepare a concise clinical patient case presentation and analyze a critically appraised topic (CAT) using evidenced-based medicine during assigned AI conferences.
- Gain familiarity with and as opportunity allows, perform common pediatric procedures such as lumbar puncture, PICC line removal, transpyloric feeding tube removal, gastrostomy tube replacement after accidental dislodgement, and possibly arterial punctures.
For more information on descriptions and objectives, please visit the Course Catolog.