picu ai-tch 

Title of Clerkship: PICU AI-TCH -Toledo Children’s Hospital

Elective Year(s): Fourth-Year Elective

Department: Pediatrics

Type of Elective: Clinical

Clerkship Site: Toledo Children’s Hospital

Course Number: PEDS 713

Blocks Available: All

Number of Students/Block: 1 student

Faculty: Dr. Waseem Otswani M.D., Dr. Susan Tourner M.D, Dr. Nick Rivera MD, Dr. Sharon Thomas MD, Dr. Dave Marquardt MD, Dr. Hasan Dbouk MD, Aaron Masters NP, Kelly Thomas NP.

Elective Description/Requirements: Student will be exposed to infants and children with life threatening diseases including meningitis, severe asthma and septic shock. In addition, other patient types will include trauma, overdoses and metabolic derangements and illnesses of unknown etiologies. 90% in active unit, 10% conferences. Each acting intern must complete two on-line modules to prepare the acting intern for his/her role as teachers of junior medical students.

Length of Clerkship: 4 weeks

Links to Core Competencies/Educational Course Objectives: At the end of this elective, the student will be able to:

1. Evaluate patients with multisystem diseases by using diagnostic skills with emphasis on pathophysiological processes. (EPOs: MK-1, MK-4, PC-6)
2. Describe knowledge of complex disease processes and their relationship of physiology to disease on rounds and in written notes. (EPOs: MK-1, MK-2, MK-3, MK-4, PC-2)
3. Recognize the roles of nurses and other personnel in patient care, the operation and function of durable equipment items in the PICU. Patient care at the end of life and “brain death” in children.. (EPOs: PB-1, IPC-2)

Professionalism: UT/COM students will meet or exceed the institutional standards for professionalism as stated in the current Educational Program Objectives and the current Educational Course Objectives for the Sponsoring Department.

Instructional Methods:

1. Clinical case presentations/write-up
2. Inpatient rounds
3. Teaching rounds
4. Mentored technical skills practice

Evaluation Methods:

1. Attendance
2. Case presentation
3. Faulty/Resident observation and assessment of clinical skills
4. Clinical Competency Evaluation

Prerequisites: Successful completion of third year required Pediatric clerkship.

Clerkship Director: Rajat Kaul, MD

Clerkship Coordinator: Joseph Osinski
Phone Number: 419-291-0377
Email: Joseph.Osinski@utoledo.edu

Special Requirements: Will be on call every fourth night

ECC Approved
September 2023