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:
- Evaluate patients with multisystem diseases by using diagnostic skills with emphasis on pathophysiological processes. (EPOs: MK-1, MK-4, PC-6)
- 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)
- 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:
- Clinical case presentations/write-up
- Inpatient rounds
- Teaching rounds
- Mentored technical skills practice
Evaluation Methods:
- Attendance
- Case presentation
- Faulty/Resident observation and assessment of clinical skills
- 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