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Pediatrics

Women’s and Child’s Health Block

Pediatric Clerkship Course Description

(PE 011, PE 012, PE 013, PE 016, PE018)

A required six-week clinical clerkship in Pediatrics is offered in the Departments of Pediatrics at multiple sites: the Mattel Children’s Hospital, in combination with Olive View-UCLA Medical Center and Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Sunset Medical Center, and in the new academic year, at Riverside/Redlands Community Hospitals in combination with Riverside County Regional Medical Center (RCRMC). Students spend all of their time based at one of these five sites. Although the teaching programs vary somewhat, essentially comparable material in pediatrics is presented at each of the institutions. Students spend time in both inpatient and outpatient settings as defined in the table below.

  Clerkship Objectives - Upon completion of the clerkship, you should be able to:  

  1. Obtain pertinent historical data from a parent and/or child interview enabling you to develop the historical basis for a   comprehensive evaluation of clinical problems.
  2. Skillfully perform a physical examination on any age child, including an assessment of physical growth and psychomotor development, while mastering the skills to clearly and concisely record your findings.
  3. Critically evaluate and integrate data in seeking solutions to clinical problems (i.e., synthesizing and analyzing the information gathered to develop an approach to the differential diagnosis, and the subsequent formulation of evaluation and management plans.)
  4. Acquire a core fund of knowledge in general pediatrics that may be applied to the evaluation and management of children in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
  5. Strengthen both your written and verbal communication skills in multiple settings.
  6. Address the care of each child with an understanding of health care systems and the resources available to the patient.
  7. Better appreciate the impact of psychosocial factors and stresses (for example, family and domestic violence) on the well-being and subsequent evaluation and management of children.

For all patients encountered in the clinic and on the ward, students are expected to take a thorough history, perform a thorough physical exam, assess development if indicated, formulate a differential diagnosis by synthesis and analysis of the information obtained, and develop diagnostic and management plans.  Students will also be introduced to evidence-based pediatric medicine and evaluation of the child as a part of the whole health care system.  Attention will be primarily given to illness and disease processes in children, but strategies for prevention and health promotion will also be reviewed.  Students are encouraged to be actively involved in the ongoing care and follow-up of their patients. 

Teaching, supervision, and evaluation of students are primarily the responsibility of the faculty.  Pediatric residents will also play an important role in teaching.  Students are evaluated on their performance in the ambulatory setting, on the ward, in the nursery, and on the final written examination. The computer-based examination is given on the last day of the clerkship and is a case-based multiple choice exam.  A more detailed description of the exam and information about who will be participating in the evaluation of students’ clinical performance will be provided in the clerkship orientation.


Breakdown of Pediatric Rotations at the UCLA Hospitals

 

Site

Ward

Nursery

Clinic

Community Medicine

OVMC

Ward

Nursery

Nite Call Clinic

Community Medicine

OVMC

UCLA

2

0.3

1.7

 

2**

Q5th nite

until

 2200

 

--

--

2 Weeknight 1 Weekend call until 2200

CEDARS-SINAI

3

1

NEVHC***

1*

--

q4th nite

‘til 2200

q4th nite

'til 2200

 

q4th nite

'til 2200

--

HARBOR-UCLA

3

1.5

1.5

Peds (ED)

--

--

q4th nite

until

2200

1 nite/ rotation

till 2200

1 nite ‘til 2000

(ED call)

1 wkend day 0800-1600

--

--

KAISER SUNSET

2

2

2

--

--

Q4th nite until 2200

Q4th nite until 2200

Once each week (2 shifts)

--

--

RIVER/RED

3

0.3

2.7

 

 

Q4th nite until 2200

 

Q week until 2200

 

 

 

*           Includes subspecialty clinic experiences

**          Olive View-UCLA Medical Center - Acute Care Clinic (Includes subspecialty clinic experiences)

***        North East Valley Health Corporation

 

Course Chair:

Lee Todd Miller, M.D.
310-423-4467 or (310) 206-8468
lee.miller@cshs.org or ltmiller@mednet.ucla.edu

Coordinator:

Rosalinda Luna
310-825-4128
roluna@mednet.ucla.edu

 

     

ORIENTATION
Students on the Pediatrics rotation will attend a one day orientation session on the first day of the clerkship.  During the orientation session, students will receive an introduction to the Pediatric history and physical examination, as well as an introduction to Pediatric Radiology.  The orientation session will be held at UCLA.  Students will go to their sites on the second day of the clerkship.

 

CLERKSHIP CONTACTS

 

Hospital Site

Site Director(s)

Student Coordinator

  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center 
  • Olive View Hospital

UCLA/OVH (PE011)

Ryan Coller, MD, PhD
rcoller@mednet.ucla.edu

Alan Quillian , MD
(818) 364-3233
aquillian@dhs.lacounty.gov

Rosalinda Luna
310-825-4128
roluna@mednet.ucla.edu

Lupe Cevantes
(818) 364-3233
lcervantes@dhs.lacounty.gov

  • Cedar Sinai Medical Center

CS (PE012)

Debbie Lehman , MD
(310) 423-4471
deborah.lehman@cshs.org

Esther Tolentino
(310) 423-4780
esther.tolentino@cshs.org

  • HARBOR-UCLA Medical Center

HARBOR (PE013)

Monica Sifuentes, MD
(310) 222-3080
msifuentes@pol.net

Lynne Smith, MD
(310) 222-1968
smith@labiomed.org

Lisa Payne
(310) 222-2343
lpayne@labiomed.org

  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center- Sunset

KAISER.SUN (PE016)

Steven Woods, MD., MSPH
(323) 783-5311
steven.d.woods@kp.org

Ashley Versher
(323) 783-7836
ashley.e.versher@kp.org

  • Riverside Community Hospital
  • Redlands Community Hospital
  • Riverside County Regional Center

RCRMC (PE018)

Alexandra Clark, MD

Riverside Regional Medical Center

(951) 486-5015

aclark@llu.edu

Larry Sharpe, MD
Riverside Community Hospital
(951) 782-3684
lawrence.sharpe@rmcps.com

Varonica Dixon, MD
Readlands Community Hospital
(909) 792-7309
varonica.dixon@ucr.edu

Susan Funk
Riverside Regional Medical Center
(951) 486-5015
sfunk@co.riverside.ca.us

Sandy Brassard
Riverside Community Hospital
(951) 788-3380
sandy.brassard@hcahealthcare.com

Julie C. Maynard
Redlands Community Hospital
(909) 335-5501 x6361
jcm1@redlandshospital.org