PEDS304A
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Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Clerkship
Course Description
VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Provides an in-depth exposure to the endocrine disorders and diabetes in children. The clinical experience is primarily in the pediatric endocrine and diabetes clinics at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the satellite clinic in Sunnyvale under the direct guidance of the faculty. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in the inpatient consultation service. An active conference schedule and supervised reading program ensure exposure to all areas of endocrinology. This clerkship requires pre-approval for all students. Stanford students must obtain approval from the clerkship director prior to enrolling. Please contact the clerkship coordinator. Please see the School of Medicine Visiting Student webpage for information on how to apply: http://med.stanford.edu/clerkships.html. PREREQUISITES: Pediatrics 300A. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 2 or 4 weeks. 1 student per period except with permission of the course director. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Caroline Buckway M.D., cbuckway@stanford.edu, 650-723-5791. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Kim Vo, 650-736-2005, ktvo@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Confirm with clerkship coordinator (Kim Vo), 730 Welch Road, First Floor; Time: 9:00 am. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: A. Addala, T. Aye, C. Buckway, H. Cooper, M. Grover, R. Lal, D. Maahs, P. Prahalad, H. Seeley, R. Sewell, S. Shah, D. Stafford, L. Valenzuela, D. Wilson. LOCATION: LPCH.
Grading Basis
MED - Medical School +/-
Min
6
Max
6
Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?
No
Course Component
Clerkship
Enrollment Optional?
No