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PEDS308A

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Clerkship

Pediatrics MED - School of Medicine

Course Description

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Provides visitors with inpatient, procedural, and extensive outpatient experience in the management of various acute and chronic diseases of the intestinal tract or liver including the importance of nutritional intervention. The Pediatric GI Service works closely with many other specialties including Pediatric Radiology, Pediatric Surgery, General Pediatrics and Hospitalists, Nutritionists, Social Workers and Pharmacists. Daily inpatient rounds take place with the attending, fellow, and pediatric housestaff. Clinical didactics and conferences are held weekly including monthly joint conferences between various services: Pediatric GI, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Radiology and Pathology. There are opportunities to observe various procedures including endoscopy, advanced and complex GI procedures, and motility studies. Clinics are held ten half-days per week. Students evaluate patients in clinic where they will spend the majority of their time working directly with clinic attendings. Students also see new inpatient consults under the direct supervision of the attending and fellow. 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. Visiting students should submit a request for Departmental pre-approval, which will be routed to the clerkship staff. Please see the School of Medicine Visiting Student webpage for information on how to apply: http://med.stanford.edu/clerkships.html. PREREQUISITES: Pediatrics 300A and prior email consent from Dr. Mostamand. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 2-4, 6-12, full-time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Shikib Mostamand, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Alma Gama, acgama@stanford.edu, 650-725-9813, 750 Welch Road, Suite 116. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: 750 Welch Rd., Suite 116; Time: 8:00 AM on first day of clerkship (almost always will be a Monday). CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: M. Abu El Haija, L. Alrabadi, D. Bass, R. Bensen, W. Berquist, Y. Cagil, R. Colman, P. Dike, N. Ebel, A. Goyal, R. Gugig, S. Husain, H. Jericho, S. Khan, N. Khavari, J. Moses, S. Namjoshi, A. Narang, M. Rosen, S. Shah, A. Yeh, K. Zhang. LOCATION: LPCH.

Grading Basis

MED - Medical School +/- Option

Min

6

Max

6

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

No

Course Component

Clerkship

Enrollment Optional?

No