Code : 024 
Title : PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE 
 
Sponsor :MARTHA MILLER, M.D.,PH.D. 
Department :Department of Pediatrics 
Address :Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital 
Room 3124 
Phone :844-5106 
 
 
ADVISORS :
Lia Lowrie, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
(216)844-3310

Dee Wilson-Costello, M.D.
(216)844-3387

Michele Walsh-Sukys, M.D.
(216)844-3387

Paul Smith, D.O.
(216)844-3310
 
 
DESCRIPTION : This Area of Concentration is intended to permit the student to gain detailed knowledge about critical care aspects of neonatal and pediatric patients. A combination of courses, short clinical experiences, research activities and longer clinical electives will be used to teach basic principles of pathophysiology and the clinical correlates of abnormal cardiopulmonary and neurological acute care situations. This multi-disciplinary Area of Concentration will permit the student to be exposed to a wide spectrum of pathophysiologic states from newborn sepsis, asphyxia, and hyaline membrane disease to adolescents with motor vehicle trauma and toxic shock syndrome.

The student has a broad range of electives to choose from including anesthesiology, neonatology, pediatric emergency medicine, pulmonology and pediatric intensive care. This Area of Concentration should provide an excellent foundation for students considering specialization in pediatrics pediatric intensive care, pediatric emergency medicine or neonatology.
 
 
REQUIREMENTS :  
 
TYPE A ELECTIVES 
Minimum of 6 two must be PEDS 5002 and PEDS 5011. 
 
Required 
 
Other 
 
TYPE B ELECTIVES 
Minimum of 2. 
 
OTHER REQUIREMENTS :
Graduate Courses
EPBI 431 Statistical Methods in Biological and Medical Sciences, I and II
EPBI 432 Statistical Methods in Biological and Medical Sciences I and II