| 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 |