Clerkship Objectives

At the end of this clerkship, a student will be able to:

Clerkship Objective	MD Program Objective
Demonstrate knowledge of common acute and chronic pediatric illnesses, newborn care, and well child care.	Characteristics and Mechanisms of Disease 4 (II.B.4) Characteristics and Mechanisms of Disease 5 (II.B.5) Clinical Reasoning 1 (I.D.1) Clinical Reasoning 2 (I.D.2) Medical Decision Making 3 (I.E.3)
Obtain an age-specific and developmentally appropriate history, including pertinent elements such as immunizations, nutrition, birth history, developmental history, and social history.	History Taking (I.A.1) Communication Skills 1 (I.F.1) Social Determinants of Health (II.D.1)
Perform an age-specific and developmentally appropriate physical exam, including completion of a comprehensive newborn exam, assessment of growth parameters for all patients, and demonstration of a child-centered approach.	Physical Examination (I.B.1) Communication Skills 2 (I.F.2)
Demonstrate effective oral communication skills by conveying pertinent information from the history, physical exam, data, assessment and plan to the medical team, patients and families in an organized manner.	Communication Skills 2 (I.F.2) Communication Skills 3 (I.F.3) Communication Skills 4 (I.F.4) Teamwork 1 (III.C.1) Service 1 (IV.A.1)
Demonstrate effective written communication skills ensuring an accurate and complete electronic medical record including all required elements, appropriate readability and professional documentation.	Communication Skills 5 (I.F.5) Honest and Integrity 1 (IV.C.1)
Integrate clinical information from the history, physical exam, and other available data to make a prioritized differential diagnosis and assessment for a pediatric patient.	Clinical Reasoning 1 (I.D.1) Clinical Reasoning 2 (I.D.2)
Initiate an appropriate diagnostic and treatment plan and follow-up on the patient’s progress, incorporating evidence-based medicine or clinical pathways when relevant to the plan.	Medical Decision Making 1 (I.E.1) Medical Decision Making 3 (I.E.3) Healing and Therapeutics 4 (II.C.4)
Engage effectively with children across the age and developmental spectrum and demonstrate respect for the contributions of caregivers.	Communication skills 1 (I.F.1) Communication skills 2 (I.F.2) Social Determinants of Health 1 (II.D.1) Service 1 (IV.A.1) Service 3 (IV.A.3) Empathy (IV.D.1) Respect (IV.E.1)
Communicate honestly, respectfully, and directly with patients, families, peers and healthcare professionals.	Communication skills 1 (I.F.1) Communication skills 2 (I.F.2) Communication skills 3 (I.F.3) Honest and Integrity 1 (IV.C.1) Honesty and Integrity 2 (IV.C.2)