Department of Pediatrics - Medical Education

Clinical Electives in Pediatrics

A variety of pediatric clinical elective experiences for third and fourth year medical students are available in the Department of Pediatrics. Electives vary in duration from 1 to 4 weeks. For a description of the clinical services visit:

Adolescent Medicine
Cardiology
Developmental Disabilities
Diabetes Camp
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology/Nutrition
Genetics
Hematology/Oncology
Infectious Diseases
Integrative/Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Medicine-Pediatrics Ambulatory Care
Neonatology
Nephrology
Pediatric Ambulatory Care
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Intensive Care
Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Radiology
Pulmonary

Details of electives are available in the course catalog and registration is coordinated through the Registrar's office.

Medical Education

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