Fourth Year Acting Internship in Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Course Director: Jake Deines, M.D.
Course Location: Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC, Rochester General Hospital
Course Offered: Year Round
Description: The pediatric acting internship is a broadly based experience, which allows students to assume primary responsibility for patients under the direct supervision of second- or third-year residents and attendings. Acting interns are assigned to any one of the primary floor teams at Golisano Children's Hospital (Various inpatient units: infant, toddler and pre-school age; school age; adolescent; hematology/oncology; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) or Rochester General Hospital (B7 Children's Unit).
Goal
The pediatric acting internship is a clinically-based experience, which allows students to assume primary responsibility for patients under the direct supervision of second- or third year residents and attendings.
Learning Objectives
- Will function as a Pediatrics intern under the direct supervision of senior level residents and faculty.
- Formulate accurate assessments to inform appropriate clinical management plans
- Enhance interviewing, examination, and clinical reasoning skills
- Understand the impact of family, community, and society on children’s health
- Learn strategies for promoting health and preventing disease
- Deepen understanding of age-appropriate physical and psychosocial development
- Improve oral and written communication with patients and families
- Prioritize and organize tasks efficiently
- Provide culturally aware care with attention to inclusion and equity
- Collaborate effectively within interprofessional teams
- Perform efficient hand-offs
- Explore diverse aspects of pediatric practice for career identify formation
Acting interns will have opportunities to develop their skills at communication with patients, families, staff and referring physicians. On-call schedules and patient care assignments are made in rotation with first year residents. Acting interns are fully integrated into departmental rounds and teaching conferences with residents.
Clinical Courses
All visiting rotations are coordinated through the AAMC's Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO). The link to our Course Catalog can be found in VSLO.