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May 10, 2024
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PEDS 5013 - Pediatric Infectious Disease Externship (7 Credit Hours)
The Objectives of this rotation include: To provide a one month rotation on the Pediatric Infectious Disease Service in order for the student to gain greater experience in diagnosis and management of infectious diseases in infants and children. To learn how to evaluate and complete (write-up) a pediatric consult. To integrate the clinical evaluation of a child with a presumed infectious disease with appropriate microbiology tests (bacterial, fungal and viral cultures, rapid antigen testing, HIV viral load/genotype, serology, etc.) This may include some time working with microbiology technologists directly on the processing of culture specimens, evaluating growth/change in cultures, and interpreting biochemical and other tests to identify specific organisms, etc. To research and present one major topic in pediatric infectious diseases during this rotation.
Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 40
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0
College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia
Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic
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