PED 405 - Pediatric Acting-Internship

The Acting Internship (AI) experience is designed to encourage senior medical students to assume patient care responsibilities similar to those of an intern (PGY-1 resident), including night call. The purpose of this course is to provide the student with the opportunity to further develop his/her clinical skills and knowledge in pediatrics. Under the supervision of the faculty attending and supervising resident, the student will admit patients, perform history and physical examinations, write orders, discuss the case with the supervising resident and attending, make daily rounds with the pediatric team, and perform clinical procedures. This elective is designed to give the student considering a career in pediatrics the opportunity to function as an acting-intern on a pediatric ward and to assess his/her suitability and interest in pediatric residency training.