PED 422 - Pediatric Emergency Medicine

This elective is located in the emergency department of the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. Students will be expected to see patients independently and then present the history, physical examination, assessment and plan to the ED attending physician in an efficient, organized manner. Participants in the elective will receive hands-on experience in managing a wide variety of medical and surgical problems that present to a busy pediatric emergency department. The ideal student for this rotation is one who is serious about experience in pediatric emergency medicine, can work independently and who is willing to work a full clinical schedule.