USC ELECTIVE
Institution: Private offices and affiliated hospitals Location: Columbia, South Carolina Duration: 4 weeks Course Offered: Throughout academic year Number of Students: 1 per rotation Students Report To: Call office at (803) 434-4555 for instructions The student on this elective will rotate with the doctors in their pediatric surgical practice. The student will work in both private offices and in the hospital setting. Learning experiences will include evaluation of pediatric surgical patients from neonate through adolescence; participation in pediatric surgical conferences and in clinical material; diagnosis and treatment of congenital abnormalities; evaluation and management of pediatric trauma including burn patients; experience in the management and monitoring mechanisms of preoperative and postoperative acutely ill pediatric patients; and exposure to the specialized techniques necessary for management of neonatal patients. The student on this elective will rotate with the doctors in their pediatric surgical practice. The student will work in both private offices and in the hospital setting. Learning experiences will include evaluation of pediatric surgical patients from neonate through adolescence; participation in pediatric surgical conferences and in clinical material; diagnosis and treatment of congenital abnormalities; evaluation and management of pediatric trauma including burn patients; experience in the management and monitoring mechanisms of preoperative and postoperative acutely ill pediatric patients; and exposure to the specialized techniques necessary for management of neonatal patients. |