DEPARTMENT OF
PEDIATRICS
Warren Rosenfeld, M.D.
Chairman,
Professor of Pediatrics
SUNY at Stony Brook
PEDS 701
Ambulatory Pediatrics
Ronald Marino, D.O., M.P.H.
Associate Chairman, Department of Pediatrics,
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
SUNY at Stony Brook
Students will play an active role in the Pediatric Ambulatory Suite. Their major activities will be in the area of general pediatric primary care. In addition, they will be participating in a variety of pediatric subspecialty sessions including: Allergy, Dermatology, ENT and Orthopedics. Students will be supervised directly by the pediatric attending and subspecialty staffs and will be expected to assume direct patient responsibility under supervision. Daily teaching sessions and conferences on primary care topics will be held in the ambulatory suite. Telephone rounds will be conducted each morning and the student will learn how to deal with parents and their problems in this manner. A wide variety of pediatric conferences are available at Winthrop-University Hospital and the student will be encouraged to take advantage of this resource. Pediatric community projects can be incorporated into this elective.
PEDS 702
Neonatal Intensive Care
Teofilita Issacson, M.D.
Acting Director of Neonatology and Newborn Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
SUNY at Stony Brook
Paul Twist, D.O.
Director,
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
The student becomes a part of the resident team responsible for care in the tertiary level NICU. Students help in evaluation and treatment of critically ill neonates, participate in daily teaching rounds, and are supervised in the performance of basic neonatal procedures. The student is exposed to a wide variety of neonatal and perinatal problems. High-risk patients from the nine hospital Long Island Health Care Network and the metropolitan area are referred to the perinatal and neonatal services at Winthrop-University Hospital. An integral part of the student's experience includes participation in emergency and night admissions. Weekly conferences with the neonatal and perinatal staffs and delivery room attendance help to make the neonatal elective a balanced and fulfilling experience.
PEDS 703
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Leonard Krilov, M.D.
Chief
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
New York University School of Medicine
The student, by participating in daily Pediatric Infectious Disease consultation rounds, will learn to organize historical and physical exam data for purposes of developing differential diagnoses and recommending laboratory evaluations and appropriate antimicrobial regimens. Laboratory data from the microbiology, serology and virology labs will be gathered, studied and incorporated into the final plan of management. The student will learn the basic epidemiological principles of Infection Control and participate in ongoing clinical research within the division.
The student will learn about international health issues: parasites, rickets, hepatitis A, B, C, malaria and vaccines for travel.
A core of basic Pediatric Infectious Disease lectures will be given to the student throughout the elective.
PEDS 704
Pediatric Subinternship
Warren Rosenfeld, M.D.
Chairman, Professor of Pediatrics
SUNY at Stony Brook
The student is assigned to the general pediatric service as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Along with the intern and senior resident, the student shares responsibility for the total care of patients assigned to the team. The student participates in night and emergency calls and follows patients who are discharged to the Continuity Sessions in the Ambulatory Suite. Goals of the course include improving skills and comfort in taking the pediatric heistory, conducting the physical exam, making a reasoned diagnosis, and participating in management of patients on the ward.
PEDS 705
Pediatric Subspecialties
Warren Rosenfeld, M.D.
Chairman, Professor of Pediatrics
SUNY at Stony Brook
The student is encouraged to develop a curriculum of study during an elective period. The student and the subspecialist design a program that utilizes the clinical services at Winthrop-University Hospital. Inpatients, subspecialty ambulatory sessions, conferences and individual reading and investigation enable the student to develop a more thorough understanding of a particular area of pediatric practice. Possible areas of concentration include neonatal intensive care, intensive care/pulmonary medicine, pediatric infectious diseases, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric cardiology and pediatric research. A detailed outline of the use of elective time must be submitted to the Department Chairman for approval.
