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Department of Pediatrics / Education & Training / Medical Student Educational Programs / Fourth Year Acting Internship in Pediatrics

Fourth Year Acting Internship in Pediatrics

Duration: 4 weeks
Course Director: Jake Deines, M.D.
Course Location: Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC, Rochester General Hospital
Course Offered: Year Round

Description: The pediatric acting internship is a broadly based experience, which allows students to assume primary responsibility for patients under the direct supervision of second- or third-year residents and attendings. Acting interns are assigned to any one of the primary floor teams at Golisano Children's Hospital (Various inpatient units: infant, toddler and pre-school age; school age; adolescent; hematology/oncology; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) or Rochester General Hospital (B7 Children's Unit).

Goal

The pediatric acting internship is a clinically-based experience, which allows students to assume primary responsibility for patients under the direct supervision of second- or third year residents and attendings.

Learning Objectives

  • Will function as a Pediatrics intern under the direct supervision of senior level residents and faculty.
  • Formulate accurate assessments to inform appropriate clinical management plans
  • Enhance interviewing, examination, and clinical reasoning skills
  • Understand the impact of family, community, and society on children’s health
  • Learn strategies for promoting health and preventing disease
  • Deepen understanding of age-appropriate physical and psychosocial development
  • Improve oral and written communication with patients and families
  • Prioritize and organize tasks efficiently
  • Provide culturally aware care with attention to inclusion and equity
  • Collaborate effectively within interprofessional teams
  • Perform efficient hand-offs
  • Explore diverse aspects of pediatric practice for career identify formation

Acting interns will have opportunities to develop their skills at communication with patients, families, staff and referring physicians. On-call schedules and patient care assignments are made in rotation with first year residents. Acting interns are fully integrated into departmental rounds and teaching conferences with residents.

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