Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Clerkship

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Provides visitors with inpatient, procedural, and extensive outpatient experience in the management of various acute and chronic diseases of the intestinal tract or liver including the importance of nutritional intervention. The Pediatric GI Service works closely with many other specialties including Pediatric Radiology, Pediatric Surgery, General Pediatrics and Hospitalists, Nutritionists, Social Workers and Pharmacists. Daily inpatient rounds take place with the attending, fellow, and pediatric housestaff. Clinical didactics and conferences are held weekly including monthly joint conferences between various services: Pediatric GI, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Radiology and Pathology. There are opportunities to observe various procedures including endoscopy, advanced and complex GI procedures, and motility studies. Clinics are held ten half-days per week. Students evaluate patients in clinic where they will spend the majority of their time working directly with clinic attendings. Students also see new inpatient consults under the direct supervision of the attending and fellow. This clerkship requires preapproval for all students. Students wishing to do this clerkship must receive prior approval from the Clerkship Director before registering. PREREQUISITES: Pediatrics 300A and prior email consent from Dr. Mostamand. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 2-12, full-time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Shikib Mostamand, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Megan Christofferson (650-725-9813), 750 Welch Road, Suite 116. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: 750 Welch Rd., Suite 116; Time: 8:00 AM on first day of clerkship (almost always will be a Monday). CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: M. Abu El Haija, L. Alrabadi, D. Bass, R. Bensen, W. Berquist, Y. Cagil, R. Colman, N. Ebel, A. Goyal, R. Gugig, S. Husain, H. Jericho, S. Khan, N. Khavari, S. Namjoshi, A. Narang, M. Rosen, Z. Sellers, S. Shah, A. Yeh, K. Zhang. LOCATION: LPCH.