Pediatric Surgical Specialties Clerkship

VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Two one-week rotations selected from: general pediatric surgery, otolaryngology, orthopedics, urology, plastics/craniofacial, ophthalmology, neurosurgery. Exposes students to common as well as unique developmental and congenital pediatric surgical diseases. Includes daily rounds, clinics, operating room, as well as one day per week with pediatric anesthesia to understand immediate pre- and post-operative care of surgical pediatric patients. Broad exposure to each of the specialties familiarizes students with the spectrum of practice and the specialized physical diagnosis in these areas. PREREQUISITES: Surg 300A (or by permission). PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full time for 2 weeks or 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Julie Fuchs, M.D., 650-384-9463. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Samrawit Gebregziabher at samrawit@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Please email Samrawit Gebregziabher at samrawit@stanford.edu 2 weeks before start date for reporting instructions. Students will be notified by email in advance of clerkship start; Time: TBA. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: K. Chang, D. Fredrick, R. Guzman, W. Kennedy, C. Kuan, P. Lorenz, L. Rinsky. LOCATION: LPCH.