Subinternship in Community Hospital Pediatrics

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 2. DESCRIPTION: This sub-internship will introduce to the experienced student the challenges of community pediatric hospital medicine in a resource-limited community. Patients in this hospital are primarily Spanish-speaking. Medical interpretation is available. Sub-interns work directly with attendings caring for well newborns, infants in a Level 2 NICU, hospitalized children, and consults on children in the ER. Significant autonomy will be provided to students demonstrating capacity. Watsonville Community Hospital is in Santa Cruz County. Weekends are duty-free. Students interested in enrolling should contact the clerkship director or coordinator to discuss timing. Depending on availability, local housing may be provided, contact director. Students wishing to do this clerkship must receive prior approval from Clerkship Director before registering. PREREQUISITES: Pediatrics 300A. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 2 weeks or 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Andrew Harkins, M.D., Andrew.Harkins@stanford.edu. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Contact director. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Watsonville Community Hospital Main Lobby, 75 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076; Time: 7:00 am. CALL CODE: 2 (student preference, up to one night per week in-hospital). OTHER FACULTY: A. Fernandez, M. Hasan, A. Huaringa, T. Kironde, N. McNamara, S. Patel, C. Powell, S. Punjabi. LOCATION: Watsonville Community Hospital.