This
curriculum is designed on the following premises:
-
Pediatric
healthcare professionals must
understand normal development in order to recognize abnormal
development.
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An important role
of the pediatric healthcare provider is to assist families in
fostering healthy development and promoting health
To that end, this
curriculum is designed to give Pediatric Residents time to meet
the following general objectives:
- To learn to
screen development for normal
and abnormal signs
- To learn to
answer parents' questions about
health and development
- To develop
strategies for helping families
foster healthy development
- To become more
familiar with resources about
children's health & development useful for the practitioner and
for families.
More specific
expected competencies, linked to the ACGME-required
competency domains, can be found by linking
here
or using the Competencies link on the navigation
bar.
Methods:
Residents are expected to work through 14 self-paced
Modules, each with a set of objectives, resources, tasks and
questions. It is recommended that the Age Modules be
completed in the first two weeks of the rotation, followed by the
Topic modules in second half of the rotation.
Modules can be accessed
here at
Age
Modules and
Topic Modules
or on the navigation bar. Responses for each module
will be e-mailed to faculty for review.
Complementary
clinical experiences are also assigned. Details on these can
be accessed here through
Clinical Experiences or on the
navigation bar.
Residents will develop a
portfolio for submission at the end of the rotation.
Residents will have several scheduled
review
sessions with faculty.
Schedule
Residents have a scheduled 4-week block for
this rotation. An individualized schedule will be
developed for each, preserving the "usual" weekly Continuity
Clinic day. It is recommended that the Age Modules
be completed in the first two weeks of the rotation, followed by
the Topic modules.
Evaluation
Requirements for successful completion of the
rotation and methods of evaluation can be found at
Evaluation. The following are required:
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Getting Started :
link here to tasks for Day One of the rotation
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