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First & Second Year

During the first two years of medical school, there are many opportunities to become involved in pediatrics. The primary opportunities are through the Pediatrics Club and the Neonatal-Perinatal Club. These two clubs focus their activities on various aspects of pediatric medicine and working with children and/or sick or premature infants.

The Pediatrics Club is planning to have monthly meetings that will provide educational experiences including lectures about disease processes affecting children, hands-on activities such as medicine tasting, and panel discussions about career opportunities and selecting residency programs. Other activities will include participating in examining children at Community Health Pediatric Nights, shadowing pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists (both medical and surgical), and working with children hospitalized in our children's hospital. For additional information, please contact  the Pediatric Club President, Jaclyn Battistoni at JBATTISTONI@lumc.edu.

Newly formed this year, the Neonatal-Perinatal Club focuses on the application of the basic sciences (anatomy and physiology) learned in the classroom to the basic sciences used in the care of babies in the NICU. Activities include rounding in the NICU, looking at fetal ultrasounds with the high risk team, and reviewing interesting x-rays.

Other opportunities for pediatric activities include:

  • Reading, Writing and Recovery Program run by our school teacher Rich Taylor for hospitalized children;

  • Special Friends Program administered by the cancer center for children with cancer and their families;

  • IPM Mentoring Program administered by SSOM.

 

Third Year - Clerkship

As we get into the 21st century, we are increasing the use of  technology in transmitting information to you. Everything you will need for your clerkship is available through LUMEN. Please visit the Pediatrics Clerkship section of LUMEN at http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/peds/index.htm.

 If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact Terri Charal at tcharal@lumc.edu or 79108.  If  Terri  is unavailable, you may also contact Janine Fricano at pedscoord@lumc.edu or 79063. We will be happy to answer your questions. We hope you learn a lot and enjoy pediatrics.

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Fourth Year - Elective Rotations

The Department of Pediatrics offers several electives for fourth year students in the Pediatric Subspecialties and in the Intensive Care Units. Loyola Students may select rotations in the intensive care units to fulfill the ICU SUB-I requirement.

Rotations in the subspecialties are selected by lottery on designated dates distributed by the registrar. Loyola students have first access to the offered electives. Students from other institutions are welcome to rotate on services that have openings.

Subspecialty electives* include:

  • Cardiology

  • Emergency Medicine

  • Gastroenterology

  • Genetics (4 months/4slots)

  • Hematology/Oncology

  • Infectious Diseases

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (elective not sub-i)

  • Nephrology

*not all electives are offered each month

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