MD ID 7715

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Course: MD ID 7715 - Understanding Newborns: A Foundation of Pediatric Medicine

Description: This course is a 4-week examination of newborn care. The rotation will include two weeks of inpatient clinical time in the Well Baby & Intermediate Care Nurseries. Students will also experience continuity of care & the full spectrum of a newborn patient in their first weeks of life by participating in lactation consults & newborn follow-up clinic. Two weeks of non-clinical experiences will focus on nuances of newborn medicine. Newborn transitional physiology & the differences between term newborns & late preterm will be explored via team-based learning projects & the S.T.A.B.L.E. curriculum. We will discuss nutritional needs of newborns. Students will practice effective communication with parents to learn how times of family transition can impact wellbeing.

Department: Medicine, Interdepartmental

Credit Range: 4 - 4

Permission Required: No

School Years: MSIMSIIMSIIIMSIV

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Possible Grade(s): Fail (F)Pass (P)

Prerequisites: None

Add Policy: Course may be added to schedule 30 days before it starts.

Drop Policy: Course may be dropped from schedule 30 days before it starts.

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