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The elective consists of: active clinical observation at minimum of three ambulatory or inpatient pediatric sites, small group sessions, and individual work. We deliberately keep requirements at a minimum. At the same time we share a number of additional resources that will help students get the most benefit from the elective.
The elective was very much a student driven project led by Colin Dolan along with 4 of his class of 2022 colleagues. Our goal was to provide first and second year students an opportunity for early exposure to the awesome field of Pediatrics. At SLU as well as nationally, Pediatrics tends to be underrepresented in the pre-clerkship curriculum. The first elective students joined us in the fall of 2019. Some of our early outcomes were establishing faculty-student connections as well as early pediatric exposure and career planning. We presented the elective at the national council on medical student education in pediatrics conference in 2021. The elective continues to be a work in progress with tweaks driven by student feedback every year. We look forward to hearing your ideas on how we can improve the course for future students!
Team Members
Team Members
Elective directors: Marta King, MD, MEd., DePorres Cormier MD
Elective coordinator: Madeline Gregory (Pediatric_Student_Education@health.slu.edu)
Second year student lead: Diana Bantugan (class of 2024)
Up to 8 additional first or second year students
Objectives, Strategies, and Evaluation Methods
Objectives, Strategies, and Evaluation Methods
Describe Pediatric career options and training paths
Strategies:
Pediatric Career Planning individual work module
Pediatric faculty career panel
Interactions with more senior physicians in various clinical settings
Evaluation Methods:
Pre/Post Elective Survey
Review of individual career planning map with the course director/s
Discuss unique aspects of the pediatric history and physical exam
Strategies:
Pediatric Skills boot camp sessions
Active observation in various clinical settings
Evaluation Methods:
Pre/Post Elective Survey
List at least three concrete steps you can take during preclinical years to optimally position for a successful pediatric match.
Strategies:
Pediatric Career Planning individual work module
Individual career planning map completion
Evaluation Methods:
Pre/Post Elective Survey
Review of individual career planning map with the course director/s
Identify at least one potential pediatric faculty, fellow, resident, or senior student mentor.
Strategies:
Active observation and discussion with more senior physicians in various clinical settings
Faculty Career Panel
Evaluation Methods:
Pre/Post Elective Survey
Review of individual career planning map with the course director/s
Dress Code
Dress Code
Professional attire (group sessions held at CG)
White coats:
Group sessions: not needed
Active clinical observation: check individual clinical site information
Tasks
Tasks
This is your elective and your education. As this is a P/F course, we deliberately keep requirements at a minimum. At the same time we share a number of additional resources that will help you get the most benefit from the elective.
Required Tasks: very few!
Required Tasks: very few!
Complete pre elective survey (Canvas)
Actively observe at 3 pediatric clinical sites and complete brief site feedback
Participate in group sessions including a brief student presentation
Draft a career planning map and share with Dr. King
Complete post elective survey (Canvas)
Optional Tasks: everything else
Optional Tasks: everything else
Onboarding Module
Active Clinical Observation Module
Career Planning Module
Patient and Family Communication
Pediatric History
Pediatric Physical Exam
Inpatient Skills
Off-boarding Module
Group Sessions
Group Sessions
Location: Cardinal Glennon McGowen Conference Room 12-1:30
Meet M2 lead at LRC ~11:45 and walk over to CG together. Please bring your lunch! We plan on being done before 1:30 giving you plenty of time for individual work
Date: 10/6
Location: McGowen Conference room: 12-2
Pediatric Skills Boot Camp 2 and Student Presentations
Infant Skills. Daphne and DePorres
½ student presentations
Date: 11/3
Location: McGowen Conference room: 12-2
M1's starting right at 12 with students. Daniel and Kira, M4's joining.
M1 Curriculum Tie-in and other senior students lead and potentially M4s, will try to tailor it to what students are learning during NSF (12-2)
Date: 11/10
Location: McGowen Conference room: 12-2
M1's starting right at 12 with students. Daniel and Kira, M4's joining.
Senior students available to chat about things like extra-curriculars, overall advice
Grading and Evaluation
Grading and Evaluation
Drs. King and Cormier will assign a final grade (P/F) based on participation in course activities.
Tips and Hints
Tips and Hints
Build relationships with third and fourth year medical students on clinical rotations! They typically are willing to show you around
While not required, EPIC access will help you get most out of the active observation experiences by allowing you to preview medical record of patients you will be seeing. All medical students are required to obtain EPIC access prior to starting the clerkship year. It’s a bit painful and there is no great time to do it. The upside is that you only have to do it once!
Continuous Quality Improvement
Continuous Quality Improvement
Overview
The goal of the pediatric student education team is to facilitate effective, innovative, student-centered pediatric education throughout the four years of medical school for the benefit of students, residents, faculty, and ultimately patients and families.
Feedback from Students
Brief Pediatric Student Education Feedback Form (anonymous)
Recent changes
Addition of optional discussion board posts (2021-22)
Addition of student presentations and M1 curriculum tie-in (2021-22)
Addition of M1 curriculum tie-in (2021-2022)
Tweaks to clinical site scheduling process (ongoing)
New elective co-designed by class of 2022 students: Colin Dolan (lead), Beth Erickson, Kira Feldman, Daniel Sprehe, Jeremy McDuffie (2019-2020)
Planned projects
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