PED 2118 MED CARE -"AT RISK CHILDREN"
Students will be integral members of the ARMS (AIDS related medical services) and REACH (Referral and Evaluation of At-Risk Children) Teams. While working with the REACH team, students will participate in the inpatient and outpatient medical evaluations of suspected child abuse and neglect. The student will also spend time in an outpatient clinic evaluating and treating children with HIV exposure or disease. The patient population will include children of all ages. The student’s clinical experience will include participating in: outpatient ARMS clinic evaluations, outpatient sexual abuse medical evaluations, inpatient physical abuse consultations, and outpatient physical abuse and neglect evaluations. The student will also attend multidisciplinary case review meetings (ARMS and REACH) and will observe civil and criminal court proceedings.
Prerequisite
Must successfully completed PED 1803 prior to enrollment