Pediatric Subspecialty Elective

3-4 credits · School of Medicine

This 3 or 4-week course providing medical students with exposure to three or four subspecialties in pediatrics. Students would spend 1 week each in Pediatric Endocrinology, Child Abuse, Rheumatology, and Genetics. No more than 1 week in each subspecialty will be possible in this course. Reflective summary will be required at the conclusion of the course. Course Requisite: Permission of course director is required for enrollment. Please reach out to Robert Benjamin, course director if interested. His email is robert.benjamin@duke.edu. Students that take Peds 416C are not eligible to take Peds 417C. Three weeks/three subspecialties = 3 credits; Four weeks/four subspecialties = 4 credits. Maximum Enrollment: 2; Credit: 3-4. Robert Benjamin, MD; Mary Buckley, MD; Marie McDonald, MD; Scott Snider, MD; and Sarah Villarroel, MD