Pediatric Allergy & Immunology 2-Week

(2 Credits)

This is a 2-week elective focused on Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. It is primarily an outpatient elective, with some inpatient consultations. Students will become familiar with real life application of the hypersensitivity disorders, and learn to distinguish IgE mediated food allergy and non-IgE mediated food allergy. They will also encounter common diagnoses of allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, and learn evaluation and work up of these disorders and primary immunodeficiency. Students will have the opportunity to observe procedures of allergic skin prick testing, oral food challenge, biologic and immunotherapy administration.