AI: Pediatric Surgery

School of Medicine

The Pediatric Surgery Acting Internship will focus on honing the students clinical skills in accurate history taking, clinical assessment of both acute and chronically ill neonates and children, developing an appropriate operative (or non-operative) plan, participation in the operative management of these patients and following their post-operative progress until discharge. The AI student will have the opportunity to (1) improve their knowledge of the common and uncommon pathologies encountered in a pediatric surgical practice, (2) broaden their understanding of the operative and non-operative management of these problems, (3) gain first-hand experience with the depth and breadth of a clinically busy pediatric surgical service and (4) mentor younger students. During the rotation students will spend time with the team in clinic, in the operating rooms, on the wards and seeing new consults on their own. Additionally, AI students will be expected to stay for overnight call at least 4 times during a 4-week rotation with at least 2 over a weekend.