PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE ELECTIVE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MED SC-M 810 , 811 , 812 , and 813 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the path and options for a career in pediatric emergency medicine. Audience: Graduate 2. Help plan and deliver the treatment of acutely ill pediatric patients in an emergency department setting. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform a hypothesis-driven history and complete a targeted exam. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis with an emphasis on pediatric diagnoses Audience: Graduate 5. Present a diagnostic plan, including laboratory and imaging modalities. Audience: Graduate 6. Present a treatment plan, including symptom management, disease modification, and disposition. Audience: Graduate 7. Interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members. Audience: Graduate 8. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate, and timely manner. Audience: Graduate 9. Review, interpret, and present current literature to support patient care. Audience: Graduate 10. Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning. Audience: Graduate 11. Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and non-physician team members. Audience: Graduate 12. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care. Audience: Graduate 13. Engage families in shared decision-making regarding tests, orders and procedures. Audience: Graduate 14. Identify the problems associated with medical jargon and use commonly understood language when communicating with patients and families. Audience: Graduate 15. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the path and options for a career in pediatric emergency medicine. Audience: Graduate 2. Help plan and deliver the treatment of acutely ill pediatric patients in an emergency department setting. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform a hypothesis-driven history and complete a targeted exam. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis with an emphasis on pediatric diagnoses Audience: Graduate 5. Present a diagnostic plan, including laboratory and imaging modalities. Audience: Graduate 6. Present a treatment plan, including symptom management, disease modification, and disposition. Audience: Graduate 7. Interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members. Audience: Graduate 8. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate, and timely manner. Audience: Graduate 9. Review, interpret, and present current literature to support patient care. Audience: Graduate 10. Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning. Audience: Graduate 11. Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and non-physician team members. Audience: Graduate 12. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care. Audience: Graduate 13. Engage families in shared decision-making regarding tests, orders and procedures. Audience: Graduate 14. Identify the problems associated with medical jargon and use commonly understood language when communicating with patients and families. Audience: Graduate 15. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate. Audience: Graduate