PEDIATRICS INTERNSHIP PREP COURSE (PIPC)
Use both didactics and simulations to cover high yield topics that a new Pediatric Intern should know to start a Pediatrics Residency. Working with a team of faculty, multi-disciplinary staff, residents, fellows and course directors, review topics such as intravenous fluid management, nutrition, vaccines, newborn care, fever and antibiotic therapy, developmental skills, hematology/oncology emergencies, dermatology, respiratory distress, endocrine emergencies, radiology, and informed consent. Participate in simulations to review medical knowledge, communication skills, and teamwork. Participate in difficult communication cases including obtaining informed consent or talking with parents of patients who choose to decline recommended management options. Practice common pediatric skills including IV placement, umbilical line placement, defibrilation, airway management, lumbar puncture, and suturing.
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: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Communicate effectively with patients, families, and all members of the healthcare team Audience: Graduate 2. Diagnose and manage common and critical medical conditions Audience: Graduate 3. Perform duties as first responder to urgent/emergent patient care situations Audience: Graduate 4. Practice skills including placing PIV/IO, umbilical lines, performing lumbar puncture, suturing, defibrillation, and securing the pediatric airway Audience: Graduate 5. Simulate difficult conversations with patients/families and variable pediatric scenarios that require teamwork and knowledge of basic resuscitation Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Communicate effectively with patients, families, and all members of the healthcare team Audience: Graduate 2. Diagnose and manage common and critical medical conditions Audience: Graduate 3. Perform duties as first responder to urgent/emergent patient care situations Audience: Graduate 4. Practice skills including placing PIV/IO, umbilical lines, performing lumbar puncture, suturing, defibrillation, and securing the pediatric airway Audience: Graduate 5. Simulate difficult conversations with patients/families and variable pediatric scenarios that require teamwork and knowledge of basic resuscitation Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027