CHILD ABUSE PEDIATRICS 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. Recognize, diagnose and treat cases of child maltreatment. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify medical evidence that should create reasonable suspicion of child abuse. Audience: Graduate 3. Summarize mandatory reporting requirements and how to make a report to Child Protective Services and Law Enforcement. Audience: Graduate 4. Summarize the special history, examination, laboratory, and imaging information that should be collected in cases of suspected child maltreatment. Audience: Graduate 5. Document thoroughly the results of an examination by using written notes, drawings, and forensic photography. Audience: Graduate 6. Adapt and apply communication skills to high stress clinical situations. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize, diagnose and treat cases of child maltreatment. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify medical evidence that should create reasonable suspicion of child abuse. Audience: Graduate 3. Summarize mandatory reporting requirements and how to make a report to Child Protective Services and Law Enforcement. Audience: Graduate 4. Summarize the special history, examination, laboratory, and imaging information that should be collected in cases of suspected child maltreatment. Audience: Graduate 5. Document thoroughly the results of an examination by using written notes, drawings, and forensic photography. Audience: Graduate 6. Adapt and apply communication skills to high stress clinical situations. Audience: Graduate