PPED 8025 - Ped Gastro, Hep & Nutrition

The student will follow the Pediatric GI attending that is “on service”; inpatient and outpatient activates, as well time to observe procedures (e.g. endoscopy, colonoscopy, etc.). Outpatient Activities: Follow “on-service” attending clinic schedule. The clinic are in the morning and have to available sites. The students are expected to see the patients first, get H&P, develop a concise presentation and present the data to the faculty. He/she will shadow the faculty in the final patient evaluation. Inpatient Activities: Inpatient consults which are done at El Paso Children’s Hospital and participate in any patients’ procedures or testing including but not limited to endoscopy, H. pylori breath test, lactose breath test, and pH probes.

Credit Hours: 2-4