CPSL 7010-7017 - Maternal and Child Health

4 credit hours each

The Maternal and Child Health third year clerkship is designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of pediatrics and/or obstetrics through the integration of didactic core knowledge and clinical experience. This clerkship may be fulfilled by any combination of a pediatrics or OB-GYN clerkship. The clerkship overall is based upon the clinical presentation curriculum with an emphasis on diagnosis and management. Students will receive exposure to patients in both ambulatory and inpatient settings as appropriate during the course of the third year maternal and child health clerkship. Wherever possible, learning will occur as part of an integrated set of experiences where students will participate in the care of a panel of patients. To satisfy the Ob/Gyn clerkship, Pediatrics clerkship, and MCH clerkship, any of the following may be used:

Option 1: Ob/Gyn: 4 weeks, Pediatrics: 4 weeks, and MCH: 4 weeks (The MCH may be 4 weeks of OB focus, 4 weeks Pediatrics focus, or 2 weeks OB focus and 2 weeks Pediatrics focus)
Option 2: Ob/Gyn: 6 weeks and Pediatrics: 6 weeks (taken together)
Option 3: Ob/Gyn: 8 weeks and Pediatrics: 4 weeks
Option 4: Ob/Gyn: 4 weeks and Pediatrics: 8 weeks