Inpatient/Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Pediatrics in Detroit

Information about this clinical experience:

You will work with a pediatrician who is well regarded for delivering high quality care to children. The preceptor is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Michigan State University. The doctor holds staff appointments at William Beaumont Hospital, Henry Ford Hospital, and Huron Valley Hospital.

The physician has been involved in teaching pediatric and family medicine residents for nearly 30 years, having taught pediatric trainees from William Beaumont Hospital and Children's Hospital of Michigan as well as family medicine trainees from William Beaumont Hospital, Wayne State University, DMC-Huron Valley Hospital, and Botsford Hospital. The preceptor regularly gives lectures to pediatric residents. 

When the attending physician has patients in the hospital, students may accompany the doctor for inpatient rounds. To allow students to understand the perspectives of other specialists in the field, the doctor also likes to have students spend clinical time with other pediatric colleagues in the office. What this means is you will get a chance to build relationships with other doctors and other professionals in the practice.

During your experience, you will learn the following U.S. medical practices under the preceptor’s supervision:

• Taking patient histories.

• Performing physical exams under the physician's supervision.

• Presenting patients.

• Writing progress notes.

• Have opportunities to research the literature to answer clinical questions at the point of care.

• Be involved in patient education.

• Spending time with other healthcare professionals to understand their roles and responsibilities.

The activities above will mostly take place in the outpatient setting. As a result of hospital policies, inpatient activities will be more observational.