MPAS 5272 Pediatrics

2 SCH. This course presents common conditions encountered in the pediatric population from a primary care perspective. The course applies a comprehensive approach to various aspects of the sick and well child, from birth to adolescence. The course focuses on diagnosis, differential diagnosis, patient evaluation, and patient management. Students learn the relevant epidemiology, demographics, risk factors, pathophysiology, expected history and physical examination findings, diagnostic laboratory and imaging studies, treatments, and monitoring. Important patient education, health promotion, disease prevention, and screening guidelines will be included. Learning activities and assessments may include, but are not limited to, lectures, labs, case studies, small groups, self-directed study, individual activities, and written and/or lab examinations.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade