Funded Visiting Clerkship Opportunity for URM Students

Please see the following information for a funded clerkship opportunity at Stanford University for underrepresented minority students.

The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford

Department of Pediatrics

Six funded visiting clerkship positions in general pediatrics and pediatric subspecialties will be available at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford (LPCH) from August through November of 2016 for qualified applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.

* Funding includes up to $2,000 for reimbursement of travel and housing.
* Each student will be paired with a faculty member that will serve as a mentor and advisor.
* Each student will be given the opportunity to have a personal meeting with the Pediatric Residency Program Director.
* Each student will be paired with a URM resident who will introduce them to the Stanford Medical School/Center diversity community and its resources.

Program Description

The visiting clerkship program is designed to give students a chance to experience the exceptional training that LPCH has to offer. In addition, it provides LPCH residents and attending faculty a chance to form a close working relationship with each student.

Visiting students will spend four weeks on one of the following: Inpatient floor (general pediatrics, subspecialty, or Hematology/Oncology), NICU, or PICU. As LPCH is a tertiary care center, students will have exposure to a variety of patients ranging from bread-and-butter pediatrics to medically complex patients. Alternatively, students can spend the month on a Subspecialty Elective rotation (endocrinology, infectious disease, or cardiology). Students are also invited to attend morning report and noon conference daily, as well as weekly grand rounds.

Application Requirements

* Applicants for the funded sub-internship position must come from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine. As defined by the AAMC, this includes African Americans, Mexican Americans, mainland Puerto Ricans, and Native Americans (that is American Indians, Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives).
* Applicants must:
* Complete the LPCH Funded Clerkship for Underrepresented Minority Medical Student application form
* Provide a personal statement discussing career goals
* Provide one letter of recommendation, preferably from a pediatric attending
* Provide a Curriculum Vitae
* Provide an official medical school transcript
* Complete the Stanford University School of Medicine Visiting Student Clerkship application packet and required documentation (NOTE: The $200 fee has been waived.)

* The application deadline is April 1, 2016, and acceptance notices will be sent by April 5, 2016. Applicants not selected for the funded sub-internship will, if interested, be entered into the general pool of applicants for unfunded visiting clerkships at LPCH.

Contact Information

Laura K. Bachrach, MD

Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency

E-mail: lkbach@stanford.edu

Becky Blankenburg, MD

Program Director, Pediatrics Residency

E-mail: rblanke@stanford.edu

Send Application Packet To:

LPCH Underrepresented Minority Recruiting Committee

Attn: Carrie Johnson, Pediatrics Residency Coordinator

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

725 Welch Road, Mail Code 5906

Palo Alto, California 94304

E-mail: cajohnson1@stanfordchildrens.org

Phone: 650.497.8134

Fax: 650.497.8228

URM Clerkship Announcement 2016

URM Clerkship Application 2016

Med-Peds Panel

Several med-peds attending and resident physicians from MGH, Brigham, and Children's Hospital joined us at BUSM on February 10th for a panel on med-peds careers. The panelists discussed the nuances of med-peds, fellowship and career opportunities after residency, and answered a number of other questions. Thank you to our panelists and everyone who attended!

If you're interested in med-peds and would like to get in touch with one of the panelists to discuss it further, their contact information is below:

Ross England: rnengland@partners.org

Nick Cuneo: cncuneo@partners.org

Darryl Powell: djpowell@partners.org

Brian Hasselfeld: bhasselfeld@partners.org

Akash Gupta: agupta23@partners.org

Katherine Schiavoni: kschiavoni@partners.org

Madeleine Matthiesen: mimatthiesen@partners.org

Rebecca Cook: rcook1@partners.org

Vishu Avutu: vavutu@partners.org

Niraj Sharma: nsharma@bwh.harvard.edu

Evangeline Galvez: egalvez@mgh.harvard.edu

2nd PEDs Scholars Night

This past Wednesday, Feb. 17, we had yet another successful PEDs scholars night! Current 4th year, Katrina Ciraldo, lead an extremely interesting discussion on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. We thank her and everyone who came out! We hope to see you all again for the 3rd one!

Below are some resources on trauma-informed care. During our discussion on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, we explored the role of trauma-informed care in this population.

University of Buffalo Infographic on TIC

National Council for Community Behavioral Health Infographic on Managing Trauma

American Academy of Pediatrics Toolbox for TIC

Grand Rounds 1/21

PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS

Thursday, January 21, 2016

BUSM, L-112

72 East Concord Street, 1^st Floor

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

“Maternal Depression: What is an Ounce of Prevention Worth?”

By

Michael Silverstein, M.D., M.P.H.

Director, Division of General Academic Pediatrics

Vice Chair, Pediatric Research

Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine

Target Audience: Pediatric Faculty, House Staff, Nursing Staff and physicians from outside the institution, including associated neighborhood health centers.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Understand the impact of maternal depression on children;
Understand potential pathways for this impact;
Understand ways to improve family outcomes.

Course Director: Robert Vinci, MD

Dr. Silverstein does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.

Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

First PEDS Scholars Night!

On Thursday, January 7th, the first ever PIG "scholars' night" was held and what a success it was! Dr. Emily Allen graciously hosted students in her home and fourth year students. Sara Holmstrom and Liat Bird, put together a presentation on LARCs. Dr. Mandy Coles, Mary Beth Muetz, and Dr. Joanna Perdomo were our expert discussants. Thank you to those that came and we are looking forward to a second one soon!

Peds Grand Rounds! 1/7/16

PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS

Thursday, January 7, 2016

BUSM, L-112

72 East Concord Street, 1^st Floor

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

“Saving Healthcare Workers Lives: A Public Health Approach to Ebola Response”

By

Michelle Niescierenko, M.D.

Director, Global Health Program
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending
Fellow, International Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Boston Children's Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Target Audience: Pediatric Faculty, House Staff, Nursing Staff and physicians from outside the institution, including associated neighborhood health centers.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Describe a systematic approach to public health response;
Have awareness of travel imported illness.

Course Director: Robert Vinci, MD

Dr. Niescierenko does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.

Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Peds Grand Rounds

PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS

Thursday, December 17, 2015

BUSM, L-112

72 East Concord Street, 1^st Floor

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

“Bullying and Psychosocial Coping in Pediatric Dermatology”

By

Margaret Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Interim Director of Pediatric Dermatology

Department of Dermatology

Boston University School of Medicine

Target Audience: Pediatric Faculty, House Staff, Nursing Staff and physicians from outside the institution, including associated neighborhood health centers.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Understand the relationship between various dermatologic conditions, bullying and other psychosocial distress;
Discuss the need for improved assessment of psychosocial coping and multidisciplinary services;
Discuss clinical and support resources for improving psychosocial coping in our pediatric patients.

Course Director: Robert Vinci, MD

Dr. Lee does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.

Case of the week!

Department of Pediatrics

Case of the Week

Friday, December 11, 2015

72 East Concord Street (main entrance to the BUSM)

Room L-112

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
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“Blast from the Past”

by

David Shulman, MD

PGY-3, Pediatrics Resident

Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital/

Boston Medical Center

Target Audience: Pediatric Faculty, House Staff, Nursing Staff and physicians from outside the institution, including associated neighborhood health centers.

Learning objectives: TBA

Course Director: Robert Vinci, MD

Dr. Shulman does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.

Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PEDs Case of the Week- 11/6

Department of Pediatrics

Case of the Week

Friday, November 6, 2015

72 East Concord Street (main entrance to the BUSM)

Room L-112

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
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“A Tales of Two Syncopes”

by

Elyse Portillo, M.D.

PGY-3, Pediatrics Resident

Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital/

Boston Medical Center

Target Audience: Pediatric Faculty, House Staff, Nursing Staff and physicians from outside the institution, including associated neighborhood health centers.

Learning objectives: Please contact Missi for learning objectives.

Course Director: Robert Vinci, MD

Dr. Portillo does not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.

Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.