Undergraduate

Pediatric Clerkship Overview

The Pediatric Core Rotation is an eight (8) week rotation held at the Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre. The rotation is divided into:

  • Wards – 2 weeks on J4Medicine (Ward call is expected during the 4 weeks of wards + clinics. It is in-house call.)
  • Clinics block – 2 weeks of clinics.

OR 4 weeks - Wards/Clinics at a distributed site (Grand Falls Windsor, Corner Brook, or St. Anthony).

  • Neonatology – 2 weeks spent on 5NB with healthy newborns.
  • Emergency – 2 weeks spent in the Janeway ER. (JER)

There is an option to do the wards/clinics block in a peripheral community hospitals (currently Grand Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook and St. Anthony) depending on availability of time slots, and factors at the discretion of the discipline. Those interested should indicate this option.

Another option is to do the entire pediatrics rotation (8 week block) in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Evaluation Scheme

Overall Clinical evaluation: 

  • Wards – 4 clinic cards are compiled in ITAR (in training assessment report). Expectation is to have a clinic card from one staff, and one resident per week.
  • Clinics – clinic cards are compiled in ITAR (in training assessment report). Expectation is to have one clinic card per clinic (typically 18 clinic cards.
  • Neonates – ITAR (in training assessment report) completed. No clinic cards expected.
  • JER - clinic cards are compiled in ITAR (in training assessment report). Expectation is to have one clinic card per shift.

Mini Clinical evaluation:

  • 2 mini CEX's will need to be completed. (15-20 minute Clinical Encounter, entirely witnessed. (Mini Witnessed H & P). The first one, a formative mini cex, is to be completed during the first four weeks (prior to the midpoint meeting), and can be completed by staff or senior resident; the final summative mini cex, which will be completed during the last four weeks, has to be completed by staff.

Health Advocacy Essay & Midpoint Assignment

  • The Health Advocacy Essay will be a personal experience with the CanMeds role of health advocate. This will need to be 2 pages, typed, single spaced, 12 point font. Please email your assignment to Elaine Hendry, via email, peds@mun.ca, on the Friday of the 5th week of your rotation.
  • You will be emailed your midpoint assignment during WEEK 4 of your rotations. This is a series of Multiple Choice Questions (30-40), for participation marks only, and should be returned to Elaine at the end of Week 5, along with your health advocacy essay.

T-Clerk: Mandatory (Patient encounters)

  • Clerks are required to complete at least 50 T-Clerk experiences during their eight weeks.

Students should realize that their attitude and professionalism will have an impact on assessment.  Students who exercise unprofessional behavior in their interactions with patients, nursing staff, administrative staff, and other personnel at the School of Medicine while on their pediatric clerkship rotation are performing below expectations.

Other Activities:

  • Completion of 8 interactive computer cases (CLIPP) on Aquifer. Students will have to complete a preset number of interactive computer based cases (Mandatory cases 10, 12, 13, (14 or 27) + four of your choice – 8 total.)

For more information about the Pediatrics Clerkship, please visit One45.