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Third Year Pediatric Rotations

  • Arthritis Clinic Outpatient Rotations

Fourth Year

Objectives:

  • Develop a working differential diagnosis of arthritis in childhood.
  • Learn a complete joint examination and the physical evaluation of rheumatologic patients.
  • Examine and discuss patients from all major collagen vascular disease categories: juvenile arthritis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, SLE

Elective in Pediatric Rheumatology 

  • Outpatient rheumatic diseases clinics
  • Didactic teaching in clinical conferences
  • Directed reading of curriculum specifically designed for basic medical education in pediatric rheumatology