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Course: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Course Number: PED 2112
Department: Pediatrics
Faculty Coordinator: J. Andrew Bird, MD
Assistant Faculty Coordinators: N/A
UTSW Education Coordinator Contact: Anthony Lee (Anthony.Lee@UTSouthwestern.edu)
Hospital: (Location of rotation) Children’s Medical Center
Periods Offered: Periods 2‐7 and Periods 10‐12
Length: 4 weeks
Max # of Students: 1 (Post Clerkship Students)
First Day Contact: Maite De la Morena, MD
First Contact Time: 7:00am
First Day Location: Children’s Medical Center –Pavilion 5th Floor Clinic (Physician’s Touchdown)
Prerequisites: PED 1801 Pediatric Core Clerkship
I. Course Description
This course will provide an in‐depth exposure to pediatric Allergy and Immunology via clinical experiences, participation
in one‐on‐one discussions between student and faculty, attending structured didactic sessions/conferences, and self‐
study with prepared curriculum material.
Goals Objectives Assessment Methods
Patient Care: Gather essential and accurate Quality of Medical Records
Students, together with supervising information about their patients. entries
faculty, must be able to provide patient Examples: history, intercurrent Skills evaluation from direct
care that is compassionate, appropriate problems, physical examination, observation.
and effective for the treatment of health results of pertinent laboratory
problems and the promotion of health. tests and data from physiologic
monitors.
Perform a focused physical exam
relevant for an allergic patient
(i.e. allergic shiners, Dennie‐
Morgan lines, pale‐boggy nasal
mucosa, and eczematous
lesions).
Recognize pertinent features of
immune deficiency found on
physical exam (i.e.
lymphadenopathy,
hepatosplenomegaly, absence of
tonsils, and dysmorphic facial
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features associated with
DiGeorge Syndrome).
Interpret pulmonary function
tests.
Interpret skin prick tests.
Identify the presence or absence
of a thymic shadow on chest x‐
ray.
Determine appropriate
indications for ordering specific
IgE testing and correctly interpret
testing results.
Interpret basic laboratory
immunology studies available to
the clinician.
Integrate clinical history, physical
exam findings and spirometry
results in order to appropriately
manage asthma in an outpatient
setting.
Integrate clinical history and
physical exam findings in order to
develop an appropriate work‐up
for a patient with a possible
immune deficiency.
Medical Knowledge: Demonstrate an understanding Each student is required to
Students must demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of allergic create a case presentation and to
about established biomedical and clinical inflammation and how they present it to the faculty and
sciences and the application of this apply to the pathophysiology of fellows during the rotation. It is
knowledge to patient care. various atopic diseases. recommended that students
Demonstrate an analytic present an interesting case they
approach to clinical situations encountered during their
paying particular attention to the rotation. However, they are also
history and physical examination permitted to present on a topic
findings in order to direct an of interest that relates to
appropriate work‐up and pediatric course topic.
treatment plan.
Demonstrate an understanding
of the basic principles of clinical
immunology and how they relate
clinically when evaluating a
patient’s immune function.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Use effective questioning and Observations of faculty and staff.
Students must be able to demonstrate listening skills to develop an
interpersonal and communication skills understanding of the patient’s
that result in effective information coping abilities in regards to the
exchange with clinic, patients and their medical situation.
families. Work effectively with other
members of the healthcare
team.
Practice‐Based Learning and Locate and assimilate evidence Each student is required to
Improvement: from scientific studies related to create a case presentation and
Students must be able to assimilate patients’ health problem (i.e. to present it to the faculty and
scientific evidence and improve their use of immune modulators in fellows during the rotation. It is
patient care practices. eczema or use of IVIG in recommended that students
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immunodeficiency). present an interesting case they
Use information technology to encountered during their
manage information, access on‐ rotation. However, they are also
line medical information, and permitted to present on a topic
support personal education. of interest that relates to
pediatric course topic.
Critical review of a relevant
article.
Professionalism: Demonstrate compassion and Observations of faculty and staff.
Students must demonstrate a responsiveness to the needs of
commitment to carrying out professional patients.
responsibilities, adherence to ethical Demonstrate sensitivity to the
principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient’s culture, age and
patient population. disability.
Demonstrate a commitment to
ethical principles pertaining to
confidentiality of patient
information.
Be on time to clinics and didactic
sessions.
II. Methods of Instruction
Didactic: (Schedule, Topic and Faculty)
Allergy Journal Club (2nd & 4th Wednesday of the Month Noon – 1:00 PM.)
Immunology Clinic Conference (Thursday 8:00 – 9:15 AM).
Allergy Noon Conference (Thursday 12:00 – 1:00 PM).
Allergy Teaching Rounds (1st & 4th Thursday 9:30 – 10:30 AM).
Allergy Research Conference (2nd Thursday of the Month ‐ 9:30 AM).
Interesting Case Conference (3rd Thursday of the Month ‐ 9:30 – 10:30 AM).
Clinical: (Schedule, Faculty Teaching and House‐Staff Teaching)
Attend pediatric Immunology Clinic with Dr. de la Morena on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday afternoons of each
month.
Patients to be seen on Monday and Tuesday morning are discussed in the Thursday “Immunology Clinic
Conference.” Each student needs to be aware of all patients coming to Immunology clinic.
Students will be responsible for presenting one patient per week. Preparation for this presentation should
include reviewing the relevant literature, establishing a differential diagnosis, and formulating a plan.
Attend pediatric Allergy Clinic:
o Dr. Bird on Tuesday PM and Wednesday PM.
o Attend Allergy Clinic with Dr. Neaville on Friday (AM).
The student should focus on new‐patient evaluations.
During clinics the student will see patients, take their history, and perform physical examinations. Afterwards,
patient is presented to the attending.
Summary of Schedule:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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8‐9am:
Immunology conference
AM Dr. Neaville
9:30–10:30am:
Dr.de la Morena
Dr.de la Morena* Dr. Bird Teaching/Research/Case
conference
Noon Allergy Noon Conference
SELF STUDY
PM Dr. Bird Inpatient Consultations
*Attend Dr. de la Morena’s afternoon clinic on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday afternoons of each month.
III. Overview of Student Responsibilities
• Attend clinics and inpatient consults as outlined.
• Attend conferences as outlined.
• Read literature from prepared curriculum.
• Be on time to clinics and didactic sessions.
IV. Method of Evaluation of Students and Requirements
Pass‐fail grades; there are no examinations. Evaluations of the student by the faculty will be based on achievement of
the stated objectives of the course. This will be assessed by the student’s preparation, fund of knowledge, participation
in clinic, and participation in didactic sessions.
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