Breastfeeding Medicine
| Department |
Pediatrics
|
|---|---|
| Course Number |
PED 408
|
| Course Title | Breastfeeding Medicine |
| Course Director |
Sahira Long, MD
|
| Length (Weeks) |
2 |
| When Offered |
All year |
| Prerequisites |
PED 303 |
| Availability Notes | |
| Contact Name |
Wilhelmina Bradford
|
| Contact Phone | |
| Contact Fax | |
| Contact Email |
wcbradfo@childrensnational.org
|
| Other Contacts |
Dr. Long (slong [at] childrensnational.org (slong[at]childrensnational[dot]org)) |
| Location | |
| Limit |
1
|
| Report |
Students will be sent information prior to rotation. |
| Evaluation |
Uniform Clinical Evaluation; written exam; presentation |
| Description |
This elective is an introduction to breastfeeding medicine. Students spend the majority of their time in outpatient and inpatient lactation clinics in the DC Metropolitan area; however, students will also participate in in-home consults as well. Additional education is provided through didactic sessions and independent study. As many of the clinics and experiences will be off of the CNMC campus, personal transportation is required. There may be a limited exposure to resident conferences. Approximately 25% of the clinical experiences may provide exposure to pediatric residents participating in their continuity clinic or NICU/well-baby nursery rotation. Topics that will be covered include:
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| Additional Notes |