Southeast Campus

Neonatology

Children's Hospital - Fargo, MeritCare

PED 9203

Co-Faculty Directors:
Steven N. Nelson, M.D.
Kate Stanley, M.D.

Participating Faculty:
Waseem Atlaf, M.D.
William Bellas, D.O.
Lina Sapiegiene, M.D.

Offered: All
Positions: 1/period

Purpose:  To gain clinical experience in care of newborn

Objectives:  Following successful completion of this elective, the student will be able to:

  1. Perform a physical examination and assessment of the newborn, as well as ill preterm and term newborns..
  2. Demonstrate the principles of resuscitation and stabilization of the newborn.
  3. Report common diagnostic and management problems of the ill newborn.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of fluid, electrolyte and nutritional management of both preterm and term infants.
  5. Anticipate the expected complications of neonates born to mothers with high risk pregnancies.
  6. Explain the value of the team approach to the management of Neonatal Intensive Care patients including involvement of the family.

Instructional Activities: During this elective, the student will be involved in/experience:

  1. Daily patient rounds in which the student is responsible for forming appropriate assessment and care plans.
  2. Daily discussion of specific patient problems based on the reading and instructional assignments given to the student by the preceptor.
  3. Attendance at c-section and high risk deliveries.
  4. Common procedures performed in the setting of neonatal intensive care under the close supervision of the preceptor.
  5. The calculation of enteral and  parenteral nutritional requirements of the neonate..
  6. Weekly core curriculum lectures.
  7. A team approach (including family involvement) to the management of the neonate.
  8. Patient case presentations to the preceptors.

Criteria for Grading: During and following this elective, the preceptor will:

  1. Utilize the standardized UNDSMHS senior elective form..
  2. Assess the quality of patient evaluations and daily notes..
  3. Assess the quality of performance of the instructed procedures.
  4. Assess the quality of assigned oral and written presentations.


revised:3/28/07