Medical Student Lecture Series

A collection of high yield lecture topics to be reviewed while on the Pediatric clerkship. These resident-driven lectures are aimed to provide a framework for discussion into commonly seen pediatric illnesses. Please have residents sign-off on topics as they are completed.

Core Lectures:

• Acute Abdominal Pain (Surgical)
• Anemia
• Common Rashes 
• Extremity Pain 
• Fever with Rash
• Headache 
• Hematuria/Proteinuria
• Innocent Murmurs 
• Lymphadenopathy
• Neonatal Jaundice
• Ophthalmic Disease
• Otalgia
• Petechiae and Purpura
• Tuberculosis

Supplemental Lectures:

Allergy/Immunology:

• Allergic Rhinitis
• Food Allergies
• Peanut Allergy
• Urticaria

Behavioral/Developmental Health:

• Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Therapy
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Dyspraxia
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Gender Identity
• Speech and Language Disorders

Cardiology:

• Blood Pressure Screening Guidelines
• Bradycardia
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Chest Pain
• Tetrology of Fallot
• Transposition of the Great Arteries

Dermatology:

• Benign Newborn Rashes

Emergency/Critical Care:

• Child Abuse
• Exertional Heat Illness
• Submersion Injuries

Gastroenterology:

• Biliary Atresia
• Constipation
• Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Esophagitis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux
• Hirschsprung's Disease
• Pyloric Stenosis

Genetics:

• Prader-Willi and Angelman
• Sex Chromosome Disorders
• Trisomy 13 and 18
• Trisomy 21
• Williams Syndrome

Infectious Disease:

• Contagiousness: When To Stay Home From School
• Lice and Scabies
• Neonatal HSV
• Sexually Trasmitted Infections: Vaccines

Mental Health:

• Anxiety Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders

Neonatalogy:

• Breastfeeding Contraindications (Infectious)
• Neonatal Jaundice: Applying Bilitool
• Newborn Screening and Prophylaxis
• Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

Nephrology/Urology:

• Hematuria Evaluation
• Proteinuria Evaluation
• Vesicoureteral Reflux

Neurology/Neurosurgery:

• Cognitive Development
• Cranial Bleeds
• Primary Headaches

Oncology:

• Bone Tumors
• Bone/Brain Tumors, Neuroblastoma
• Leukemia Diagnosis

Orthopedics/Sports Medicine:

• Clubfoot
• Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
• Intoeing
• Knee Injuries
• Limping Child
• Scoliosis

Palliative Care:

• Death and Dying

Preventive/Well-Child Care:

• Contraception
• Discussing Race with Children
• Infant Formulas
• Lead and Iron Deficiency Screening
• LGBTQI Adolescent Care
• Lipid Screening
• SIDS
• Sleep Disorders
• Sleep Patterns
• Temper Tantrums
• Toilet Training

Pulmonology:

• Asthma Basics
• Asthma Treatment

Rheumatology:

• IBD-Related Arthritis
• Sarcoidosis
• Scleroderma

Contributors: Timothy Adamos, Janetta Arellano, Jacqui Benner, Natalia Calderon, Joyce Conceicao, Shannon Daly, Andrew Darmahkasih, Tabitha D'souza, Karina Espinoza, Kelly Feldman, Aaron Goldberg, Daniel Grajower, Geeta Grover, Rhucha Joshi, Amogh Kambalyal, Amber Kazi, Daniel Kang, Nicole Kelly, Daniel Kim, Ian Lee, Joanne Liang, Alice Lin, Carla Moreno, Dart Newby, Michael Peyton, Vivien Phung, Nellie Said, Amanda Schafenacker, Casey Schreiber, Maggie Schweig, Gwendolyn Seemann, Kiran Singh, Laura Wilson, Andrew Zaragoza