Pediatrics * Elective Course Description

Course Name:Pediatric Pulmonology
Course Number:PE-414
Elective Type:B1
Coordinator(s):Tiffany Nemetz tiffany.nemetz@umassmed.edu  
508-856-7595 
Gretchen Jones gretchen.jones@umassmed.edu  
508-856-3590 
Department:Pediatrics
Sites Available:UMMHC-University Campus
Months Offered:By arrangement 
Number of Students / Month:
Prerequisites:Completion of Pediatrics clerkship 
Elective Description: The student will participate in the care of patients with a wide variety of pediatric pulmonary disorders including cystic fibrosis, asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, immuno-compromised lung disease, and pediatric sleep medicine.  The student is expected to gain a pathophysiologic understanding of the disease process as well as its social implications.
 
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Location:  UMMHC-University Campus, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA  01655    
Website: http://www.umassmed.edu/pediatrics/