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DESCRIPTION AND GOALS OF COURSE:
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The Division of Neonatology offer a 4 week elective to the medical student. The Division includes 3 full-time neonatologists and a staff consisting of neonatal nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, a neonatal nutritionist, occupational and physical therapists, clinical nurse specialists and social workers. Clinical services are provided in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a step-down Special Care Nursery, and a Full-term Nursery for healthy babies. NICU admissions cover the full range of medical and surgical problems of premature and critically ill newborns. The Full-Term Nursery is designed to provide unified mother-baby nursing for infants who are term or near-term and have no acute medical problems. The rotation for the student is designed to provide an overview of the wide spectrum of child care provided by the neonatologist.
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