PEDIATRICS
10 ECTS credits
6th Year
Total 2 months
Lectures: 6 hours / week
Clinical Practice: 34 hours / week
Undergraduate
Required
In Turkish
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Erdal YILMAZ
Prof. Dr. Saadet AKARSU
Prof. Dr. Yaşar DOĞAN
Prof. Dr. Metin Kaya GÜRGÖZE
Doç. Dr. Mehmet KILIÇ
Doç. Dr. Erdal TAŞKIN
Yrd. Doç. Hepsen Mine SERİN
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
To give the experience on different areas of pediatrics, from healthy to desperately ill
child and from most common illnesses to those requiring extensive diagnostic studies.
During the course students use their theoretical knowledge, gained during previous
years of education in clinical practice under the direct supervision of the academic staff.
Students are particularly aimed to have capability of making differential diagnosis in
their life-time practice in Türkiye.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Lectures:
General Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Hematology, Pediatric
Neurology, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology
and Nutrition, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Allergy, Pediatric
Oncology.
Clinical Practices:
Initial contact with hospitalized patient (history, physical examination)
Perform basic laboratory procedures (e.g. peripheral blood smear, hematocrit, urine analysis,
stool microscopy and reducing substances)
Attend morning reports, clinical rounds, seminars, journal clubs, and six night call per month at
the wards or emergency service, rotation at the general outpatient clinic for three days.
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
At the end of rotation an interview is performed by academic staff.
. Routine work at the clinic,
. Dialogue with the patient and their parents
. Attendance to the educational activities
PREREQUISITE:
None
TEXTBOOK / RECOMMENDED READİNG:
1. Neyzi O, Ertugrul T. “Pediatri”. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul. (2002)
2. Tunçbilek E, Yurdakök M. “Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları, Prepödötik”. Güneş Tıp Kitabevi,
Ankara. (1998)
3. Behrman RE, Kliegman RM, Jenson HB. “Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics” 17th edition,
Saunders Co. Philadelphia (2004)