Clerkship No: 408-113
PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
Location:
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Committee Members:
Chairperson:
Jill Bernstein, M.D, FAAP.
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
860-545-9520
Duration:
Typically one month (negotiable per need)
Months Offered:
Twelve months
No. of Students:
One maximum
Prerequisite:
None
Report To:
Jill Bernstein, MD, FAAP
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Description of Program:
Objectives:
 To develop skills in evaluating and treating neonates, infants, children and adolescents with
urologic complaints.
 To provide exposure to common urologic problems encountered from birth to 18 years
including both medical and surgical patients. The elective can be tailored according to the
student’s interests.
 To provide exposure to the urodynamics lab to learn about urodynamic studies, uroflow
EMGs, and biofeedback.
 To provide exposure to urologic surgeries.
The elective is offered at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and consists of outpatient and
operative experiences. There is opportunity to attend prenatal clinics twice a month.
Topics that the student will most likely be exposed to include:
dysfunctional voiding, day and night time incontinence, hydronephrosis, neurogenic bladder,
urinary tract infections, hematuria, kidney stones, phimosis, penile adhesions, meatal stenosis,
hypospadias, undescended testicles, UPJ obstruction, vesiculoureteral reflux, hernia, hydrocele,
and redundant foreskin.
Formal Weekly Teaching Activities: Scheduled
 Wednesday morning preoperative conference at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
 Thursday morning Urology grand rounds at UCONN
There are other conferences which take place on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Supervision:
Drs. Bernstein, Ferrer, Kim, Makari, Smith, and Nelson.
The supervising faculty member depends on the activities elected by each student.
Facilities:
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
 Outpatient Clinic
 Urodynamics suite
 Operating Room
UCONN
 Prenatal Clinic
 Grand Rounds
Patient Population:
The patients are a diverse group of children from neonates to adolescence. They have acute and
chronic illnesses. They are drawn from established groups and referral sources in more than
ample numbers to achieve the goals of the elective.
Means by Which Student is Evaluated:
At the end of each clerkship, Dr. Bernstein will meet with the other clerkship supervisors to
consider the student’s performance in the selected areas of the program. This is based on the
standard clerkship performance criteria. We try to focus on skills and knowledge acquired and
particularly on growth during the clerkship.