Pre-requisite: Open to Pediatric, IM-Peds, and Family Medicine Residents at the PGY2 level or above
Duration for Elective: 4 weeks
Rotation Director: Sheena Whittaker, MD
Educational Objective
To provide the GME learner with a general rural pediatric medicine experience in a multi-physician and nurse practitioner combination primary care practice and newborn/pediatric hospital settings.
Experiences and Procedures
- Four pediatrician and one pediatric nurse practitioner outpatient practice. Pediatricians also manage newborns, pediatric consults, and newborn resuscitations.
- Participate in inpatient rounding of newborn patients.
- Experience pediatric call, including night or weekend call
- Participate in limited pediatric procedures, including newborn circumcision, outpatient wart cryotherapy, etc.
- Experience acute ill visits, Well Child Checks, and management of psychiatric disorders, including ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, and Autism.
Housing
Maine Coast Hospital does not offer learner housing. Interested residents may seek reimbursement for housing expenses through the MERGE Collaborative. See the MERGE Housing Reimbursement Policy for more information. If local housing options are outside the scope of the reimbursement policy, Mount Desert Island Hospital has offered housing at their Kogod Center for Medical Education in Bar Harbor. See below for more information on the Kogod Center.
