PEDS 7510 Selected Topics in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine - Section 10 - Pretty Lake Camp Officer

Credits:

0.50

Directors:
Leinwand
Grading:
Pass/Fail
Prerequisites:
None
Offered:
6/24/2019-6/30/19
Description:

This elective is a 1 week elective that creates an opportunity for the student to serve as a Medical Health Officer for Pretty Lake Camp, a local camp that serves underprivileged children in Kalamazoo County. The camp is set on a 102 acre campus in Mattawan, MI. The student will work alongside an experienced camp-employed health Officer. They will be involved in: intake exams, first aid care, and providing medications as treatments as stated in standing orders or as prescribed by a physician. Typical diagnoses encountered include asthma, diabetes, ADHD, developmental delays, and injuries. Students will be responsible for assisting in physical assessment of campers during the health screening process and throughout the camp session, reviewing and maintaining accurate medical records, maintaining the health clinical facilities in a clean and sanitary condition through proper cleaning and appropriate disease control measures, reporting medication errors, reporting accidents or incidents, assisting in camp emergencies or other situations as directed by the Camp Director, and contributing to the overall safe and healthy camp environment.