With supervision by faculty preceptors and community partner supervisors, M4 students will participate in a block/month-long experience in an environment that will strengthen patient communication skills, knowledge about evidence-based treatments and counseling of patients/families. This experience will students with an overview of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics through their participation in several outpatient clinics as well as attendance at some of our community sites. Students will learn skills specific to interviewing parents, caregivers, and children as well as the common developmental assessments used in general pediatric clinics and assessments used to evaluate for more complex developmental and behavioral concerns.

Due to the nature of the rotation, there will be more observational learning experiences than procedural experiences.

Clinical competencies will be assessed utilizing the Medical Student Y4 Clinical Clerkship Assessment tool. This form is EPA based, and comments on level of etrustability. Cognitive objectives will be assessed utilizing case based patient discussions, presentations and assignments.