Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 09/03/2020: This event was designed to reach out to the first-year medical students about the opportunities PIG has. We also are starting new initiatives to volunteer with kids in the community and get involved in pediatric research that reaches further…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 08/21/2020: Bench to bedside is an interactive meeting between all medical students and faculty. Specifically, 3rd-year students practice presenting interesting cases that they have seen on the pediatrics clerkships to faculty and 1st and 2nd students. It is a great…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 04/22/2020: The 4th-year students talked about the reason they chose pediatrics and how they are preparing for residency. First, second, and third years were able to engage with the 4th-year students and ask questions about the process.

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 04/17/2020: Dr. Co-Vu, the director of the Fetal Cardiac Program at UF Health Congenital Heart Center, director of the UF Health Congenital Heart Center Single Ventricle Home Monitoring Program, a pediatric cardiologist in the Turner Syndrome Center, and a professor…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 04/14/2020: Dr. Philip, the medical director of the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, talked about the life of a physician in the PCICU and the patients they usually see in the unit. He discussed the various congenital heart defects and…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 11/01/2019: We recently hosted a panel of faculty from the Department of Pediatrics to learn about what they do on a daily basis in their different specialties. We heard from Dr. Co-Vu, a Pediatric Cardiologist, Dr. Kang, a Pediatric Neurologist,…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 10/11/2019: Third year students, Emily Pregmon and Christine Rodhouse, gave an amazing presentation of a patient case they encountered during their Pediatric Clerkship. The case was presented in a way that students could give their input and ask questions for…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 09/17/2019: Dr. Jolley, a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Clinical Professor at UF, spoke to us about his career path, what his daily schedule is like, and about the field of Pediatric Gastroenterology as a whole. He also walked us through an…

Peds IG had the third lunch talk in our Bench to Bedside series, sponsored by the Pediatrics Department! MS3, Sabikha Alam, presented a case on a patient with SCID and Dr. Elder discussed the latest research in the field.

In our 2nd Bench to Bedside lunch meeting this year, sponsored by the Pediatrics Department, Claudia Phen (MS3) did a case presentation on one of her pediatric patients. Dr. Upadhyay, pediatric nephrologist, then discussed relevant research and current guidelines regarding systemic lupus erythematosus and its nephrologic effects.