PIG

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 12/03/2021:   Bench to bedside is when 3rd year medical students present a unique case they encountered during their pediatric rotation.

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 04/30/2021: Learn more about how to succeed in your pediatric clerkship from MS4s!…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 05/19/2021: Ingestion of high-powered magnets has been a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in children. I’m sure you already know that ingestion of >1 magnet can cause tissue necrosis and bowel perforation from the magnetic attraction across the bowel…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 01/05/2021: Dr. Parker discussed the inequities she has seen in pediatric care over her career. These ranged from low SES impacting a family’s ability to afford care to the literacy of patients and their caretakers. We want to start 2021…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 11/12/2020: Dr. Saidi spoke about her experience and why Med/Peds can be beneficial to some people over a pediatric residency!…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 09/22/2020: Medical students went out to various pediatric clinics around the community to give flu shots to pediatric patients and their caregivers! Each night had a full schedule, so many patients were able to get vaccinated. In addition, the medical…

Event held by PIG – Pediatrics Interest Group on 09/21/2020: We had physicians from 6 different pediatric subspecialties share their experiences on how they determined which field was right for them! The fields represented were pulmonology, neurology, rheumatology, neonatology, cardiology and hematology/oncology.

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.