Adolescent Medicine

Description and Educational Objectives: The Adolescent Medicine Rotation is a 4 week experience in an outpatient, multidisciplinary clinic devoted entirely to adolescent health care. Students will learn the medical and psychosocial problems unique to adolescents. Interviewing skills will be developed and basic physical examination skills re-enforced.

Responsible Faculty: Laurie L. Hornberger, MD MPH (lhornberger@cmh.edu)

Administrative Support: RoseMary Cornell (rcornell@cmh.edu)

General Contact person: Holly Frey, Medical Student Coordinator (hlfrey@cmh.edu)

Site Location: 3101 Broadway Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64111

Elective Duration: 4 weeks duration

Format: Clinical

Maximum Enrollment: 1 student at a time

Prerequisites: Completion of Core Pediatric Clerkship, strong interest in Adolescent Medicine and in their final year of medical school.

Typical Schedule: Clinic is Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Conferences are scheduled in the morning or at Noon throughout the rotation. A schedule will be given at orientation.

Thursday morning - CMH Grand Rounds. 

A school-based clinic experience may also be possible.

Calls: No

Criteria for passing: Satisfactory performance on the clinical evaluation.

Criteria for honors: Outstanding performance on the clinical evaluation.