Billings
Site Coordinator: Brian Starr, M.D.
This is a general introductory inpatient and outpatient pediatric clerkship experience that takes place in two, active pediatric group practices (The Children's Clinic PC and Billings Clinic/Pediatrics). Students are exposed to foundational diseases and conditions and a significant amount of child maintenance and well care, giving exposure to normal growth and development, routine behavioral issues, anticipatory guidance, etc.
Great Falls
Site Coordinator: Colleen Marron, M.D.
Based at the Great Falls Clinic, learning experiences include newborn evaluations and pediatric inpatient rounds at the hospital, and in-clinic well-child visits, illness examinations, and chronic disease care and management. Benefits Healthcare in Great Falls is the largest hospital in Montana, operating 502 beds on 2 campuses. Great Falls is the 3rd largest city in Montana with a population of 57,000.
MissoulaSite Coordinators: Kathy Rogers, M.D. and Laurie Carter, M.D.
This new clerkship is based in a large pediatric office at Community Medical Center with emphasis on both sick and well child care. Faculty provides teaching at inpatient, ER and NICU areas of the hospital. Students spend two weeks each with two general pediatricians providing inpatient and outpatient learning experiences. Students take call with the attending and see patients in the ER. Time spent with a variety of specialty clinic physicians, hospitalists, neonatologists, and in the NICU provides a well-rounded learning opportunity.