Pediatrics was not one of the rotations I was looking forward to since I could not imagine myself being a children’s provider. However, my outlook on this specialty changed on my very first day. I go to train with an amazing pediatrician who was very thorough and knew her way around the kids. Watching her soothe, distract, and praise them once again reminded me I sometimes need to get creative in order to elicit history I need or get the patient to comply. Simple things like letting the child touch the stethoscope before examining them with it and/or doing a …

During my pediatric site evaluation my partner and I presented 2 patients each, discussed 10 drug cards and a journal article. The first patient I chose to present was our first Influenza case in pediatric ED this year. I have spent over an hour in the same room with my patient who was coughing non-stop so seeing the Influenza type A on the GenMark viral panel test prompted me getting my flu vaccine the next day. Overall I have also made a connection with the patient and her parents so I had an in depth understanding of the case so …