Pediatrics
| Code | 435 |
|---|---|
| School | School of Medicine |
| Department | Department of Pediatrics |
| Degree | Specialty (Residency) |
| Apply | Apply |
Program Description:
The pediatrics curriculum emphasizes on the unique spectrum of children growth (infancy to adolescence), reviews children’s normal growth and developmental events and nutritional requirements in different ages, and emphasizes the most common diseases affecting children of different ages.
More emphasis is on the role of the primary preventive measures, health education and family consultation, and mental and social aspects of the health and disease. The curriculum further highlights the importance of working as a manager or a member of the healthcare team in harmony with other sectors of the society for health promotion in children, families, and the society.
Definition :
This program deals with the pre-natal to the early adulthood (18 years old). Services of this program involve a broad range of activities in the area of the supply, maintenance, and promotion of health, including the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, and rehabilitation in that period of life
Objectives:
Services of this program involves a broad range of activities in the area of the supply, maintenance, and promotion of health, including the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, and rehabilitation in that period of life.
Some Specific Competencies and Skills: Insertion of all types of catheter; blood sampling from arteries, veins, umbilical vein, and heels of infants; perform a variety of intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, and intraosseous injections; perform bone marrow aspiration, lumbar puncture, suprapubic aspiration, and aspiration of pleural effusion, ascites, and articular fluid; perform CPR (Basic and Advanced Life Supports); perform urinary catheterization; blood transfusions (Whole or partial blood); surfactants injection through tracheal tubes; using a ventilator; and, vaccination
At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following skills:
• Insertion of all types of catheter
• Blood sampling from arteries, veins, umbilical vein, and heels of infants
• Perform a variety of intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, and intraosseous injections
• Perform bone marrow aspiration, lumbar puncture, suprapubic aspiration, and aspiration of pleural effusion, ascites, and articular fluid
• Perform CPR (Basic and Advanced Life Supports)
• Perform electrocardiography
• Preparation of smears and staining with Gram and Giemsa stains
• Perform urinalysis
• Perform urinary catheterization
• Bone marrow and liver Biopsy
• blood transfusions (Whole or partial blood)
• Surfactants injection through tracheal tubes
• Perform peritoneal dialysis
• Circumcision
• Using Ventilator
• Chest tube Insertion
• Vaccination
• PPD
Duration:
Duration of program is four years.
Admission Requirements
General Requirement: To apply for this program, you will need to fulfill a number of requirements, which can be found in the Graduate Admission Requirements.
Specific Requiremetns: Degree in General Physicians (M.D) or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) by one of the Iranian or foreign universities.
The eligible candidate should have successfully completed an approved general physician program and should be proficient in English or Persian.
Admission Deadline
Tehran University of Medical Sciences has a rolling application system and reviews student applications all year round.
However, the deadline for the September intake is June 31.
Education Fees and Yearly Expenses
For complete and comprehensive information about fees and expenses, please refer to the Education Fees and Yearly Expenses section.
Table: The overall structure of the course
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Residency year |
Place of training |
Content |
Duration |
|
1month before official Beginning of the Program |
Workshops |
Orientation Sessions Introduction to Rules & Regulations Communication Clinical Judgment Decision Making Research Method Evidence Based Medicine ICD-10 Health Policy Water –Electrolyte ,Blood Gas Interpretation National Children Health Status |
1 month |
|
First Year
1st 6 months |
Pediatrics general ward |
Participation in Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
1month |
|
Pediatric infectious diseases |
Participation in Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
2months |
|
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Emergency ward and clinics |
Participation in Emergency Department Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
2months |
|
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Maternity ward |
Presence in Operation /Labor Room during Child Birth |
1 month |
|
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2nd 6 months |
NICU ward |
Participation in Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
1month |
|
Emergency ward |
Participation in Emergency Department Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
1 month |
|
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Clinic |
Participation in Out- patient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
1month |
|
|
Neonatal/Nephrology Ward |
Participation in Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
2 months |
|
|
Society
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Family Counseling ,Growth & Development ,Healthy Baby Care, Community Health Needs Assessment, Evaluation of Infectious Diseases Prevalence and Prevention Methods |
1 month |
|
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During The Training Program
|
Adolescent Ward |
Participation in Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
1 month |
|
Workshop |
Nutrition /Growth & Development |
2days |
|
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Second Year |
Infectious disease, Hematology, Pulmonary diseases, Allergy & Asthma, immunology ,Neurology Wards |
Participation in Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
5 months
|
|
PICU |
Participation in Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
1 month |
|
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Surgery Ward(Anesthesiology) |
Participation in Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
1 month |
|
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Society |
Family Counseling ,Growth & Development ,Healthy Baby Care, Community Health Needs Assessment, Evaluation of Infectious Diseases Prevalence and Prevention Methods ,….. |
1 month |
|
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Imaging & Lab |
Under-supervision Evaluation & Interpretation of Radiologic Images |
1 month |
|
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Neonatal Ward |
Inpatient Neonates Visits |
1 month |
|
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Emergency ward and clinics |
Out- patient – emergency patient visits (CPR,BLS) |
1 month |
|
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Society |
|
1 month |
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Third Year |
General Pediatrics Ward |
Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
1 month |
|
Subspecialty wards |
Inpatient Visit under Chief Resident Supervision |
8 months |
|
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NICU ward |
Neonatal Visit Under Chief Resident Supervision |
1 month |
|
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PICU ward |
Children Visit Under Chief Resident Supervision |
1 month |
|
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Health & Society |
Children Health Monitoring , Participation in Children Health Promotion |
1 month |
|
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Fourth Year |
PICU |
Patient Visits and Super vision on colleagues |
1month |
|
NICU |
Patient Visits and Super vision on colleagues |
1month |
|
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General Pediatrics Ward |
Out-Patient /In-Patient Visits and Super vision on colleagues |
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Contact Information:
In case of any inquiries, you can contact the Office of International representative of the Department of Pediatrics Tehran University of Medical Sciences through the following:
Contact Person: Dr. Behdad Gharib
Tel.: (+98 21) 6693 5848
Email : behdad_gharib@yahoo.co.uk
Website:
Address: Children’s Medical Center, Nosrat St., Karegar Ave., Tehran, Iran
To contact the Office of International Admissions, please use the following information:
Tel.: (+98 21) 8890 2090-93, Ext.: 169
Email: admission@tums.ac.ir
Address: No. 21, Dameshgh St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran 1416753955, Ira
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