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Children First: Pediatric Mini-Medical School at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Community members are invited to attend a series of interactive seminars to discuss the latest advances in child health with pediatric specialists. Hosted by the Department of Pediatrics at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the goal of the Pediatric Mini-Medical School is to improve the community’s understanding of medicine and science and to promote engageddiscussions between pediatricians and attendees.
- symptoms
- prevention
- diagnosis
- treatment of common health concerns
- national public health issues, including obesity and autism.
Attend one or all four of the sessions which will feature expert pediatricians who will discuss:
Registration Form Department of Pediatrics
The sessions are geared toward adults who care for children including parents, grandparents, child care providers, educators and other healthcare professionals. High school and college-age students who are interested in careers in medicine or child-focused professions are also welcome to attend.
The four sessions in the series are:
- Tuesday, April 13, 2010: Aches and Pains: When to Worry About Bone/Joint Aches, Headache and
Stomach Pain, featuring expert rheumatologists, gastroenterologists and neurologists.
- Wednesday, April 21, 2010: Wheezes and Sneezes: Allergy, Asthma, and Infectious Diseases,
featuring pediatric specialists in pulmonology, allergy, immunology and infectious disease.
- Tuesday, April 27, 2010: Why All the Fuss About Fat? Featuring adolescent medicine,
cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology and hypertension pediatric specialists.
- Wednesday, May 5, 2010: Looking at Child Development from Typical to Atypical:
Milestones, Autism and Sleep Issues featuring pediatricians specialized in general and
neurological development, and pulmonology.
Registration for each session is required, as space is limited.
There is a fee of $10 per session or $25 to attend the complete series.
Each of the four sessions will be held in the
Conference Center, room 1302 at the
Clinical Academic Building
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, NJ.Registration begins at 6:30 p.m.; sessions begin promptly at 7 p.m. and will be about two hours long.
For more information e-mail: wolfenei@umdnj.edu or call 732-235-7900
The program is sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics and the Child Health Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the Isabel and David Mahalick Foundation and Novo Nordisk.
About the Department of Pediatrics at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School:
Interim Chair: Patricia Whitley-Williams, MD Physicians: More than 155 faculty and 134 volunteer faculty members.
Mission Statement: The pediatrics department mission is to protect and ensure the health and well-being of all children. We are dedicated to advancing the field of pediatrics through patient services, research, education and advocacy. We are committed to providing multi-disciplinary family-centered care with respect, compassion and highest standards of excellence.
This mission is shared in conjunction with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where kids are our only specialty.
Department Divisions: The divisions include the major pediatric subspecialties including:
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To learn more about the Department of Pediatrics at UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, visit their website at http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/pediatric/
The pediatric specialists leading each session are all physicians of The Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group, the school’s multi-disciplinary faculty practice with approximately 500 physicians encompassing more than 200 sub-specialties who have privileges at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where kids are our only specialty.
To learn more about UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, visit rwjms.umdnj.edu. Find our fan page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @UMDNJ_RWJMS.
