منهاج الدراسات الأولية

Fourth Year Pediatrics Curriculum
(PEDPed-41) First semester
Theory: 2 hours/week
Clinical training: 8 hours/week

OBJECTIVES

  • To give an introduction about the field of pediatric practice.
  • Provide knowledge about the basics in pediatrics: feeding, development, immunization.
  • Highlight the importance of different types of infection in pediatrics.

Topics

  • Introduction to know the field of study of pediatrics.
  • Breast feeding and its advantages.
  • Artificial feeding and its disadvantage.
  • The importance of the introduction of semisolid foods at the proper age.
  • Growth charts.
  • The normal development milestones in different age groups.
  • The national schedule of immunization for children in Iraq.
  • The importance of oral rehydration solution in the management of diarrhea in children.
  • Streptococcal infection in children and its complication.
  • Kala-azar in pediatric age group.
  • Measles, German measles and Roseola infantum.
  • Mumps and whooping cough.
  • Diphtheria and tetanus.
  • Neonatal  medicine:
  • Care of newborn infants.
  • Birth asphyxia.
  • Neonatal sepsis.
  • Neonatal convulsions.
  • Respiratory distress syndrome.
  • Neonatal Jaundice.

(PEDPed-42) Second semester
Theory: 1 hours/week
Clinical training: 8 hours/week
Topics

  • Seizures disorders.
  • Meningitis.
  • Encephalitis.
  • Cerebral palsy.
  • Autism.
  • Diabetes mellitus.
  • Hypothyroidisim.
  • Infant of diabetic Mother.
  • Skin problem in children.

Fifth Year Pediatrics Curriculum
(PEDPed-51) First semester
Theory: one hours/week

Topics

  • Classification of anemia.
  • Iron deficiency anemia.
  • Hemolytic anemia.
  • Aplastic anemia.
  • Bleeding tendency.
  • Leukemia.
  • Upper respiratory tract infections.
  • Lower respiratory tract infections.
  • Asthma.

(PEDPed-52) Second semester
Theory: one hours/week
Topics

  • Introduction to heart disease in children.
  • Cyanotic CHD.
  • Acyanotic CHD.
  • Heart failure.
  • Bacterial endocarditis.
  • Gastro intestinal anomalies.
  • Malabsorption.
  • Intususception.
  • Failure to thrive.
  • Genetics disease.
  • Rheumatology.