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.