Course Development and Purpose
This course is designed to prepare the first year student for uncomplicated patient encounters that involve eliciting a history and performing a routine physical examination. This course will also establish a basic understanding of pediatric medicine to the first year student and be a foundation upon which to build their career as a pediatric medical student.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
Historical background, evolution, ethics, and current role of podiatry in healthcare.

Familiarize the student with medical terminology, language, and abbreviations commonly used in pediatric medicine.

Recognize and relate the proper terminology for nail pathologies commonly seen in pediatric medicine.

Review principles of charting that acknowledge current standards of utilization and review.

Introduce the student to common pediatric pathologies and methods of examination based upon regional anatomy.

Familiarize the student with basic knowledge of shoes to include proper names, anatomy, indications and usage.

Introduce the student to the fundamentals of interviewing the patient, eliciting a history and performing a general examination.

Demonstrate the preparedness of the first year student for basic patient contact by eliciting histories in a clinic setting.