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The adolescent medicine rotation is a joint venture between the outpatient adolescent centers at Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center. During this month interns hone their skills in evaluation of teenagers including: routine health maintenance for male and female patients, family planning, gynecologic services, and STD testing and treatment. Interns are scheduled to see their own panel of adolescents, precepted by adolescent medicine attendings. Specialty clinic experiences such as sports medicine, scoliosis, reproductive health and dermatology are also incorporated. Additional experiences to increase understanding of the scope of healthcare for adolescents include: visiting a school-based health center (September-June) and a field trip with an attending to a residential treatment school for emotionally disturbed teenage girls. This rotation has developed a comprehensive didactic curriculum which focuses on a variety of adolescent issues as well as effective implementation of evidence-based medicine. This includes development of a Critically Appraised Topic in adolescent medicine.
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