COMMFAM 406C
Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine Elective
Andrea Blaire Dotson, Sarah Kathleen Dotters-Katz
Description from DukeHub
This course is designed to build on the foundation laid in PIONEER Discovery Thread and in the Duke Preclinical Curriculum. This course addresses the need for physician trainees to have improved knowledge of human milk feeding and ability to support lactating parents. Coursework includes anatomy and physiology, breastfeeding techniques, common complications and their management, the relationship between financial and sociocultural factors and breastfeeding initiation and continuation, and available support resources for patients. There will be dedicated time to work directly with faculty, fellows, lactation consultants, community organizations, and patients. Credit 2. Enrollment max 1. Dotson, Dotters-Katz, and associated departmental faculty. Additional Information, Contact Dr. Annie Dotson Secondary contact: Dr. Sarah Dotters-Katz. 2 credits Enrollment: 2 per 4 week block). Offered 41,42,43 Summer and Fall and 41,42 in Spring
Skills
- clinicalSchool of Medicine clinical course
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · clinical rotation
- Yes: Live work with people · "preclinical"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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