PEDS 431C
Clinical Pediatric Cardiology
Ashley Dischinger
Description from DukeHub
This Medical Student rotation provides a learning experience in the clinical diagnosis and management of heart disease in children. The student will have the opportunity to see and participate in the management of children referred for cardiology evaluation or follow-up via clinic or consultation. There are also experiences available observing cardiovascular procedures in the Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Laboratory, the Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory, and the operating room. Cardiology clinics are located in Creekstone, Greensboro, in addition to the Children's Health Center, and assignments can be expected in many of these clinics to create a diverse experience. This is primarily an outpatient rotation, but there is the option of attending inpatient rounds in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit if desired. Experiences in subspecialty clinics such as Pediatric Heart Failure/Transplant are generally available if interested. Please note that procedural experiences are all observational due to complexity (participation is generally a Fellow level experience). Scope: history, physical examination, and special diagnostic techniques (echocardiography, electrocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and cineangiography). Students participate in outpatient clinics or procedural observational experiences five days per week as well as weekly cardiology/cardiovascular surgery conference. Prerequisite: PEDS 205C. For more information, please email the course director, Dr. Ashley Dischinger, at (contact listed in DukeHub), or reach by phone at (contact listed in DukeHub). Secondary Contact: Dana Smith, (contact listed in DukeHub). Credit: 4. Enrollment: max 1. Ashley Dischinger, MD; Other faculty: Piers C.A. Barker, MD; Carlos Blanco, MD; Michael G.W. Camitta, MD; Michael J. Campbell, MD; Michel P. Carboni, MD; Reid Chamberlain, MD; Lindsay Edwards, MD; Gregory Fleming, MD; Kevin Hill, MD; Salim F. Idriss, MD, PhD; Sandra Kikano, MD; Jennifer S. Li, MD; Hillary Liken, MD; Laura Lowrey, MD; Andrew McCrary, MD; Angelo Milazzo, MD; Stephen Miller, MD; Patsy Park, MD; Neeta Sethi, MD; Zebulon Spector, MD; Erin Shea, MD; Jason Williams, MD; McAllister Windom, MD, MPH
Skills
AI-resilient: 4 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "laboratory"
- Yes: Live work with people · "clinical"
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "diagnosis"
- Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "surgery"
- 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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