Required Activities
This rotation occurs on Wednesdays or Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at National Jewish Health.
Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Clinic: Interns will attend the Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Clinic on Wednesdays from 8:00-5:00. Interns will see a mix of new and follow-up patients each week. After an initial training/observation period, interns will be responsible for conducting the clinical intake interview. Differential diagnoses and treatment recommendations will be determined together with the supervisor (who will be present during the clinic).
Parent Sleep Group: Interns will attend and co-lead a parent sleep group (every other Wednesday from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm) for parents of children with severe asthma and atopic dermatitis participating in the day hospital program at NJH. The group provides families information about normal sleep, healthy sleep habits, and common pediatric sleep disorders.
Professional Meetings: On Wednesdays, interns will attend the weekly Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health meeting where professional issues (e.g., patient care, billing, scheduling) are discussed (9-10 a.m.). As members of the division give regular case presentations, the intern will have the opportunity to give one case presentation at the end of the rotation.
Professional Project: Interns will choose a clinically based project to work on each week while at National Jewish Health (Wednesday or Thursday mornings). Although the time spent on this project is limited to the training time at NJH, it is expected that the trainee will have a completed project at the end of the rotation (e.g., be prepared to present a poster at a professional meeting, or be an author on a case report, review chapter, or original research article).
Follow-Up Patient Care: Interns will be given an active confidential voice mail number where patients can call in with an update in between follow-up visits. Interns will be responsible for checking this voice mail daily and returning patient calls within 24 hours.
Documentation: Interns will create structured notes in the electronic medical record. These notes will need to be completed prior to the intern leaving on Wednesdays.
Optional Activities
Sleep Medicine Journal Club: This monthly journal club, sponsored by the Division of Sleep Medicine at National Jewish Health, meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 12:30-1:30 p.m. to review recently published articles in the field of sleep medicine. Interns have the option of attending and/or presenting at journal club.
Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds: This weekly didactic, sponsored by the Division of Sleep Medicine at National Jewish Health, covers clinical and research topics on physiological and behavioral sleep issues. Grand rounds are Tuesdays from 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
Adult Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic: Interns may have the opportunity to observe this clinic which focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of primary and co-morbid insomnia in adults (clinic sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays).
Parent Sleep Group: Interns have the opportunity to attend and co-lead a parent sleep support group (every other Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.) for parents of children with severe asthma and atopic dermatitis participating in the day hospital program at NJH.
