Pediatrics - Newborn Nursery w/ Dr. Claire MacGeorge

From Rotation Ready by Savanna Faulconer & Jake Sossamon

February 23, 2025 · 17 min

About this episode

This episode provides insights on excelling in the newborn nursery during pediatrics rotations with expert advice from Dr. Claire MacGeorge.

This episode will help you stand out in the newborn nursery during your pediatrics rotation. Dr. MacGeorge expertly guides us through a medical student's role in the newborn nursery, how to do a newborn exam, and gives advice for students who have little experience interacting with newborns. Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in the newborn nursery, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day in the nursery! Dr. Claire MacGeorge is a pediatrician at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is very involved with medical student education, and has done many projects with students including evaluating student education in the newborn nursery rotation as well as teaching the newborn exam to first year medical students. She is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy! For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation: UWorld or Amboss Question Bank

People in this episode

Hosts: Savanna Faulconer, Jake Sossamon

Guest: Dr. Claire MacGeorge

Topics covered

pediatrics
newborn nursery
medical education
newborn exam
student advice

Keywords

newborn nursery
pediatrics rotation
medical student
newborn exam
preceptors tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Medical University of South Carolina

Products: UWorld, Amboss Question Bank