Catherine
Macyko,
MD
Section Director, Pediatrics
Midwestern University
Catherine Macyko, MD
Section Director, Pediatrics at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM), Midwestern University. Clinical Clerkship director for Pediatrics for the Osteopathic Medical Students in their third year at CCOM. Teaching Osteopathic medical students in their Pediatric clinical rotation, and third year didactics. Third year didactics includes interprofessional session with Occupational therapy and Speech therapy students.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
This session will address the conference theme of preparing students for interprofessional collaborative practice. Healthcare professionals working with pediatric populations must understand and appreciate the contributions of various disciplines to treatment and child outcomes. Students and trainees in all fields should recognize that they do not have all the answers and will need to rely on the expertise available within multidisciplinary teams. As part of this initiative, occupational therapy (OT), speech-language pathology (SLP), and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) students…