PEDI 705FD EMBRASE Didactics

Credits: 0.5
Course purpose statement: The EMBRACE (Educating Medical students on Babies Receiving Adequate Care after Exposure) curriculum teaches students about caring for neonates undergoing opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) as well as providing support for their families. This is the didactics only elective for pre-clinical students who wish to learn about addiction medicine, newborn care, postpartum care, family dynamics, trauma-informed care and biopsychosocial issues unique to mother-baby dyads managing NOWS. There is an option to volunteer at the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in providing non-pharmacologic care for babies undergoing opioid withdrawal which will involve additional volunteer training and time.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit