Welcome to Berkowitz’s Pediatrics: A Primary Care Approach, 6th Edition!
The sixth edition of Berkowitz’s Pediatrics: A Primary Care Approach has been expanded to a 3-part system that further reinforces the key messages found in the text.
The 3 components of this system are:
- A textbook for use by students and instructors
- An instructor’s guide
- Student worksheets
Together, they form a comprehensive program for students, pediatric residents, pediatric nurse practitioners, pediatric physician assistants, and other health care professionals.
Textbook
Berkowitz’s Pediatrics: A Primary Care Approach continues its tradition of providing clear, practice-oriented guidance on the core knowledge in pediatrics. This patient-focused, practical text strives to present users with the situations and challenges they are most likely to encounter in their careers.
Five new chapters have been added to this edition of the text:
- Health Systems Science
- Population Health for Pediatricians
- Social Determinants of Health: Principles
- Adverse Childhood Experiences: Trauma-Informed Care
- Commercially Exploited Children and Human Trafficking
Click here for a sample chapter
Instructor's Guide
The Berkowitz’s Pediatrics Instructor’s Guide is designed to help facilitate learner-initiated discussion about core pediatric principles and common pediatric conditions.
- Provides answers to the case study questions presented in each chapter of the textbook
- Allows for instructor and program flexibility as to how the book and the accompanying questions are used
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Student Worksheets
Student worksheets corresponding to each chapter’s case study questions are posted here in a user-friendly format that users can download, complete, and print or email to prepare for discussions.
- Case study questions contained in the worksheets help users critically apply the theories presented throughout the textbook
- Case study questions can be answered by reading the corresponding chapter in the text
- Resources referenced in the chapters provide further guidance
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Learn More About Berkowitz's Pediatrics
The reference of choice for pediatricians, pediatric residents, and medical students, this book provides clear, practice-oriented guidance of the core knowledge in pediatrics.
Available in paperback, ebook, and various packages.
Editor: Carol D. Berkowitz, MD, FAAP
Carol D. Berkowitz is currently Executive Vice Chair in the Department of Pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Distinguished Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is a former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and has held numerous other national leadership positions including serving on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
She is a delegate from the AAP to the American Medical Association (AMA) and serves on the AMA’s Council on Medical Education. In addition to serving as editor for Berkowitz’s Pediatrics she has authored several hundred articles and book chapters.