Pediatric Curriculum

The Pediatric Residency curriculum is a three year program designed to prepare the resident for certification by the American Board of Pediatrics. There are eleven resident positions for each of the three years. The curriculum includes experience in continuity clinic, subspecialty clinics, community outreach , the emergency room, normal newborn nursery, NICU, pediatric inpatient service, PICU and electives.

Pediatric Residency Rotations

GY-1 Rotations
Inpatient Service 24 weeks
Pediatric Emergency 4 weeks
Neonatal ICU 4 weeks
Community Advocacy 4 weeks
Normal Nursery 4 weeks
Child Development 4 weeks
Major/Minor Trauma 4 weeks
Vacation 4 weeks

GY-2 Rotations
Inpatient Service 2 months
Pediatric Emergency 1 month
Neonatal ICU 2 months
Community Advocacy 2 months
Pediatric ICU 1 month
Electives (1 month call free) 3 months
Vacation 1 month

GY-3 Rotations
Inpatient Service 2 months
Pediatric Emergency 1 month
Neonatal ICU 1 month
Community Advocacy 1 month
Pediatric ICU 1 month
Electives (2 months call free) 4 months
Adolescent Medicine 1 month
Vacation 1 month

On Call
On-call responsibility during inpatient months is 1 night in 4. The schedule provides for 4 days per 28 days free from patient care duties.

DUTY HOURS
A. Residents must not be scheduled for more than 80 hours of duty per week, averaged over a four-week period.

B. Residents must be provided one day in seven free from all patient care responsibilities, averaged over a four-week period.

C. Call must be no more frequently than every third night averaged over a four-week period.

D. There must be a 24-hour limit on on-call duty, with an added period of up to 6 hours for continuity and transfer of care, educational debriefing and didactic activities; no new patients may be assigned after 24 hours.

E. A 10-hour minimum rest period should be provided between duty periods

F. When residents take call from home and are called into the hospital, the time spent in the hospital will be counted toward the weekly hour limit.