Block Schedules

PGY1

Block Rotation % Outpatient
1 Pediatric Inpatient Medicine 10
2 Pediatric Procedures/ vacation 10
3 Newborn Nursery 10
4 Pediatric Inpatient Medicine 10
5 Pediatric Emergency Medicine 100
6 Acute Illness 100
7 Adolescent Medicine/ vacation 90
8 Pediatric Inpatient Medicine 10
9 Advocacy/ vacation 100
10 NICU 10
11 Required Specialty 90
12 Mental Health 100
13 Research 100

PGY2

Block Rotation % Outpatient
1 Pediatric Inpatient Medicine 10
2 Pediatric Inpatient Medicine Night Float 0
3 Community Medicine 100
4 Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics 100
5 Required Specialty 90
6 Required Specialty 90
7 NICU 10
8 PICU 10
9 Individualized Learning Curriculum/ vacation Variable
10 Individualized Learning Curriculum/ vacation Variable
11 Individualized Learning Curriculum/ vacation Variable
12 Elective Variable
13 Research 100

PGY3

Block Rotation % Outpatient
1 Pediatric Inpatient Medicine 10
2 Pediatric Emergency Medicine 100
3 Acute Illness 100
4 PICU 10
5 Required Specialty 90
6 Required Specialty 90
7 Individualized Learning Curriculum/ Vacation variable
8 Individualized Learning Curriculum/ Vacation variable
9 Individualized Learning Curriculum/ Vacation variable
10 Pediatric Inpatient Medicine 10
11 Elective variable
12 Elective variable
13 Research 100

Curriculum is a Balance of Outpatient and Inpatient Experiences

  • Continuity Clinic is Weekly. Does not occur during Pediatric Emergency medicine, Night Float or Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Individualized Learning Curriculum

  • Formulated by the learner with guidance from PD, APD and advisor starting early in PGY-1 with review and revision at advisor meetings and semi-annual and annual meetings with PD or APD
  • Must include personal learning objectives for which the learner identifies resources and strategies to achieve them
  • Guided by areas that are identified as areas in which more experience is desired for future career path

In-House Call Requirement

  • Occurs on average 1 in 7 days while on in-patient rotation
  • Does not occur during outpatient rotations
  • Allows learners the ability to focus on the rotation experience they are in without needing to leave a clinical site to provide coverage at another site
  • Learner will be able to provide continuity of care with minimal disruption by being post call

Required specialty rotations:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Pediatric Pulmonology

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Simulation lab with doll on medical bed next to heart monitor.

Simulation

  • Promote learning in a safe, controlled, non-clinical environment using state of the art equipment.
  • Enables pediatric residents to acquire and demonstrate knowledge and skills relevant to clinical practice.

Objectives:

  • Improve teamwork and build leadership skills
  • Improve communication skills
  • Develop and improve critical thinking skills
  • Improve patient assessment and bedside decision making