Block Schedules

PGY1

Block Schedule

Block

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Rotation

Pediatric Inpatient Medicine

Pediatric Procedures

Newborn Nursery

Pediatric Inpatient Medicine

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Acute Illness

Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week

Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week

Pediatric Inpatient Medicine

NICU

Elective

Elective/
Vacation Week

Required Subspecialty

% Outpatient

10

10

10

50

100

10

variable

variable

100

10

variable

variable

90

PGY2

Block Schedule

Block

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Rotation

Pediatric Inpatient Medicine

NICU

Adolescent Medicine

PICU

Community Medicine

Pediatric Inpatient Medicine Night Float

Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week

Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week

Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

Required Subspecialty

Required Subspecialty

Elective Subspecialty

Individualized Learning Curriculum

% Outpatient

10

10

100

100

100

10

variable

variable

90

90

90

90

variable

PGY3

Block Schedule

Block

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Rotation

Pediatric Inpatient Medicine

PICU

Acute Illness

Advocacy

Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week

Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week

Required Subspecialty

Required Subspecialty

Elective Subspecialty

Elective/
Vacation Week

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Elective

Individualized Learning Curriculum

% Outpatient

10

10

100

100

variable

variable

90

90

90

variable

variable

variable

variable

Curriculum is Primary Care Focused

Continuity Clinic is weekly

  • Does not occur during Pediatric Emergency Medicine or Night Float

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