Curriculum | School of Medicine | University of Nevada, Reno

Block Schedules

PGY1

Block Schedule
Block	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Rotation	General Pediatrics Inpatient	NICU	PICU	Newborn Nursery	Pediatric Emergency Medicine	General Pediatrics Inpatient	Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week	Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week	Acute Illness	Peds Procedure	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	General Pediatrics Inpatient	NICU	Adolescent Medicine	Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Community Medicine	General Inpatient Night Float	Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week	Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week	Behavioral Pediatrics	Required Sub	Required Sub	Elective Sub	Elective/ Vacation Week
% 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	General Pediatrics Inpatient	PICU	Acute Illness	Advocacy	Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week	Individualized Learning Curriculum / Vacation Week	Required Sub	Elective Sub	Elective Sub	Elective/ Vacation Week	Elective	Elective	Elective
% 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:

Cardiology
Pulmonology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology-Oncology

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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