Residents obtain a strong foundation in pediatric ambulatory care principals and practice, as well as a variety of emergencies in the urgent care area of the pediatric clinic. Residents are the primary physicians performing initial evaluations and workup but faculty back up is readily available twenty four hours a day. Residents have assigned shift work in lieu of call during their PAC month. I n addition to the educational experiences already described, there are a number of daily noon conferences to further your training such as weekly Grand Rounds, monthly case conference, pathology conference, radiology conference and journal club. Pediatric subspecialists and specialists from other divisions all participate in our educational curriculum.
All residents have one call free month.
Monday through Friday which allows residents to have minimal in house call while on the wards. Residents are not obligated to a night float month in their final year and have mostly reduced call or 12 hr clinic night shift.