The first year Pediatric Surgery resident spends nine months on the Pediatric Surgery service, alternating call with the senior resident. The second year of residency is spent entirely on the Pediatric Surgery service acting as chief resident. A considerable amount of independent clinical and operative management is offered during the second year as well. Pediatric Surgery residents are evaluated on a routine basis by a committee of attending surgeons, through utilization of the Pediatric Surgery intraining exam, and by an invited oral examiner. Feedback regarding educational and clinical experiences are encouraged from residents.
Every effort is made to provide each resident with an excellent clinical and educational experience.
A series of 52 basic science lectures are given through the twoyear residency to expose the resident, in a didactic fashion, to recent advances in clinical and research topics relevant to pediatric surgery. Each Pediatric Surgery resident conducts an outpatient clinic and closely follows common and uncommon pediatric surgery problems on an outpatient basis, and makes decisions regarding further operative therapy for these patients.