At all levels of training, collaborative research with members of the faculty is encouraged. All residents complete a research project in an area of clinical interest. A number have published articles and presented papers at professional meetings. Conscientious Faculty Supervision. Our entire faculty participates in teaching and is well known for its enthusiasm and commitment to housestaff and student education.
Faculty members serve as superb role models and are readily available when needed.
At the same time, residents are given ample opportunity for independent thinking and growth. The chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee and director of the Residency Program is Susan E. Keeney, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics. Pediatric interns learn the basic principles and practices of pediatric medicine through supervised patient care on the inpatient and outpatient services. PL-1 residents rotate on inpatient ward teams and in the Newborn Nursery and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Residents have daily work and teaching conferences with attendings on these rotations.