Residents work one on one with the same general pediatric attending physician for three years. Some residents have continuity clinic alongside community pediatricians. This has been a valuable program for participating residents, allowing them to gain experience in community based pediatrics. As in general practice, we provide continuity of care for our pediatric population through evening and weekend clinics held at our practice site.
Residents work one on one with the same general pediatric attending for three years.
The Hershey Medical Center Rehabilitation Center, located in the south wing of the medical center, gives residents the opportunity to participate in a number of pediatric rehabilitation programs under the guidance of pediatric developmentalists and a multidisciplinary staff. The spina bifida program provides services for over 300 patients. Here residents have the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary fashion with orthopedists, urologists, neurosurgeons, and occupational and physical therapists. The neurodevelopmental program also is a multidisciplinary undertaking that helps children with neuromotor, neurocognitive and behavioral disorders. Through such programs, residents gain expertise in the management of cerebral palsy and mental retardation.