The strengths of our program are the commitment of the faculty to resident education and the commitment of the faculty and the institution to provide medical care to the children of our community. Each resident has an annual allowance that can be used to purchase books, journal subscriptions, or other approved professional materials. Senior residents receive additional educational materials to help them prepare for certification examinations. Each resident in our program, at every level, is expected to be a teacher as well as a learner. Residents teach each other and they teach medical students who rotate on the inpatient and outpatient units.
Residents also prepare conferences which they present to students, residents and faculty.
The faculty are available to help residents learn how to prepare their presentations and to provide constructive feedback on those presentations. Teaching conferences are an integral part of our pediatrics residency program. There is a weekly Grand Rounds conference which volunteer faculty also attend. Most conferences are attended by students, residents and faculty. We try hard to select residents who are not only capable clinically, but who also are collegial and cooperative individuals.