All residents do at least one month of normal nursery during their residency. The nursery is staffed by one resident, one intern, and one general peds attending. Call is home call. This is a PGY-2 rotation. There are four residents in the unit each month and call is every fourth night.
Residents work closely with fellows and attendings.
Return to schedule Electives A variety of electives in all the major subspecialties, including cardiology, pulmonary, infectious disease, etc., is available to residents after the second year. In addition to the subspecialty rotations, elective months can be used for research or for special opportunities such as international medicine or Indian Health Service electives. The CDC rotation provides the resident an opportunity to learn about child development and developmental evaluation. All residents rotate through the adolescent clinic. The new pediatric ER was recently opened and provides a beautiful child-oriented environment.