During the first and second year, teaching and supervision of pediatric residents will also be a major part of clinical care. During the third year, the primary responsibility will be in research. First Year The first year program will include approximately six months of rotation at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. During this period, fellows will attend to all high-risk deliveries at Froedtert Hospital while at Children's Hospital. Since residents and interns also attend these deliveries, fellows will get an opportunity to teach neonatal resuscitation to pediatric interns and residents during this time.
Teaching occurs both at the bedside and in formal conferences.
The fellow in the NICU will also assume direct patient care responsibility. Extremely low birthweight infants and infants with complicated problems will be cared for by the fellow. Fellows will assume the responsibility to direct the residents in their clinical care, under supervision. During this period, fellows will get adequate experience in performing all procedures e.g. endotracheal intubation, chest tube insertion, umbilical vessel catheterization, percutaneous arterial and venous puncture, insertion of central lines, lumbar punctures, etc. Daily bedside rounds with discussions of every patient's problems will be carried out with the attending staff, fellows, and residents.