During the second year the primary responsibility will be divided equally between research and clinical care with the research component having a major share. During the third year the primary responsibility will be in research. During the first and second year, teaching and supervision of pediatric residents will be a major part of clinical care. The first year program will include 9 months of rotation at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and 3 months at St. Joseph'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.
Extremely low birthweight infants and infants with complicated problems will be cared for by the fellow. Fellow will assume the responsibility to direct the residents in their clinical care, under supervision. Daily bed side rounds with discussions of every patient's problems will be carried out with the faculty attending staff, fellows and residents. Weekly neonatal radiology conferences and neonatal follow-up clinic will be attended by the fellow. Every fourth night in-house night call schedule at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin will be required during the first year.