While on electives, supervising residents may cover PGY-1s in a critical care unit. For residents with children, there is an independent child day care center near the Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital. The center is run by former pediatric nurses and is open weekdays from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. A pediatrician from our facility is on-call, and most of the children there are from families of the Hospitals, who receive a reduced rate. Special Programs Nursing staff do all routine phlebotomy and maintain peripheral intravenous access.
Technicians are available to perform all electrocardiograms.
All house staff receive free parking located near the hospital. The stipend can also be used to offset the cost of board review courses and other conferences during the academic year, as well as to purchase books and board review materials.