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Pediatric Residency Home
Educational Curriculum and Conferences
Children’s residency program places the highest priority on resident education.
- Noon Conference--occurs daily; residents learn from a core lecture series and year-long curriculum including talks on Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Critical Care, Endocrinology, Emergency Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Psychiatry, Infectious Diseases, General Pediatrics, Cardiology, Neurology, Pulmonary, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology, and Global Health
- Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Journal Club--occurs every other month during noon conference; program director, chief residents, and residents discuss recent articles and practice EBM skills
- Primary Care Conference--occurs weekly on Monday during noon conference; attendings and third year residents lead discussions about primary care topics
- Professorial Rounds--occur weekly on Thursdays during noon conference; attendings and fellows from all specialties join our residents in an interactive, multidisciplinary discussion of interesting clinical cases
- Morbidity and Mortality Conferences--occur every other month during noon conference; residents discuss recent morbidity and mortality cases in the hospital
- Mock Codes--occur monthly before work rounds; Emergency Department attendings and fellows lead small groups of residents though mock code scenarios in a year-long resuscitation curriculum
- Board Review--occurs monthly during noon conference; chief residents lead sessions of high yield questions
- Morning Report--occurs twice a week for residents before work rounds; residents discuss recent admissions emphasizing skills needed for complete and accurate assessments, differential diagnoses, and early management plans
- Attending Rounds (aka Teaching Rounds)--occur three times per week before work rounds; attendings, residents, and medical students on each inpatient team review pre-identified topics and discuss specific questions related to the team’s current cases
- Children’s National Grand Rounds--occur weekly on Wednesday mornings before work rounds in the months September through June; nationally recognized speakers present lectures to hospital-wide audience; all ward teams attend.
In addition to the educational opportunities above, our residents are encouraged to be self-directed learners and to teach one another. Residents have access to numerous medical education resources including UpToDate and MDConsult, which can be remotely accessed from home. There is an extensive library on-site that provides access to journals in both print and electronic format.
OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
- Research Day--annual day for all hospital staff to display poster presentations of their research; all PL-3 resident REACH projects are presented
- Intern Retreat--Three day, two night retreat for interns away from the hospital with the chair of pediatrics, program director, associate program directors, and chief residents. Interns participate in sessions on individual personalities and group dynamics, as well as teaching and feedback skills. There also is plenty of time to get to know your fellow interns.
- Academic Services Assistance Program (ASAP)--workshops throughout the year are available to all hospital staff on topics including Leadership Training, Medical Education, Leading Small Group Case Discussions, Applying Medical Literature, Using Pub Med, Academic Mentoring, Biostatistics, IRB Approval, Manuscript Writing, and Creating Poster Presentations
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