We believe that the first year resident should be considered the primary care giver of the clinical team who is responsible for evaluation and management of the child. Typically, this team consists of an attending physician, upper level resident and medical student. First year residents are responsible for all orders on their patients.
Call averages once every five evenings.
1st Year Pediatric Residency
Inpatient Services (4 months)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (2 months)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (1 month) · Newborn Nursery (1 month)
Acute Care (2 months)
Subspecialty elective (2 month)
Continuity Clinic (1/2 day/wk)
1st Year Pediatric Osteopathic Internship
Inpatient Service (4 months)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (2 months)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (1 month)
Nursery (1 month) · Acute Care (1 month)
General/Pediatric Surgery (1 month)
Internal Medicine (1 month)
Obstetrics/Gynecology (1 month)
Continuity clinic (½ day per week)
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