Doctors and residents discuss in hospital room.

Beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year, in response to resident requests, we joined several other pediatric residency programs nationally in piloting a X + Y (3 + 1) schedule. Instead of having a half-day continuity clinic weekly, continuity clinics are concentrated in the Y week. By moving all continuity clinics to Y weeks, residents are able to spend 3 focused X weeks on a rotation before their ambulatory Y week.

We also started a primary care immersion week for each year of training, allowing our residents to get a jump-start in feeling prepared to be an outpatient general pediatrician.

Rotation

PGY1

PGY2

PGY3

Wards

8 Weeks

3 Weeks

4 Weeks

Night

3 Weeks

3 Weeks

 

Hematology / Oncology

3 Weeks

3 Weeks

 

Newborn Nursery

2 Weeks

 

2 Weeks

NICU

3 Weeks

2 Weeks

2 Weeks

PICU

 

6 Weeks

3 Weeks

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

4 Weeks

4 Weeks

4 Weeks

Adolescent

2 Weeks

2 Weeks

1 Week

Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

2 Weeks

2 Weeks

1 Week

Behavioral Mental Health

2 Weeks

1 Week

2 Weeks

Primary Care Immersion

1 Week

1 Week

1 Week

Community Health Advocacy

4 Weeks

1 Week

1 Week

Outpatient Subspecialty

4 Weeks

 

 

Scholarly Project

1 Week

4 Weeks

4 Weeks

Kaiser (Community Pediatrics)

 

4 Weeks

4 Weeks

Shriners (Orthopedics)

 

 

4 Weeks

Selective***

6 Weeks

6 Weeks

8 Weeks

Elective****

 

4 Weeks

7 Weeks

Flex*****

3 Weeks

2 Weeks

 

Vacation

4 Weeks

4 Weeks

4 Weeks

* Selectives are individualized pediatric subspecialty experiences, which must be a minimum of 1 week and a maximum of 4 weeks in duration. Residents select at least 5 different pediatric subspecialty experiences to meet this requirement.

** Electives are individualized elective clinical, scholarly, or other experiences.

*** Flex weeks are additional inpatient weeks on wards, nights, or pediatric hematology/oncology.