Rotations by Training Year
PGY-1 Categorical Pediatrics (First Year)
The focus of intern year is developing competence and gaining skills in general pediatrics. Interns focus on the “breadth” of pediatrics. Rotations include Inpatient and Outpatient General Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Newborn Medicine, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and Community Medicine.
First year residents will have the following rotations, each one lasting 4 weeks unless otherwise specified:
- 4 total rotations of Inpatient General Pediatrics
- One rotation of each of the following:
- Hutzel NICU (Level 3)
- Newborn
- Emergency Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Clinic (GPAM)
- Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
- Electives
2 weeks on Community Pediatrics
2 weeks in the Observation Unit
PGY-2 Categorical Pediatrics (Second Year)
Second year residents delve into the “depth” of pediatrics, by focusing on the pediatric subspecialties (Infectious Disease, Hematology/Oncology, Cardiology, Nephrology, NICU, PICU, and Adolescent Medicine). Residents also continue to gain general pediatric experience in General Inpatient and Outpatient Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine.
Second year residents will have the following rotations, each lasting 4 weeks unless otherwise specified:
- Night Float Senior
- PICU
- CHM (Level 4) NICU (call month)
- Infectious Disease (consult month)
- Newborn Senior
- Emergency Medicine
- Hematology-Oncology
- Cardiology
- Nephrology
- General Pediatrics Clinic (GPAM)
- Adolescent Medicine
- Electives
PGY-3 Categorical Pediatrics (Third Year)
The focus of third year is to incorporate all aspects of pediatrics, both general and subspecialty and hone clinical skills. Residents perform supervisory roles on general inpatient teams, outpatient clinic, NICU, and PICU.
Third year residents will have the following rotations, each lasting 4 weeks unless otherwise specified:
- 2 rotations as a Senior Resident on Inpatient General Pediatrics
- Night Float
- PICU (call month)
- CHM (Level 4) NICU (call month) OR Hematology-Oncology
- GI & Child Abuse consult services
- Selective
- Emergency Medicine
- Elective (12 weeks total)
- Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology Clinic
Throughout all three years, residents have opportunities to choose elective rotations in any subspecialty to explore particular career interests. To emphasize the importance of primary care, residents spend a half day per week in a general outpatient continuity clinic. Graduating residents feel prepared to begin careers in general pediatrics or pursue fellowship training in any pediatric subspecialty.
Inpatient Experience
We have 3 inpatient general pediatric teams: Rainbow, Yellow, and Green Team. As an intern you will spend 4 total blocks on the general inpatient teams.
Outpatient Experience: General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Clinic (GPAM)
One half day a week residents have their continuity clinic at GPAM. First and second year residents also spend 4 weeks each on a dedicated clinic month.
In our GPAM clinic there are also specialized clinics for: Lead Exposure, Obesity & Metabolic disorders, Asthma, Anemia, and primary care for Genetics patients. Residents will rotate through all of these specialty clinics during their dedicated GPAM rotation.
Educational Curriculum
The Pediatric Residency Program at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan sports a very robust educational program. Our educational activities include daily noon conferences and weekly grand rounds. We have divided the pediatric curriculum, as outlined by the American Board of Pediatrics, into 16 major topics or themes. Each block is focused on one theme; for example, the theme of Block 7 may be Endocrinology and, therefore, the conferences for that month will pertain to various topics in Endocrinology. With the curriculum cycling every 18 months, residents will have the opportunity to hear lectures on each topic or theme at least once and potentially twice during their training.
Our conferences are delivered in a variety of ways, including traditional lectures, interactive case-based didactics, jeopardy games, and team-based learning sessions. Our noon conference series includes faculty lectures, resident noon reports, Journal Club, Morbidity and Mortality Conferences, Radiology Series, Board Review Conferences, Child Abuse and Advocacy Longitudinal Curriculum, Business 101 Series, Health Equity series, among many other activities. Residents also participate in Academic Half-Days procedure fairs, and mock codes throughout the year. Senior residents also participate in a week long board review where they are excused from all clinical duties.
In addition to the above, our residents receive rotation-specific education and participate in daily teaching rounds. Residents are taught to be teachers as well as learners and promote their own education throughout their three years of training.
Highlights of our Curriculum
Daily noon conferences, weekly grand rounds, monthly mock codes, academic half-days, procedure fairs, Kahoot and much more!
Daily Noon Conferences
Noon conferences occur daily and are a protected education time.
Mock Code
Mock codes are held once a month. Residents work as a team through a clinical scenario followed by a debrief.
Simulation Days
Simulation days for each class are held throughout the year. Clinical scenerios and skills are reviewed including mock codes, IO placement, intubation, and more!
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Noon Conference
Sample Noon Conference Schedule
