Curriculum & Teaching Conferences
Pediatric Residency Program
- We have recently expanded to accept eight interns per year; total 24 residents
- Referral Base: Covers 30 counties in the Southern portion of the state
- Rotation schedule is based on 13 four-week rotations per academic year
- Residents choose from three tracks in the middle of their intern year: Rural, General Pediatrics, and Subspecialty/Fellowship track.
Pediatric Residency Curriculum Grid
| Core Rotation (weeks) | PL-1 | PL-2 | PL-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatient Clinic | 4 | 4 | |
| Subspecialty Clinic | 8 | ||
| Adolescent Medicine | 4 | ||
| Mental Health | 4 | ||
| Behavioral-Development | 4 | ||
| Emergency Medicine | 4 | 4* | 4 |
| Inpatient | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| PICU | 8 | ||
| NICU | 4 | 4 | |
| Newborn | 4 | ||
| Night Shift | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Individualized Curriculum | 8 | 8 | |
| Electives | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Holiday Block** | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Vacation | 3 | 3 | 3 |
* At Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
**During Holiday block, residents take 2 weeks each of rotations for needed electives
Teaching Conferences
Noon Conferences
- 1-3 times per week
- Curriculum is based on an 18-month curriculum weighted according to pediatric board content specifications
- Lectures are based on Pediatric in Review articles, and are given by faculty
- Monthly Jeopardy are given to encourage retention
- Quarterly quizzes are given
Grand Rounds
- Occurs every Thursday. Attended by residents, attendings, private physicians, medical students, nurses, and anyone else interested in the topic for the week
- Each 3rd year resident presents once at Grand Rounds
Journal Club
- Approximately monthly and is led by residents
- The resident reviews medical literate and presents an article with subsequent group discussion
Resident Administrative Meeting
- Occurs once a month and includes only residents and directed by the chief residents.
- “Closed door” where resident opinions remain anonymous from attendings and administrators
Simulation Lab
- Occurs monthly
- State of the art Sim-Lab prepares residents for CPR, procedures, and leading code simulations
Weekly Review
- Occurs every Friday
- Case presentation by a resident, with discussion facilitated by an attending. Similar to the traditional “Morning Report.”
- PGY-3 residents present an Ethical topic that allows for discussion
Board Review Curriculum
- Each intern is assigned a Board review mentor for all three years
- Will have semi-annual meetings to discuss learning style, strengths and weaknesses, and study plan throughout the three years
- In third year, an individualized learning plan (including life events) will be created to optimize studying
- After graduation, the residents attend (in person or virtually) a board review course