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Curriculum

Michigan State University Pediatric Residency Program

Overview of requirements for 3 years
39 4-week rotations

MD 3-year requirements

DO 3-year requirements

PGY 1 – 13 four-week blocks

  • 5 blocks Ward (junior resident)
  • 1 block Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • 1 block Newborn Nursery
  • 1 block Emergency Medicine
  • 1 block General Pediatrics
  • 1 block Development
  • 1 Block Pediatric Surgery
  • 2 block Subspecialty Elective*
  • 13

PGY 1 – 13 four-week blocks

  • 4 blocks Ward (junior resident)
  • 1 block Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • 1 block Emergency Medicine
  • 1 block GPC-COM (general pediatrics)
  • 1 block Development
  • 1 Block Pediatric Surgery
  • 2 block Subspecialty Electives
  • 1 block Perinatology
  • 1 block Internal Medicine
  • 13

PGY 2 –13 four-week blocks

  • 2 blocks Ward Senior
  • 2 blocks Pediatric Intensive Care
  • 1 block Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • 2 blocks Emergency Medicine
  • 1 block Adolescent Medicine
  • 5 blocks Subspecialty Elective*
  • 13

PGY 2 –13 four-week blocks

  • 2 blocks Ward Senior
  • 2 blocks Pediatric intensive care
  • 1 block Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • 1 block Newborn Nursery
  • 2 blocks Emergency Medicine
  • 1 block Adolescent Medicine
  • 4 blocks Subspecialty Elective*
  • 13

PGY 3 – 13 four-week blocks

  • 2 blocks Ward Senior
  • 1 block Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • 1 block PICU or RNICU
  • 1 block Nursery
  • 1 block Emergency Medicine
  • 1 block Rural Pediatrics
  • 3 blocks Subspecialty Elective*
  • 3 blocks Integrated General Pediatrics (IGP)*
  • 13

PGY 3 – 13 four-week blocks

  • 2 blocks Ward Senior
  • 1 block Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • 1 block PICU or RNICU
  • 1 block Nursery
  • 1 block Emergency Medicine
  • 1 block Rural Pediatrics
  • 3 blocks Subspecialty Elective*
  • 3 blocks Integrated General Pediatrics (IGP)*
  • 13
*Pick Subspecialty Electives or IGP from the following page

 

4 Rotations Required From List Below over the 3-year Program
   
Rotation Name Attending Name
Cardiology Monica Goble, MD, John Dysart, MD, David Matisoff, MD
Endocrinology Douglas Henry, MD
Gastroenterology Safwan Malas, MD
Genetics Michael Netzloff, MD
Hematology/Oncology Renuka Gera, MD, Elna Saah, MD, Ajovi Scott-Emuakpor, MD, PhD
Immunology/Allergy Lawrence Hennessey, MD
Infectious Disease

Dele Davies, MD, Maria Patterson, MD, PhD, Stephen Obaro, MD,Melissa Rosenberg, MD,

Nephrology Pinhas Geva, MD
Neurology Zachary Dyme, MD
Pulmonology Autumn Clos, MD, Eliane Eakin, MD
 

Additional Electives may be selected from above list or the following are available:
Child Psychology Judith Brady, PHD
Dermatology Messenger, MD
Orthopedics  
Radiology Ellen Cavenagh, MD
Sports Medicine Jeffery Kovan, DO
Urology Donald Bartkowski, DO
   
IGP Clinical am experiences for 3rd year residents can be from the above lists or the following are available:
 
Ambulatory Pediatrics(area pediatrician office of your choice)
ENT
IV / OR (anesthesia)
Ophthalmology
 
Off campus rotations can be set up after approval of the program director and the medical director.

Research project

Over the three years residents are required to do a research project of their choice and present during Grand Rounds in the 3rd year of residency. This can be a clinical research, chart reviews, or a published project.

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Child advocacy curriculum

Over the three years residents get involved with child advocacy of their choice. The curriculum starts with assignments in the 1st year and progresses to the 3rd year of residency and a presentation

Protected Conference style didactics

Didactics are every Thursday morning 7a-1p.
7 - 8 A.M. - Morning report, interesting cases, pediatric in review jeopardy
8 - 9 A.M. - Grand Rounds
9 -10:30 A.M. - Subspecialty, Journal Club
10:30 A.M. - 1 P.M. - Lectures.

Night float 2nd & 3rd years

During the senior years of residency a night float system is set up to cover the pediatric ward. Each senior is scheduled for 4 different weeks of call over the year. They are on call for shifts 6p-7a. Sunday night to Thursday night. The resident has no other commitments during the week. The weekend calls and back up calls for seniors are a rotating schedule that the chief resident does each rotation.