UTMB Pediatric Residency Program Curriculum

A detailed curriculum for each curriculum component is linked below,  with administrative details, educational activities/schedules,
goals and objectives, and instructions for self-assessment.  Residents are expected to review each curriculum component,
self-evaluate, and set personal goals 1.

Resident-Faculty Curriculum Review    

Beginning of rotation:  Early in the rotation, residents and faculty are expected to meet together to review learning plans. 
Residents are asked to submit confirmation.

End of rotation:  Resident and faculty are to meet together to review the experience and determine whether learning goals are met. 
Residents are asked to submit confirmation.
 

  Manager Usual Level
GENERAL PEDIATRICS  (all are required)    
Adolescent Medicine Rupp PGY1
Behavioral-Developmental Pediatrics   Mize PGY2
Child Abuse & Neglect  (aka "ABC" rotation) Noble PGY2
Continuity Practice     PGY1            PGY2             PGY3,4 Beach PGY1, 2, 3-4   longitudinal
Emergency Pediatrics   PGY1, 2, 3
General Inpatient Pediatrics        Intern             Upper Level Gerik PGY1,    PGY2,3
Health & Development  (normal development- well-child care) Niebuhr PGY1
Newborn Nursery                Intern              Upper Level Richardson PGY1,    PGY2,3
Surgery for Primary Care Pruitt PGY1
Urgent Care  (Same Day Care)    
     
SUBSPECIALITY PEDIATRICS    
Cardiology Aly core elective
Endocrinology Punyasavatsut core elective
Hematology-Oncology Huang required  PGY3
Genetics Lockhart core elective
Infectious Diseases Patel core elective
ISCU (Infant Special Care Unit) - Neonatology
PGY1                               PGY2                       PGY3,4
Richardson required  PGY1,2,3
Nephrology     Balachandra core elective
Neurology        Dreyer core elective
INTEGRATED-LONGITUDINAL CURRICULA (required)
Research Huang PGY1, 2, 3
Professionalism Niebuhr, Pruitt PGY1
School Health Rupp PGY2
CONFERENCE SERIES    
Board Review Series Pruitt/Rowen/Chief  
Grand Rounds / Mortality-Morbidity Conferences   Rogers  
Morning Report Chief Resident  
Friday Core Curriculum Conferences Pruitt  

1 RRC guidelines read:
Goals and Objectives: The program must possess a written statement that outlines its educational goals with respect to the knowledge, skills, and other attributes of residents for each major assignment and for each level of the program. This statement must be distributed to residents and faculty, and must be reviewed with residents prior to their assignments.

last revision: 11/18/2009
If you identify any errors on this page, or if curriculum directors wish to make any changes in the posted curricula,
contact curriculum editor and webmaster,  V. Niebuhr. vniebuhr@utmb.edu

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