Program Overview

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Department of Medicine Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program

Overview

The Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program is a comprehensive training program that combines the disciplines of internal medicine and pediatrics. The program is designed to provide residents with a broad range of clinical experiences, academic opportunities, and research training.

Education

• Curriculum: The program's curriculum is designed to provide a comprehensive education in both internal medicine and pediatrics. The curriculum includes academic half-days, education sessions, and clinical rotations.
  • Med-Peds Academic Half Days: These sessions provide protected time for Med-Peds-specific education across all four years of residency training. Topics include ambulatory medicine, clinical skills, and resident-led teaching.
  • Resident-Led Teaching: Residents have the opportunity to develop their teaching skills through various activities, including classroom teaching, case conferences, and morbidity and mortality conferences.
• Curricular Threads: The program includes several curricular threads, including:
  • REACH: A curriculum that emphasizes community-based learning and advancing health equity through education.
  • Addiction Medicine Series: A series of sessions that focus on addiction medicine and its application to clinical practice.
  • Art in Medicine Series: A series of sessions that explore the human side of care through creative reflection and narrative medicine exercises.

Scholarship

• Scholarly Projects: Residents have the opportunity to participate in scholarly projects, including research, quality improvement, and medical education.
• Medical Education and Innovation: The program encourages residents to develop innovative educational ideas and implement them in their practice.
• Research: Residents have the opportunity to participate in research projects and present their findings at national conferences.

Community

• Community Engagement and Advocacy: The program emphasizes community engagement and advocacy, with opportunities for residents to participate in community-based projects and advocacy activities.
• Wellness: The program prioritizes resident wellness, with opportunities for residents to participate in wellness activities and receive support for their well-being.
• Mentorship: Residents are paired with mentors who provide guidance and support throughout their training.

Apply

• GME First Look Event: The program hosts a GME First Look Event, which provides an opportunity for prospective residents to learn more about the program.
• Interview Dates: The program conducts interviews with prospective residents on specific dates.
• FAQs: The program provides answers to frequently asked questions about the application process and the program itself.
• Benefits: The program offers a range of benefits, including competitive salary, health insurance, and paid time off.

Med Students

• Visiting Medical Students: The program accepts visiting medical students from other institutions.
• International Trainees: The program also accepts international trainees who are interested in pursuing a residency in medicine-pediatrics.

Education Sessions

Med-Peds Academic Half Days

The program offers Med-Peds-specific academic half-days, which provide protected time for education and training. These sessions include:

• Ambulatory Focus: Emphasis on outpatient medicine with content tailored to both pediatric and adult primary care.
• Resident-Led Teaching: Residents have the opportunity to develop their teaching skills through various activities.

POCUS Curriculum

The program offers a dedicated POCUS curriculum, which provides residents with the knowledge and skills necessary to interpret, perform, and integrate POCUS into their clinical practice.

Procedural Curriculum

The program offers a procedural curriculum, which provides residents with the opportunity to obtain procedural competence in a range of areas, including:

• Hospital Medicine: Residents can participate in procedure sim trainings, rotate on ward rotations, and take a procedure elective.
• Primary Care: Residents can receive training on Nexplanon and IUD insertion, complete a sports medicine or rheumatology elective, or complete a dermatology elective.

Med-Peds Noon Conference

The program hosts a Med-Peds Noon Conference, which provides an opportunity for residents to learn from local Med-Peds faculty members. The conference covers a range of topics, including inpatient management of various conditions.

Pediatric Academic Half Days and Humanism and Resiliency Curriculum

The program offers pediatric-specific didactic half-days, which cover a range of clinical topics and include simulation training. The Humanism and Resiliency Curriculum provides an opportunity for residents to focus on traditionally underemphasized topics, including ethical dilemmas, dealing with death and bad outcomes, and resiliency tips and tricks.

Medicine WES and Pathways

The program offers weekly medicine-specific education sessions, which cover a range of topics, including resident wellness and resiliency, implicit bias training, diagnostic reasoning, and critical appraisal of the medical literature. Residents can also participate in pathways, including the Global Health, Health Equity, Advocacy & Policy, Medical Education, Medical Leaders, or Research & Investigation Pathways.

Noon Conference, Morning Report, M &M, and Grand rounds

The program offers a range of conference-style didactics, including noon conference, morning report, M&M, and grand rounds. These sessions provide an opportunity for residents to learn from senior faculty members and chief residents.