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Pediatric - Residency
Conferences In order to best prepare the resident for the practice of Pediatrics, weekly conferences are scheduled that emphasize both clinical care and a formal didactic teaching program. A three year educational curriculum has been carefully designed to ensure a full and balanced educational experience for our residents. Core Lecture Series A three year curriculum designed with attention to the American Board of Pediatrics content specifications. The lectures are held on a Wednesday mornings, and the residents’ time is protected during these sessions. Conferences address the broad range of topics required for general pediatrics training. Included in this series are conferences addressing ethics, patient phone call management, and emergency room case discussions.
Morning Report Presentation of admissions takes place in our morning report sessions, held four days per week. Residents from all years, medical students, and faculty from various subspecialties attend these conferences. Initial presentation and management of admissions are discussed, with input from expert faculty. In addition, admission x-rays are reviewed via our PACS system. Grand Rounds Traditional academic grand rounds are held on a weekly basis. Cutting edge medicine is presented by distinguished professors from all over the world. This conference is attended by residents, medical students, faculty and community pediatricians. On a quarterly basis this time is devoted to Primary Care Grand Rounds in a joint conference with the Departments of Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Family Medicine. Residents have the opportunity to present case conferences. Chairman’s Rounds Each week the residents on Ward rotations meet with the Chairman of Pediatrics for a case-based interactive educational session. The residents have the opportunity to present interesting and/or problematic cases to the Chair for discussion in an open forum.
Journal Club
Research Conferences Monthly research conferences take place as an opportunity for faculty to present their active research projects. Cutting edge research is presented by faculty from the Department of Pediatrics and other departments at Stony Brook University Medical Center. NICU Conference Subspecialty Team Conferences Each division runs interdisciplinary conferences and team meetings at which they discuss patient management, advances in the field, and view didactic presentations. Examples of these include Tumor Board, Cardiology Catheterization Conference, Endocrinology conference, Pathology conferences and others. Quality Assurance Meetings This meeting is an essential feature of our continuing mission to improve the quality of patient care and enhance patient safety. Board Review Board preparation is an ongoing focus of resident education. A chief resident run board review session is held weekly. Board- style questions are reviewed in a small group setting. Resident Meetings Open communication is essential for a residency program to function well. Every other Wednesday the residents meet with the residency program directors in a “town meeting” style forum to discuss any issues related to the residency. This is a great opportunity for the residents to voice any concerns they might have, and to discuss any potential changes in the residency program. In addition, the residents elect “Class Liaisons” to represent them in smaller group sessions with the program Division Chief.
Departmental Research Day
Suffolk Pediatric Society Educational Meetings This dinner meeting of our local section of the American Academy of Pediatrics occurs five times a year. After a short business meeting there is an interesting educational presentation. Recent presentations have included an interactive session on Cardiac Murmurs, Sports Medicine, and Adolescent Sexuality. Pediatric residents are given free and automatic membership in the society, and are invited to all meetings. There is resident representation on the Suffolk Pediatric Society Executive Committee. Resident Presentations Residency provides a wonderful opportunity to work on teaching and presentation skills. Each resident will present an Adolescent conference while on that rotation. Several residents each year have the chance to present an interesting case in grand rounds. Residents present Journal Club twice during their training. There may be other presentations depending on a resident’s rotations.
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