The Pediatric Residency program at the University of Utah trains doctors who will enter private practice or a fellowship program. During the first year, residents work on the general inpatient floors at Primary Children's Medical Center. During their second year, aspiring pediatricians supervise general medical students, gain experience in specialized areas and act as the supervising resident on family medicine ward teams. Residents take on an overall supervisory role in their third year. Aspiring pediatricians also train during "sub-specialty months." These rotations occur in areas ranging from critical care to neurology and emergency medicine to well-baby nursery.
Graduates may apply for a fellowship, requiring extra years of study to specialize in ten different areas, from Cardiology to Neonatology.
The New York University School of Medicine offers a pediatric training program which prepares pediatricians for careers in primary care or academic medicine. Residency trainees participate in clinicals, treating children at two major New York City hospitals. Trainees take on additional responsibility over their three-year experience and by the program's culmination are expected to have a deep understanding of pediatrics. Graduates should have a working knowledge of computer technology and understand the needs of patients and their families to be ready to enter a practice or fellowship training. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
After completing the general residency requirements, physicians who choose to enter fellowship training, will pick from nine different study areas. All areas fall under clinical care, teaching and research. (See Reference 4)
Residents at Louisiana State help provide medical care to children who have a wide variety of pediatric illnesses. While based at Children's Hospital, residents gain clinical experience, receive active teaching and perform supervisory tasks. Fellows at the school receive training and experience in one of eight sub-specialties,including pediatric forensic medicine. All fellowships last from two to three years. During down time, residents and fellows enjoy the exciting city of New Orleans, its nightlife, and events like Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest.
The School of Medicine has 60 clinical departments and divisions, including pediatrics. The department is housed at the Riley Hospital for Children in downtown Indianapolis, one of the nation's top children's hospitals. The program is competitive, since students score above the national average on standardized tests.
There are 150 residents in the pediatrics residency programs. Half of these are pediatric residents and the other half are combined pediatric residents, including the medical/pediatrics program, the largest in the country.The fellowship program generally accommodates 35 sub-specialty fellows in 13 fellowship programs, varying from adolescent medicine to pulmonology.