Department of Pediatrics
Residents » Curriculum Overview
The residency program at Texas Tech is a fully ACGME accredited three year program. The intern year provides an intensive introduction into both inpatient and outpatient pediatrics. Interns assess and treat patients in the emergency room, the inpatient ward, pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric clinic, newborn nursery, and neonatal intensive care unit with the direct supervision of senior residents and faculty
| Rotations | Months |
|---|---|
| Inpatient Ward | 3 |
| NICU | 1 |
| PICU | 1 |
| Newborn Nursery | 1 |
| General Pediatric Clinic | 2 |
| Emergency Room | 1 |
| Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics | 1 |
| Night Float | 1 |
| Elective | 1 |
The second year resident assumes increasing supervisory and teaching responsibilities in both the inpatient and outpatient areas. Additionally, the junior residents rotate through several pediatric subspecialties providing an opportunity for increasing breadth of knowledge
| Rotations | Months |
|---|---|
| Inpatient Ward | 2 |
| NICU | 1 |
| PICU | 1 |
| Newborn Nursery | 1 |
| General Pediatric Clinic | 2 |
| Adolescent Medicine | 1 |
| Night Float | 1 |
| Elective | 3 |
The third year resident continues to have increased supervisory and teaching responsibilities on the inpatient and outpatient services. The third year resident also has an opportunity to tailor the educational experience to his or her career goals by choosing from a wide variety of electives
| Rotations | Months |
|---|---|
| Inpatient Ward | 2 |
| NICU | 1 |
| PICU | 1 |
| General Pediatric Clinic | 1 |
| Community Clinic | 1 |
| Emergency Room | 1 |
| Night Float | 1 |
| Elective | 4 |
Conferences
Morning report is held four days per week and is structured as a case conference. Interesting cases are presented by medical students and residents, which are discussed by the audience of faculty, residents, and students
One afternoon each week is devoted to lectures and small group discussions. This afternoon is protected time and residents are excused from all clinical duties. The core lecture series occurs during this time as well as additional didactic experiences in areas of special interest to the residents.
Grand rounds are held weekly and highlight topics of interest to practicing pediatricians, both generalists and sub-specialists.
Journal club is held monthly. An up to date article is chosen by a resident and is presented for discussion. Evidence-based medicine and statistical analysis are emphasized in these sessions.
A morbidity and mortality conference is held monthly. Residents and faculty discuss cases from the previous month.
An obstetrics and neonatology/pediatrics conference is held monthly. A case is presented from the obstetric and then the neonatology perspective. This provides an opportunity for collaboration and discussion.
