Curriculum
The pediatric residency program offers a balanced curriculum of inpatient and outpatient experiences, with ample opportunity for individualized learning. Our goal is to produce well-rounded pediatricians who are ready to pass their boards, assimilate into a health care system, apply evidence-based principles to their practice, and care for patients with varied backgrounds and beliefs.
PGY-1
| Blocks | Rotations |
|---|---|
| 1 | Elective |
| 2 | Elective |
| 3 | Inpatient sub-specialty (green) |
| 4 | Inpatient sub-specialty hybrid (red) |
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5 |
Inpatient choice |
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6 |
Emergency room |
| 7 | Emergency room and SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital NICU |
| 8 | Danis/Cares |
| 9 | Development |
| 10 | Adolescent |
| 11 | Well Baby Nursery |
| 12 | Inpatient general pediatrics (orange) |
| 13 | Inpatient general pediatrics (purple) |
PGY-2
| Blocks | Rotations |
|---|---|
| 1 | Elective |
| 2 | Elective |
| 3 | Elective |
| 4 | Inpatient sub-specialty hybrid |
| 5 | Inpatient sub-specialty |
| 6 | Inpatient general pediatrics (orange or purple) |
| 7 | Inpatient choice |
| 8 | Neurology |
| 9 | Mental health |
| 10 | Emergency room |
| 11 | PICU |
| 12 | SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital NICU |
| 13 | Danis |
PGY-3
| Blocks | Rotation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Elective |
| 2 | Elective |
| 3 | Elective |
| 4 | Elective |
| 5 | Inpatient team senior |
| 6 | Inpatient sub-specialty hybrid |
| 7 | Inpatient choice |
| 8 | Inpatient choice |
| 9 | PICU |
| 10 | SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital NICU |
| 11 | Emergency room |
| 12 | Emergency room |
| 13 | Outpatient teach |
Didactics
Monday-Friday
- Resident-led case presentations and discussions
- Pharmacist-led medical education
- Wellness days
- Administrative tasks
- Global health education
- Quality improvement and safety conferences
1-5 p.m. on Thursdays; attendance requirements vary by residency year
- Comprehensive, board-relevant pediatric curriculum
- Mission in Medicine curriculum
- Medical/legal partnerships
- Humanism in medicine
- Social detriments of health
- Health disparities
- Child health and health equity
- High-acuity scenarios with high-fidelity manikins
- Communication simulations with standardized patients
- Learning incorporated into academic half-days and rotations
- Resident Immersive Simulation Experience (RISE) sessions
Community, Advocacy, Resident Education (CARE) curriculum empowers first-year residents to pursue interests and passions within community pediatrics, cultivating sustainable advocacy efforts that will continue beyond residency training. Interns will engage with 20+ schools, shelters and food pantries, and begin to understand how what they learn can be utilized in pediatric practice settings.
Pathways
The Ann Manganaro Global Health Pathway in Pediatrics prepares residents for careers in global health. Training includes:
- Pediatric global health program modules
- Simulation education
- International elective rotation in an underserved area
Residents can apply for the pathway during their first year. Two applicants will be accepted.
The MoCARE Advocacy pathway prepares residents to become leaders in child health advocacy. Training includes:
- Advocacy-focused capstone project
- Statewide pediatric advocacy leadership conference
- Elective rotations dedicated to regional child health
Residents can apply for this pathway at the end of their first year. Two applicants will be accepted.
The primary care pathway prepares residents for careers in outpatient primary care clinics. Training and focuses include:
- Community partner sites
- Adolescent medicine
- Development behavior
- Mental health
- Mentorship
- Business and practice management
Interested residents will engage in special electives during their second and third years of residency.