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Program Overview
 Emphasis
is placed on the fundamentals of patient care. PL-1's strengthen
their interviewing, physical diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis, oral,
and written communication skills. Focus is directed toward working
as a member of a healthcare team and therapeutic management of acute
illnesses. PL-1's have continuity clinic one half day a
week establishing patients they will follow throughout their 3 years.
2 months Night Shift
2 months Inpatient General Pediatric Wards
1 month Behavior and Development
2 months Ambulatory Pediatrics
1 month Newborn Medicine
1 month Adolescent Medicine
2 months NICU
1 month Public Health Rotation
21 days Vacation
Focus is directed at building skills in the diagnosis and management
of complex and chronic medical problems in the inpatient and outpatient
settings as well as managing chronic pediatric problems. Supervisory
responsibility for care on the inpatient service begins with emphasis
on teaching medical students and PL-1's.
Residents also gain experience in subspecialty
areas including pediatric intensive care, emergency medicine, adolescent
medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, allergy/immunology, hematology/oncology,
nephrology, neurology, infectious disease, endocrinology, genetics,
pediatric pulmonology, pediatric surgery, pediatric otolaryngology,
pediatric radiology, cardiology, behavioral/development, rehabilitation,
urology and neonatology.
Residents usually complete rotations in subspecialties
required by the ACGME during this year and can start on completing
electives of their choice. Many residents choose to start research
projects with various faculty members at this juncture. PL-2's have
continuity clinic 1 half day a week.
1 month Night Shift
3 months Inpatient Pediatrics (Supervisory)
1 month PICU
1 month Ambulatory Pediatrics
1 month NICU
4 months Subspecialty electives (1 month each)
1 month Emergency Medicine
21 days Vacation
Emphasis is placed on leadership of a health care team and autonomy
as a practitioner. PL-3 supervises rotations on the inpatient unit
and has responsibilities teaching residents and medical students.
Residents also participate in community health programs such as
Public Health Department and Juvenile Detention Center. Residents
are encouraged to attend educational conferences and complete rotations
in subspecialty fields that they desire. PL-3's have continuity
clinic 2 half days a week.
1 month Night Shift
3 months Inpatient Pediatrics (Supervisory)
1 month Ambulatory Pediatrics
6 months Subspecialty electives
1 month PICU
21 days Vacation
First and second year residents have continuity clinic one (1) half
day a week. Third year residents have two (2) half day clinics per
week. During continuity clinic, residents maintain their own clinic
practice. Clinics can be held in the offices of private pediatricians
within the region. Each resident gains experience in a variety of
patient care problems including well childcare, behavior disorders,
chronic medical conditions and adolescent concerns. Residents are
given the opportunity to see their own sick patients on days other
than their scheduled continuity clinic day when their schedule permits.
Residents carry between 150-250 patients each during their 3 years.
Southern Illinois University has adopted the night float system
in order to comply with ACGME guidelines. As a "night hawk"
interns and seniors take call from 5pm till 7am from Monday thru
Friday on and have Saturday through Monday at noon off.
The day team covers the weekends. The "night hawks" are
exempt from noon conferences and other conferences that take place
during the day. Monthly call schedules are listed below:
o Day team: covers Saturdays and Sundays
o Night team: Monday thru Friday 5pm - 7am
o NICU: q4
o Newborn Medicine: q4-q7 in NICU
o PICU: Home Call with 10 nights off in a month (4 full days off)
o Electives: Many electives are call free, subspecialty elective
call is at the discretion of the supervising faculty member.
o Adolescent Medicine: Home call for 3A Pysch Unit
o Ambulatory Pediatrics: Backup for Wards
Each PL-1 is paired with a pediatric faculty member who meets with
the resident regularly. The advisor provides formal feedback to
the resident based on the resident's monthly rotation evaluations,
results of the AAP In-Training Examination (given annually in July)
and observations by the residents and other faculty. Advisors meet
with their residents to discuss career plans and any other concerns.
All teachers, including residents are encouraged to provide timely,
constructive feedback during and after each rotation. Feedback from
the resident concerning experiences with rotations and attendings
is solicited through a confidential survey.
Adolescent Pediatrics, Ambulatory Pediatrics, Behavioral/Developmental,
Cardiology, Child Psychiatry, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Genetics,
Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurology,
Pediatric ER, Pediatric General Surgery, Pediatric Ophthalmology,
Pediatric Orthopedics, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Pediatric Radiology,
Pediatric Rehabilitation, Pediatric Surgery, Public Health, Pulmonology/CF,
Research, Rural Health, and Urology.
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