Curriculum Overview

Rotations

Pediatric residency rotations by postgraduate year
PGY-1 Rotations PGY-2 Rotations PGY-3 Rotations
12 weeks Hospital Medicine 8 weeks Hospital Medicine 8 weeks Hospital Medicine
4 weeks NICU 4 weeks NICU 4 weeks Ambulatory
4 weeks Child Psychiatry 4 weeks Hematology/Oncology 4 weeks ER
6 weeks Ambulatory Clinic 4 weeks ER 4 weeks PICU
4 weeks ER 4 weeks PICU 4 weeks Term Newborn Care
4 weeks Term Newborn Care 4 weeks Ambulatory Clinic 4 weeks Gastroenterology
4 weeks Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 4 weeks Pulmonology 4 weeks Nephrology
4 weeks Night Float 2 weeks Border Health (Community Advocacy) 4 weeks Night Float
5 weeks Individualized Elective 4 weeks Day Float 4 weeks Adolescent Clinic
2 weeks Border Health (Community Advocacy) 11 weeks Individualized Elective 8 weeks Individualized Elective
3 weeks Vacation 3 weeks Vacation 4 weeks Vacation
36 Half day Continuity Clinics throughout the year

 

Electives Offered

  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
  • Pediatric Anesthesia
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Genetics
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Pediatric OMFS
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
  • Pediatric Pathology
  • Pediatric Psychiatry
  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Pediatric Radiology
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Board Prep (American Board of Pediatrics)
  • Border Health
  • Child Abuse
  • Community Pediatrics
  • Graphic Medicine
  • Labor & Delivery
  • Learning Elective (Board Prep)
  • New Parent Elective
  • Research
  • Residents as Teachers
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Sports Medicine
  • Toxicology
  • Transition to Residency
  • Transport

 

Didactic sessions

Didactic sessions cover the following areas:

  • Case Conference
  • Community Outreach and Advocacy
  • Evidence-Based Medicine Conference/Journal Club
  • Grand Rounds
  • High-Fidelity Simulation Scenarios (https://ttuhscep.edu/TECHS/index.aspx)
  • Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement
  • Morning Report
  • Radiology / Surgery Rounds
  • Preparation for the Pediatric Board Exam
  • Tumor Board (Hematology-Oncology Rotation)

 

Resident Performance Assessments

ACGME Pediatric Milestones

American Board of Pediatrics EPAs

SIMPL

MyEvaluations

Pediatrics Residency Program

For any questions or assistance, please contact:

Angelica Fuentevilla
Email: afuentev@ttep.edu

Sandra Dominguez
Email: sanddomi@ttep.edu