171 Ashley Ave.
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-1414
800-424-MUSC
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Educational Experience
The department of pediatrics has recently formalized its education program. This
program blends all aspects of training completed in the department of pediatrics,
including: residencies (in both pediatrics and medicine/pediatrics), third year
medical student core clerkship, fourth year student electives, pre-clinical core
teaching, fellowships and continuing education. The primary goal of the program
is to utilize principles of adult learning to prepare each trainee for the
educational challenges they will face in their future medical careers. This
approach places significant responsibility on the trainee to effectively utilize
the resources provided to them in order to reach their educational goals. A
major focus of the program is to develop the teaching skills of all the teachers
in the department. Not only will residents benefit from improved teaching skills
of the faculty, but also they will develop their own teaching skills. This will
help not only those individuals who plan careers in academic medicine, but
also those planning to enter the clinical practice of pediatrics where they will
continually be challenged to effectively teach patients, families and
staff members.
PL-1
House officers at this level are in their first year of pediatric training. The curriculum has been
established to afford the resident with a balance of general and subspecialty rotations as outlined
below:
| Rotation | Months |
| Pediatric inpatient | 4 |
| Level 2 | 1 |
| Cardiology | 1 |
| Developmental/Behavorial | 1 |
| Outpatient/ER | 4 |
| Newborn Nursery | 1 |
The intern functions as the primary physician on all rotations. During this time, the first-year
resident becomes active in his/her continuity experience. Call averages every fourth night.
PL-2
During the second year of residency, there is an increased emphasis on subspecialties. The PL-2 also
takes on a supervisory role in the inpatient wards, the NICU and the emergency room. These
experiences are designed to foster the growth necessary to assume the broader supervisory roles
of the third year.
| Rotation | Months |
| PICU | 1 |
| Neonatal ICU | 2 |
| Outpatient/ER | 3 |
| Inpatient | 2 |
| Adolescent Medicine (no call) | 1 |
| Electives with call | 2 |
| Elective without call | 2 |
| Team 3/Night Float | 1 |
Call averages every fifth or sixth night with two month of no call.
PL-3
The third-year pediatric resident takes on a greater teaching role. The ward chief assumes a teaching
role for the general inpatient services and acts as the admitting chief and general pediatric
consultant. On the surgery clinic rotation, the third year resident attends the outpatient clinics in
general pediatric surgery and surgical subspecialties including ENT, orthopaedics and urology. These
experiences are designed to expose the resident to various surgical problems and management on an
outpatient basis.
Elective time is available to pursue one's interests or perceived weaknesses. Electives are available
in all of the pediatric subspecialties.
| Rotation | Months |
| Team 3/Night Float | 1 |
| Outpatient/ER | 2 |
| Electives with call | 2 |
| Surgery clinics | 1 |
| PICU | 1 |
| Level II Nursery (no call) | 1 |
| Electives without call | 3 |
| Ambulatory Care Elective (no call) | 1 |
Call averages every fifth or sixth night with two months of no call.
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