Rotations and Curriculum
Rotations
As part of the residency program, goals, objectives, and evaluation criteria have been compiled for each rotation. These descriptions have been developed to comply with the ACGME Competencies.
- Administrative Rotation
- Adolescent Medicine
- Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
- Anesthesia/Pediatric Surgery
- Breastfeeding Elective Month
- Cardiology
- Child Abuse
- Clinics (Continuity & University-based rotations)
- Community, Rural & Public Health
- Dermatology
- Designer Month
- Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Genetics
- Global Health
- Hematology/Oncology
- Hospitalist Medicine
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Curriculum
The UNMC/CUMC/Children's Nebraska Pediatrics program has a very clear objective. It seeks to provide you, as a resident, with a comprehensive, excellent curriculum in general pediatrics and pediatric subspecialties. By selecting the items below, you can read about different aspects of the training program.
For additional questions, you can Ask the Chief.
- Ambulatory Pediatrics/Newborn Nursery - 2 months
- Emergency Medicine - 1 month
- Developmental/Behavioral - 1 month
- Elective - 2 months
- Inpatient Pediatrics - 5 months
- NICU - 1 month
Call during the inpatient pediatrics rotation is based on a rotating night float system. Residents will generally be on night float for 6 consecutive nights during the month and work days the rest of the month. There are generally 2-3 calls per month while on Ambulatory Pediatrics, Development, and electives.
- Surgery/Anesthesia - 1 month
- Ambulatory and Rural Health - 1 month
- Elective - 4 months
- Emergency Medicine - 1 month
- Inpatient Supervisor - 2 months
- Inpatient Night Float - 1 month
- NICU - 1 month
- PICU - 1 month
Call during NICU Q4. The Inpatient Night Float resident works from 5:00 pm-7:00 am 5 nights a week. The inpatient supervisor months will generally have 2-3 call shifts per month. There are generally 2-4 calls during Ambulatory Pediatrics and electives. PICU call is based on a rotating night float system.
- Adolescent Medicine - 1 month
- Community Pediatrics/Newborn Nursery - 1 month
- Elective - 4 months
- Emergency Medicine - 1 month
- Senior Supervisor - 1 month
- UNMC Night Float - 1 month
- ICU Selective - 1 month
- PICU - 1 month
Call during NICU is Q4. Night Float works from 5:00 pm-7:00 am 5 nights a week. There are generally 2-3 calls during Adolescent, Ambulatory Pediatrics and electives. Residents will also be required to complete an ICU selective in addition to their scheduled ICU months. This can be either a PICU or NICU month. PICU call is based on a rotating night float system.