Pediatric Residency Curriculum

• Pediatric Care: patients admitted to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital with common, complex and life-threatening illnesses
• Five Multidisciplinary Teams: medical students, interns, senior residents, fellows, attending physicians
• Specialties Covered: pulmonology, cardiology, hematology/oncology, endocrinology, nephrology and gastroenterology 

• Emergency Medicine:  
  • Level 1 trauma center at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
  • 24-hour on-site attending coverage
  • Skills including resuscitation, suturing and splinting
• Ambulatory Medicine: rotation at the Danis Pediatric Center, providing acute and well-child visits, and obtaining continuity over three years
• Longitudinal CARE (Community Advocacy through Resident Education): child care center tours, home nursing visits and lead inspection assistance during outpatient rotations
• Developmental Medicine: rotation at the Knights of Columbus Developmental Center, providing multidisciplinary care
• Teaching (Third-Year Residents): rotation at Tower Grove Danis Clinic, teaching third-year medical students  
   

• Level IV NICU Experience: 
  • 65-bed regional perinatal center at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
  • No overnight call responsibilities
• Level III NICU Experience: 
  • 38-bed perinatal center at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
  • Focus on high-risk OB and immediate neonatal resuscitation
• PICU Experience: 
  • 21-bed intensive care unit at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
  • ECMO capabilities
  • Specialties include Level 1 trauma, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery and solid organ transplant 

Residents will have nine total months of subspecialty electives plus a month of neurology over the three years of residency training. 

Pediatric Subspecialties (Three to Six)

• Advanced PICU
• Advanced NICU
• Advanced ER
• Advocacy
• Board preparation
• Child protection
• Community pediatrics
• Evidence-based parenting
• Global health
• Inpatient teaching resident
• Medical genetics
• Pediatric allergy and immunology
• Pediatric cardiology
• Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery
• Pediatric dermatology
• Pediatric endocrinology
• Pediatric gastroenterology
• Pediatric hematology-oncology
• Pediatric infectious diseases
• Pediatric nephrology
• Pediatric neurology (required in second year)
• Pediatric pulmonology
• Pediatric rheumatology
• Pediatric anesthesia
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Research
• Sedation
• Sports medicine
• Yellow Team (hospital medicine elective)

 Other (Up to Three)

• Breastfeeding medicine
• Hospice and palliative medicine
• Neurodevelopmental disabilities (development)
• Pediatric ophthalmology
• Pediatric orthopedic surgery
• Pediatric otolaryngology
• Pediatric radiology
• Pediatric surgery
• Sleep medicine  

PGY-1 

• Electives: three blocks
• Inpatient sub-specialty: two blocks
• Emergency room: two blocks
• Danis Pediatric Center/CARES: one block
• Development: one block
• Adolescent: one block
• Well baby nursery: one block
• Inpatient general pediatrics: two blocks 

PGY-2 

• Electives: three blocks
• Inpatient sub-specialty: two blocks
• Inpatient general pediatrics: one block
• Inpatient choice: one block
• Neurology: one block
• Mental health: one block
• ER: one block
• PICU: one block
• NICU (St. Mary’s): one block
• Danis Pediatric Center: one block  

PGY-3

• Electives: four blocks
• Inpatient team senior: one block
• Inpatient sub-specialty: one block
• Inpatient choice: two blocks
• PICU: one block
• NICU (St. Mary’s): one block
• ER: two blocks
• Outpatient teach: one block

• Noon Conferences: Monday-Friday
  • Resident-led case presentations
  • Pharmacist-led education
  • Wellness days
  • Global health education
  • Quality improvement/safety
• Academic Half Days: 1-5 p.m. on Thursdays; attendance varies by year
  • Pediatric Board Prep: comprehensive, board-relevant curriculum
  • Mission in Medicine: focused on humanism, medical/legal partnerships, social detriments of health and health equity
• Grand Rounds: 8-9 a.m. on Wednesdays, September through June; topics vary

• 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

• Basic Science and Clinical Research: 
  • IRB certification, mentorship, implementation and presentation
  • Data analysis with SLU School of Public Health experts
• Quality Improvement: 
  • Patient safety/QI curriculum during the PGY-2 ambulatory month
  • For residents considering a career in primary care
• Resident Teaching: 
  • Work with academic faculty
  • Participate in Stanford Teaching Curriculum (second-year residents)
  • Training to teach medical students, nursing staff and families
• Advocacy/Global Health: mentored projects developed for specialized tracks
• Research Funding: 
  • More than $7 million active grants
  • Internal “Fleur-de-Lis” grants to kickstart project 
• Productivity: 300+ publications from residents, fellows and faculty in the past five years

• Annual PREP: 250-question AAP self-assessment
• Annual ITE: yearly American Board of Pediatrics In-Training Examination 

Community, Advocacy, Resident Education (CARE) curriculum cultivates sustainable advocacy through community immersion.  

• Pursue community interests and passions
• Engage 20+ schools, shelters and food pantries
• Bridge the gap between community needs and pediatric clinical practice

Watch: CARE Curriculum 

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 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.

Watch: Global Health Track

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.