Department of
Pediatrics

Curriculum and Rotations

The fellowship curriculum encompasses the areas of clinical medicine, administrative practice, and scholarly activity in Neonatology. The academic year is divided into 12-month blocks.

PGY-4

  • NICU: 5 months
  • Delivery/Consults: 1/2 month
  • MFM: 1/2 month
  • Research/Electives: 6 months *
  • Vacation: 1 month
  • In-house Call: 11 months
  • Outpatient Clinics: 10 per year

* total duration of the rotation is inclusive of allowed annual leave or vacation, call, clinic, and regional/national conference responsibilities. Research time may be reduced to allow for a limited number of additional clinical electives, as long the fellow is meeting research goals.

PGY-5

  • NICU: 4 months
  • BPD Team: 1 month
  • Research/Electives: 6 months *
  • Vacation: 1 month
  • In-house Call: 10 months
  • Outpatient Clinics: 10 per year

* total duration of the rotation is inclusive of allowed annual leave or vacation, call, clinic, and regional/national conference responsibilities. Research time may be reduced to allow for a limited number of additional clinical electives, as long the fellow is meeting research goals.

PGY-6

  • NICU: 2 months
  • Step Down: 1 month
  • Research/Electives: 8 months *
  • Vacation: 1 month
  • In-house Call: 9 months
  • Outpatient Clinics: 10 per year

* total duration of the rotation is inclusive of allowed annual leave or vacation, call, clinic, and regional/national conference responsibilities. Research time may be reduced to allow for a limited number of additional clinical electives, as long the fellow is meeting research goals.

Longitudinal Experiences

  • Newborn Nursery and Delivery Room Experience
  • Neonatal Outpatient Follow-up Clinic Experience

Electives

  • Supportive Care Medicine Elective – 1/2 month
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine Elective – additional 1/2 month