Program Curriculum

Education & Schedule

In addition to the educational experiences already described, there are a number of daily morning and noon conferences to further your training such as weekly Grand Rounds, monthly case conference, pathology conference, radiology conference and journal club.

 

Pediatric subspecialists and specialists from other divisions all particpate in our educational curriculum.

 

 

PGY-1

 

Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic (PAC)	4 months	Shift Work
Inpatient Ward	3 months	Shift Work
Neonatal Intensive Care	2 months	Shift Work
Newborn Nursery	1 month	Call Free
Development & Behavior Rotation	1 month	Shift Work
Pediatric ER	1 month	Shift Work

 

 

 

 

PGY-2

Electives (One Call Free Month)	3 months	Reduced Call
Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic (PAC)	3 months	Shift Work
Inpatient Wards	1 month	2 Saturdays
Inpatient Ward/Night Float	1 month	M-F 8pm-9am
PICU	1 month	Shift Work
NICU	1 month	Q4 Call
Adolescent Rotation	1 month	Reduced Call
Consult/Sedation	1 month	Reduced Call

 

 

 

 

 

 

PGY-3

Electives (One Call Free)	5 months	Reduced Call
Inpatient Ward (Night Float Optional)	1 month	2 Saturdays
Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic/ER	2 months	Shift Work
NICU	1 month	Q4 Call
Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic	1 month	Shift Work
Subspecialty Clinic Rotation	1 month	Reduced Call
PICU	1 month	Shift Work

Rotations

Clinic & ER

Residents see patients in the Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic with a wide range of illnesses from the common cold to complex congenital heart disease.

Residents obtain a strong foundation in pediatric ambulatory care principals and practice, as well as a variety of emergencies in the urgent care area of the pediatric clinic.

Residents are the primary physicians performing initial evaluations, but sign out to faculty.

The Pediatric Emergency Room is located adjacent to the Adult Emergency Department. 

During the day, from 8am to 5pm, acutely ill pediatric patients are seen in the Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic, and only patients with trauma, patients actively seizing, patients in cardiopulmonary arrest, or patients arriving by ambulance are taken to the Main ER. 

The Pediatric ER then opens from 5pm to 8am on weekdays and 24 hours a day on the weekends and holidays with attending coverage by both pediatric and emergency medicine trained physicians. 

Inpatient Wards

Patients admitted to the pediatric medicine service are cared for by one of the two pediatric medicine teams.

Each team is comprised of a faculty attending, a pediatric resident, two interns, and a varying number of medical students.

While the attendings have ultimate responsibility, residents serve as the primary physician, participate in all management decisions, and perform procedures as needed.

Daily activities include morning report, where new admissions and management are discussed, attending rounds, and evening checkout.

In house call is every fourth night for interns.

Neonatal Intensive Care

Critically ill newborns are managed in the NICU by a neonatologist, neonatology fellow, and residents.

Residents gain experience in the full scope of neonatology including resuscitation, ventilator management, fluids and electrolytes, and nutrition.

A weekly case conference and teaching conference targeted at specific NICU problems further supplements the resident's educational experience.

Rounds are made daily and in-house call is every fourth night.

4-J Newborn Nursery

LSU Health Shreveport averages 2400 deliveries per year, and residents learn routine newborn care in our nursery.

Residents perform initial and discharge physical exams as well as any procedures which are necessary including circumcision, if the resident desires.

The Nursery staff has developed a curriculum which covers many aspects of newborn care which the resident studies independently and then discusses with the attending.

Call frequency in the nursery is reduced and generally taken in the NICU/Ward (approximately 4/month).

Pediatric Intensive Care

Critically ill pediatric patients are cared for in the PICU by a team consisting of PICU staff and residents.

In addition to critical care pediatric medicine, residents gain experience in post op surgical care and management of trauma surgery patients.

Residents become skilled in central venous catheter placement, arterial line placement, intubations, and ventilator management.

Residents and interns work a number of different shifts while on their PAC, PAC/ER, and ER rotations and therefore gain exposure to a wide variety of common pediatric problems, acute illnesses, and trauma.