For residents interested in a pediatrics subspecialty that is not included in the Primary Care or Hospital Based Practice Pathways.
Electives
At least 4/7 must be "core pediatrics" electives; others can be "non-core"
Must Do for pathway (core)
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Strongly recommended (additional core)
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Must Do for pathway (non-core)
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Infectious Diseases (early)
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Cardiology
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Radiology
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Genetics
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Hematology/Oncology
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Nephrology
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Individualized Units
Suggested longitudinal blocks for pathway
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Suggested alternative electives/ IUs
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Rigorous month in senior year
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Nutrition Elective as an IU either as a 1-month block or as part of a 3 month longitudinal block
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One ICU month (either on general ICU team or on cardiac team), in a “junior fellow” role
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At least one additional month in the subspecialty they are entering, either as an away elective or as an elective here, with a specific focus (may be a PGY2)
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Specialty-specific requirements depending on the subspecialty the resident enters
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Research: at least 1 month longitudinally either as part of this 3-month block or as a longitudinal research track
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Community practice experience (individualized based on career goals) either as a track experience or as a 1-month block in 2nd or 3rd year
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Professional Development
Practice Based Learning and Improvement
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Teaching
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Systems Based Practice
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Development of a QI project with faculty members (and other residents and/or fellows) in the subspecialty division that aligns with the residents’ career goals (during a Professional Development block or during a longitudinal block experience as part of an IU)
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Option to add a 1-month Teaching Elective as an IU as part of a longitudinal block and act as adjunctive teaching member to rounding teams |
Systems error project |
EBM journal club presentations during pathway, with a focus on translational, basic science, and clinical research articles
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Topic-based formal lecture presentations, possibly during quarterly pathway conference
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Business of medicine project
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