Educational Program

Pediatric Residency at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Didactic Calendar

Weekly Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8am–9am Morning Report Morning Report Pediatric Grand Rounds Senior Board Review/Skills Lab Academic Half Day
9am–12 noon Academic Half Day
12 noon–1pm Institutional Lecture Series

Monthly

  • Program Director Meeting/Report
  • Pediatric Resident Organization (PRO) Meeting
  • Journal Club

Quarterly

  • Morbidity and Mortality Conference

Annually

  • Senior Board Review 3-Day Course

Morning Report – A variety of cases are presented to rotating faculty of different specialties

Pediatric Grand Rounds – Weekly local and regional Academic Conference geared toward both Faculty and Residents

Senior Board Review – Learning session focused on board preparation for Pediatric Certification

Skills Lab – Hands On procedural training such as IV placement, Central Line Placement, Suturing as well as Simulation Training in the Sim Lab

Academic Half Day – Four Hours of protected learning time using a systems based curriculum

Institutional Lecture Series – Universal topic lecture for all residents and fellows throughout the medical center

Program Director Meeting – Updates on the program as well as soliciting general feedback for program improvement

PRO Meeting – Resident lunch meeting to discuss overall program experience and offer suggestions for program improvement.

Journal Club – Evidence Based Medicine discussion and assessment of pertinent literature

Morbidity and Mortality – Patient safety conference discussing opportunities for improvement in patient care

Senior Board Review Course – End Of Year 3 days intensive internal Board Preparation Course

Additional Educational Experiences

Mock Codes – Pediatric Advanced Life Support Training held intermittently for skill maintenance

Mentor Program – Formally assigned Mentor for each Resident Mentee based on resident interest and compatibility

Research/QI – Various and abundant opportunities to initiate of get involved in Research or Quality/Performance Improvement Projects