A carefully planned program of clinical rotations provides residents with a comprehensive clinical experience in general pediatrics and an introduction to various pediatric subspecialties. The clinical rotations at Einstein Medical Center are complemented with inpatient rotations at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (SCHC).

Residents take on increasing responsibilities in both patient care and teaching throughout their three years. Night and weekend call schedules provide coverage of all clinical areas. Senior residents take in-house call each night to supervise junior residents and medical students. Attending physicians are available 24 hours a day for consultation.

First-Year Residents

The first-year schedule is comprised of rotations in ambulatory care, inpatient pediatrics at SCHC, well-baby nursery, intensive care nursery, emergency pediatrics, community/school health, adolescent medicine, and behavioral-developmental pediatrics.

First-year residents are on call an average of every fourth to fifth night. Duty hour regulations are carefully followed.

Second-Year Residents

The second-year schedule is comprised of rotations in ambulatory care, inpatient services, NICU, PICU, well-baby nursery, infectious disease, developmental/behavioral medicine, adolescent medicine and day float.

Second-year residents are on call an average of every fifth to sixth night. When assigned to inpatient rotations at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, residents have their night call at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Third-Year Residents

The third-year schedule is comprised of rotations in ambulatory care, inpatient pediatrics, intensive care nursery, well baby nursery, allergy-immunology, subspecialty electives, genetics, day float and child psychiatry.

Third-year residents are on call an average of every fifth to seventh night.

Pediatric Curriculum