Pediatrics

Our residency has created a strong pediatric curriculum by teaming with the Pediatrics Residency Program to provide training in inpatient and outpatient services at Strong Memorial and Rochester General Hospitals, our office community practice, and community-based sites.

Pediatric Emergency Department

Residents spend one month in their R-1 year in the Rochester General Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department. The pediatric ED is staffed by Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and Med-Peds residents as well as nurse practitioners, and has attending presence 24 hours a day. This very busy ED (over 25,000 visits per year) provides experience in a wide range of acute pediatric problems including orthopedics, acute mental health care, and infection workup. The pediatrics attendings in the ED are highly rated by our residents for their teaching, and the rotation is highly rated for the large number of opportunities for procedures.

Inpatient Pediatrics 

Residents spend one month in their R-1 year on a traditional inpatient pediatrics rotation at URMC's Golisano Children’s Hospital. Residents are supervised by pediatric R-3 residents and gain experience in the work-up and diagnosis of childhood illnesses requiring inpatient treatment. Overnight coverage is provided by Pediatric residents. All of the residents on the pediatric service attend daily morning report and noontime teaching conferences.

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Residents will spend two 4-week blocks rotating in a community pediatrics practice in Hornell, NY that is part of the Oak Orchard Health Federally Qualified Health Center system. Teaching and supervision are provided by general pediatricians. There are behavioral health and dental health services on site as well.