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Training > Level 1 (PL-1)
The goal of the first year of pediatric training is to provide the new resident with the experience and skills necessary to care for patients with competence and compassion. To achieve this goal, a variety of opportunities for the resident exist.
In the clinics and on the inpatient units, the PL-1 resident works under the supervision of senior residents and pediatric faculty members to provide primary care to all pediatric patients. An extensive schedule of educational conferences and lectures is developed for each academic year. Conferences in July and August are designed to review important aspects of acute pediatric care for incoming PL-1s. Throughout the year, daily resident case conferences and noon conferences cover a core curriculum in all aspects of pediatrics. A full schedule of departmental and subspecialty conferences aimed at providing the resident with basic problem solving skills and new frontiers in pediatric practice maintain the foundation of instruction.
Each patient service also provides learning experiences during daily work rounds with the ward resident and during regular teaching rounds with the attending. Ancillary health team members, including nursing staff, social service personnel, chaplains, hospital teachers, occupational and physical therapists, dietitians, and pharmacists, frequently join the medical staff during rounds. PL-1s on inpatient services participate in teaching third-year medical students.
PL-1s have two months of night float under the supervision of upper level residents.
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