Categorical Pediatrics Curriculum
PGY-1
| Curriculum | Timespan |
|---|---|
| General Pediatric Wards | 3 rotations |
| School and Community Health | 1 rotation |
| Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (Inpatient and Outpatient) | 1 rotation |
| Child Neurology (Inpatient and Outpatient) | 1 rotation |
| Newborn Nursery | 1 rotation |
| NICU | 1 rotation |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 1 rotation |
| General Pediatric/Acute Illness Clinic | 1 rotation |
| Adolescent Medicine | 1 rotation |
| Float (Night wards) | 1 rotation |
| 1–2 Electives | 1–2 rotations |
PGY-2
| Curriculum | Timespan |
|---|---|
| General Pediatric Wards | 2 rotations |
| Float | 2 rotations |
| Behavior and Development | 1 rotation |
| Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Wards | 1 rotation |
| NICU | 1 rotation |
| PICU | 1 rotation |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 1 rotation |
| General Pediatrics/Acute Illness Clinic | 1 rotation |
| Mental Health Rotation | 1 rotation |
| 3 Electives | 3 rotations |
PGY-3
| Curriculum | Timespan |
|---|---|
| General Pediatric Wards | 3 rotations |
| Float | 1 rotation |
| Newborn Nursery | 1 rotation |
| PICU | 1 rotation |
| General Pediatrics/Acute Illness Clinic | 1 rotation |
| 6 Electives | 6 rotations |
Electives
Administration, Allergy, Ambulatory Pediatrics, Anesthesia, Cardiology, Child Advocacy, Child Psychiatry, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Community Pediatrics, Community Neonatology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, ENT, Forensics, Genetics, Global Health, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Infant Nutrition, Lactation, Nephrology, Orthopedics, Palliative Care, Pediatric Surgery, Procedures, Pulmonary, Radiology, Rapid Response, Resident as Teacher, Research, Rheumatology, Sports Medicine
Required rotations can also be repeated as an Elective if a resident is interested in that field as a future career path!
Continuity Clinic
Residents work with their continuity preceptor in a regularly scheduled weekly clinic. This is an opportunity to carry their own patient panel and get true continuity of care with their patients. In addition to the weekly clinics, there is a monthly curriculum with online modules for residents to complete on their own time.
General Pediatrics
Our main teaching clinic is Kentucky Clinic South. This is where the resident General Pediatric Clinic rotation will take place. Residents will get to work with various attendings while on this rotation and will have exposure to some of our niche clinics including lipid clinic, lactation clinic, and an MSK clinic. General Pediatrics has its own didactic sessions that are separate from the academic half day general pediatric sessions. The didactics that residents will participate in at Kentucky Clinic South are focused on the practical side of being a general pediatrician while our academic half day lectures focus on board relevant material.
Mental Health Rotation
This is a 4 week rotation where residents will have a variety of psychiatric and mental health opportunities. Residents will work both inpatient and outpatient on this rotation and will spend time with various mental health experts, including psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and other mental health professionals in several clinics. The goal of this rotation is to expose our residents to a wide variety of mental health issues across a wide variety of clinical settings.
Pediatrics Individualized "Tracks"
General Pediatrics
PGY-2
Subspecialty Rotation
Additional GPC/TWC
PGY-3
Subspecialty Rotation
Subspecialty Rotation
Additional GPC/TWC
Additional Elective
Subspecialty
PGY-2
Subspecialty Rotation
Research Rotation (*recommended - may be substituted with an alternative elective)
PGY-3
Subspecialty Rotation
Subspecialty Rotation
Additional Inpatient, GPC/TWC or ED
Additional Elective
Pediatric Hospitalist
PGY-2
Subspecialty Rotation
Subspecialty Rotation
PGY-3
Subspecialty Rotation
Hospitalist Elective
Additional PICU or ED
Additional Elective
Critical Care
PGY-2
Subspecialty Rotation
Research Rotation (*recommended - may be substituted with an alternative elective)
PGY-3
Subspecialty Rotation
Subspecialty Rotation
Additional ICU Rotation
Additional Elective
Career Tracks
Here at the University of Kentucky Pediatric Residency Program, we are developing a Career Track program. This program will be designed to personalize your residency journey to help prepare you for what comes after residency! This is still a work in progress.
We envision having a career track for residents who are interested in General Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine, Critical Care, or Subspecialties. Each track will give you more choice in what your elective rotations throughout residency will look like.
Of course, you will still follow the required rotations according to ACGME to graduate residency, but your electives will be more curated for your future career. More details to come as the program continues to develop!
Clinical Coaching
The Pediatric Residency Clinical Coaching Program provides first-year residents with individualized guidance and support as they transition into residency. Through regular one-on-one coaching, direct observation, and constructive feedback, the program helps first-year residents strengthen their clinical reasoning, communication, procedural skills, and professional development. By fostering reflective practice and continuous learning, the coaching program promotes confidence, competence, and high-quality patient care throughout the resident's first year.