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Curriculum

Our residency program utilizes the “X+Y” rotation model, which uses an innovative scheduling structure with the following features and goals:

  • It creates a flexible immersion experience in which all rotations are three weeks long followed by a one-week, longitudinal ambulatory experience.
  • The three-week rotations allow for sustained focus on that area of pediatric medicine by minimizing outside afternoon obligations such as Continuity Clinic.
  • The increased focus on a given rotation maximizes the ability of residents to build rapport, create stronger relationships among residents, nursing staff, patients and families, enhance patient ownership, decrease task switching and handoffs, and reduce job stress.
  • Several outpatient general pediatrics experiences are incorporated into the ambulatory week, which repeats every fourth week throughout the year so as to build long-term continuity with clinic staff and patients.
  • It aims to bring these benefits from other nationally renowned programs to Wichita in order to provide our residents a more meaningful education which prepares them better for independent practice.

Curriculum for 3-year Pediatric Residency Program

Year Duration Curriculum
PGY-1 15-17 weeks Inpatient Service
  3 weeks Newborn
  3 weeks NICU
  3 weeks PICU
  3 weeks Adolescent Medicine
  4-6 weeks Subspecialty Electives
  10-13 weeks Ambulatory Medicine
  1 week Mental and Behavioral Health
1 week Community
PGY-2 9-10 weeks Inpatient Service
3-6 weeks Individualized Learning/Subspecialty Electives
  3 weeks NICU
  2-3 weeks Emergency Medicine
  5-6 weeks PICU
  10-13 weeks Ambulatory Medicine
  3 weeks Behavioral/Developmental
3-5 weeks Night Senior
  3 weeks Newborn Senior
  2 weeks Mental and Behavioral Health
PGY-3 8-10 weeks Inpatient Supervising Resident (IPSR)
  19 weeks Individualized Learning or Subspecialty Electives
  5 weeks Night Senior
  3 weeks Emergency Medicine
  10-13 weeks Ambulatory Medicine
1 week Mental and Behvioral Health
KU School of Medicine-Wichita

1010 North Kansas
Wichita, KS 67214-3199
316-293-2635