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Rotations and Curriculum — Pediatric Residency at St. Vincent Medical Center

Facilities

Nationwide Children’s Hospital – Toledo

Based on models of state-of-the-art facilities around the country, Nationwide Children's Hospital – Toledo (formerly Mercy Health Children’s Hospital) has the full range of sophisticated facilities demanded by advanced pediatric care including:

  • A 16-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with long-term seizure monitoring
  • A 30-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with a perinatal center. Level III is the highest designation awarded by the Ohio Department of Health to hosptals that provide care for high-risk newborns.
  • A 26-bed general pediatric unit

Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center

St. Vincent is home to four Life Flight air ambulances, holds the highest designation for treating high-risk mothers and babies, comprehensive stroke center and is a Level I Trauma Center for Adults and Level II for children. Located on the St. Vincent campus are: Orthopedics, Mercy Health Regional Heart and Vascular Institute, Mercy Health Neuroscience Institute and the area’s only Mobile Stroke Unit. St. Vincent provides a modern, attractive and secure campus and takes a leadership role in providing quality medical education and community development.

Nationwide Children's Hospital – Columbus

Electives

Type A:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Child Abuse
  • Dermatology

Type B:Two to four weeks each

  • All Type A electives
  • Anesthesiology
  • Dentistry (two weeks)
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Otolaryngology
  • Peds Orthopedic Surgery

IEU: May consist of six units of electives, inpatient or other rotations. Mix of inpatient/outpatient will vary based on resident career paths.

Available IEU pathways:

  • General Pediatrics
  • Hospitalist/Acute Care
  • Subspecialty Pediatrics
  • Ambulatory at Franklin Park Peds
  • Board Review – third year
  • Parenting Rotation
  • Research

Didactic Curriculum

Supplemental to clinical curriculum the program offers a formal didactic series:

  • Our formal didactic series occurs on Wednesday afternoons with four to five hours of protected lecture time. Pediatric attendings and all off-service rotation attendings are aware that our residents will be at didactics during this time every week. Didactics usually consists of core lectures and presentations from residents, faculty, staff, and guest lecturers. A mix of case presentations, lectures and lively, interactive discussions keep these sessions engaging and fresh.
  • Board Review Workshop occurs the first and third Wednesdays of each month. There are question sets that the residents will complete prior to that day’s didactics. This is a resident only session led by an attending to delve further into test taking strategies and key clues provided in each question to help prepare for the board exam. 
  • Journal Club is held by each PGY-1 twice during the academic year. Journal articles will be discussed under close supervision of faculty members. Residents will learn to critique medical literature and learn from recent advances in medicine.
  • Morbidity and Mortality conferences occur the second Wednesday of each month except for July and December.
  • Attending and resident-led Board Review sessions occur twice monthly. 
  • Simulation training is provided to enhance the residents’ skills on specific procedures. There are dedicated faculty members to carry out these trainings and will give you an opportunity to learn in a risk-free environment to demonstrate a level of competency prior to entering the clinical setting.
  • When a month has five Wednesdays, the fifth one is designated as a Resident Wellness Day.