Pediatrics Residency Program
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the mission of Morehouse School of Medicine Pediatric Residency Program?
The Morehouse School of Medicine Community Pediatric Residency Training Program is committed to training excellent clinical pediatricians with an expertise in community-based health delivery and advocacy, aimed at promoting lifelong health habits that decrease health disparities in poor, rural, racial, and economically disadvantaged populations.
- How do I apply to Morehouse School of Medicine Pediatrics Residency program? We accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
- What should I know about the interview process?
- We will have two "Virtual Cafes" on September 11 and 28, 2024, for anyone (even those not applying this year) to ask questions.
- The Association of Pediatric Program Directors is directing programs to remain virtual for interviews this year.
- Every interview is preceded by a virtual, informal, resident-run, meet and greet for applicants.
- Are there unique training opportunities available?
Our program has a focus on community medicine and therefore has several rotations that specifically focus on such. Interns take a Psychiatry and Community Medicine rotation introducing them to the social determinants of health and how these influence the health of their patients. Second years take the Advocacy rotation in which they learn about the legislative process and the role of a physician as an advocate. You will spend time at the state capital for their legislative advocacy experience and be a part of state strategic planning sessions. Third years take the Special Population Rotation, which has a menu of focuses to choose from: Rural Health, Global Health, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), or Homeless Health. Each involves individualized curriculums that are determined in conjunction with the program and the resident to maximize their experience.
- What is the structure of the residency program?
In accordance with the new ACGME guidelines, our program has 60% ambulatory experience and 40% inpatient experience. Our inpatient experiences include General Pediatrics wards, PICU, NICU, Pulmonology, Oncology, Cardiology, and ID. The remainder of the program consists of outpatient experiences both in primary care and subspecialty rotations.
- How is work-life balance managed?
- Our residents are provided with many tools to help them manage their work-life balance, including a generous book stipend to be used on study materials, meal stipends to be used in the hospitals, duty-free wellness days which can be requested in advance, and a resident-run wellness committee which continually supplies us with tools and gifts that bring focus to the individual.
- We have an annual fall retreat with a focus on wellness and activities.
- What mentorship opportunities are available?
Residents are assigned an advisor to check in with twice a year, or more often as needed, from our pediatric faculty. We will also assist with choosing a mentor for those residents requiring guidance towards a specific career path. Residents will meet twice per year with a Program Director per ACGME requirements which also includes mentoring, but they also have an open-door policy and are easily accessible.
- Can international medical graduates apply?
Yes. We have several IMG applicants in our program already! This is aligned with the institution's global equity mission.
- How is the hospital medicine team structured?
We are fortunate to have the opportunity to work at two primary sites for our hospital medicine rotations: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) at Hughes Spalding is a small children’s hospital with 24 inpatient beds, a very busy Emergency Room and Urgent Care. It runs very much like a more typical community hospital while CHOA at Scottish Rite is a tertiary/quaternary regional referral hospital that has some of the very sickest children in the state of Georgia. Both sites provide robust learning opportunities.
- What career paths have residents taken after graduation?
70% of our graduates do general pediatrics and approximately 30% pursue fellowships. The following are fellowships that our residence matched in:
Adolescent Medicine Global Health Allergy/Immunology Hematology/Oncology Cardiology Hospital Medicine Critical Care Infectious Disease Developmental-Behavioral Neonatology Emergency Medicine Nephrology Endocrinology Pulmonology Gastroenterology Rheumatology