Patty's Pediatric Page
The Unofficial Web Page of
the Pediatric Residency Program Coordinator at
SUNY Upstate Medical
University at Syracuse
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our live CNY Golisano-Cam!
(click link above to check out the site of the new
CNY Children's Hospital now in progress)
Or, if you'd like, you can also
discover what I do
On My Own Time.
For links to
other excellent
pediatric-related resources see below.
The Department of Pediatrics is Chaired
by Thomas R. Welch,
M.D.
Dr.
Welch comes to us from the Children's Hospital in Cincinnati where he
was
Professor of Pedaitrics as well as the Director of the Division of
Pediatric Nephrology. He also moonlights as the AdironDoc . The Residency Program
is directed by John S. Andrake,
M.D. Our program is a three year comprehensive training program
with an innovative curriculum designed to prepare residents for careers
in primary health care for children, subspecialty training, academic
careers and community health services. For the 2007/2008 academic year
we have a total of 40 residents (13 PL-1's, 12 PL-2's, 12 PL-3's and
three PL-4 chiefs)
a few of whom are pictured below... (note: this picture is one of the
reasons why this is our "unofficial" pediatric residency page. This is
the one that didn't make the final cut):
They, along with a full time faculty of more than 45 individuals in
general pediatrics as well as a variety of subspecialties have all
found the academic atmosphere combined with the lovely four seasons of Central New York,
the ideal place to pursue their careers in pediatrics. (For more on
life in Syracuse, see our special
feature profile in the September 2007
issue of US Airways Magazine).
The Pediatric
Program in Syracuse was the first to institute a full, three year
curriculum in Child Advocacy. Beginning in July 1995 the Community Oriented Advocacy
Training
(COAT) Project has offered our residents the opportunity to
develop
the tools pediatricians require to be child advocates. Starting in
their
intern year, the residents attend seminars presented by community
agencies,
workshops to build skills in understanding the epidemiologic approach
to
problems facing children, and a guided tour of the community.
COAT has
become a model for other Pediatric Residency Programs and was presented
as
a workshop at the Ambulatory Pediatric Association meeting in May 1996.
"Pediatricians
are natural advocates for children" states Dr. Weinberger who supported
the
development of the program. "This course is an example of how the
department
teaches what we practice."
Outpatient Medicine At It’s Best
Our Division of General Pediatrics offers a full range of primary care
and consultative services for children and adolescents, child
development evaluation, child sexual abuse assessments, lead poisoning
evaluation and treatment, and special programs for children in foster
care, adoptive parents, adolescent parents, and refugee children. The
mission of the Division is twofold: to provide state-of-the-art medical
care for children and teenagers while offering an exceptional
educational experience for medical students, residents and other health
care professionals.
A major aspect of our primary care training is the Outpatient
Continuity Program, in which all residents follow their own group of
families for three years. Each resident belongs to a group practice
team that includes pediatric residents, nurses, nurse practitioners and
three faculty members. Patients represent the spectrum of pediatric
practice, including well babies, children with chronic illness,
subspecialty diseases, and behavioral and psychosocial problems.
Children in this program who require inpatient care are provided with
coverage by their group practice resident and a general pediatric
faculty member. Currently more than 2,500 children, from a variety of
urban, rural and suburban settings, are enrolled in the program. The
continuity program is a major focus for education and is part of
current efforts to enlarge and broaden the primary care experiences for
the residents. On occasion, it’s also known to be a lot of fun
(pictured below is the orange team hard at work).
I should probably mention that we also have a really cool intern
retreat during the first year of training. The interns are freed from
all clinical responsibilities to go on an overnight on lovely
Skaneateles Lake. Some have been known to really flip over it!
Interested in finding out more about the Pediatric Residency
Training Program
at Syracuse? Check out our brochure on
the web. Or, feel free to E-mail
us for further information about our program. Our first year
positions are filled through the National
Residency Matching Program (NRMP). We participate in the Electronic
Residency Application Service (ERAS) and only accept applications
electronically. You can visit their website for further information
about this system.
Oh, and did I mention our new Central New York Children's
Hospital Page?
Is Pediatrics for You?
The American Academy
of Pediatrics describes the special attributes of Pediatrics:
"Pediatrics is a specialty of remarkable scope, flexibility and
diversity. Pediatricians promote the physical, mental and emotional
well-being of children from birth to young adulthood. They care for
young people in every stage of development, in good and in compromised
health. They must carefully consider the constant barrage of medical,
social, and environmental influences that affect children and their
families.
Physicians who care for children and adolescents from birth to age
21 must
employ intellectual agility and diagnostic acumen. Because their
patient population
represents the nation's evolving demographic profiles, pediatricians
are
continually reminded that inaccurate assumptions may negatively affect
preventive
health messages or treatment instructions. For these reasons,
pediatricians
evaluate each patient in the context of the family system and social
environment
and work closely with professionals in education, social services, and
public
policy areas.
Pediatricians are continually motivated by these opportunities and
the personal and professional latitude they provide. Individuals who
believe that a career should offer a sense of purpose, flexibility and
engagement will enjoy the pediatrician's freedom to investigate options
and contribute to the well-being of future generations. These
opportunities only grow in value when coupled with the inestimable
rewards of comprehensive, longitudinal patient care."
Now, for some links
to other Pediatric/Residency Info (some of the best pediatric
sites on the web if I do say so myself!):
American
Academy of Pediatrics
PEDIATRICS:
The Journal
The Journal of Pediatrics Note that the January issue of Journal
of Pediatrics has a complete listing of Pediatric Fellowships in the
U.S.
American
Board of Pediatrics
Ambulatory
Pediatric Association
The
Harriot Lane Links (retired, but still available and has some great
links... including Patty's Pediatric
Page)
Career
Planning for Pediatric Residents A great new resource for
residents presented by Drs. Abelson and Tunnessen.
FRIEDA
The Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (be sure
to visit OUR program)
National
Residency Matching Program (NRMP) (be sure to rank our program)
Federation
of State Medical Boards (find them all listed here)
The
Residency
Page
Another
Resident
Page This looks great. Must register but lots of goodies for
residents.
Scutwork.com
Self-explanatory. Yet another great page for residents, by residents.
Pediatric
Case of the Month (Note: you must register, but it's worth it!)
IPeds (The
Interactive Journal of Pediatrics)
Pediatric
Internet Director
General
Pediatrics Page A great new site for pediatric
generalists
Pediatric
Education Page A great new Pediatric Digitial Library and
Learning Collaboratory
DermAtlas
-
Dermatology Image Atlas - Johns Hopkins University
Pediatric
Disease Database is no longer available online but can now be
downloaded from this site
The Virtual Pediatric
Hospital "A digital library of pediatric information"
(formerly the Virtual Children's Hospital)
International
Pediatric Chat (LOTS of fun!)
MedWebPlus:
Pediatrics (a GREAT list of links! - formerly the Emory MedWeb)
American
Medical Association (some great links to journals, jobs, advocacy,
etc.)
Medscape Pediatrics Home Page Articles, links, interactive cases,
etc.
(must register but it's all free)
Pediatric
Practice Opportunities (multiple agencies, also a link to waiver
opportunities)
More
Practice Links (last time I looked, over 200 peds positions)
Still More Practice Links (lots more peds positions. Also includes
locum tenums)
And
Even More
Practice Links (includes underserved and waiver opportunities)
Internet
Adoption Page (a neat place to find a little "ped" to call your
own!)
The
Dancing Baby Page (No pediatric page would be complete without it!)
Thanks for visiting my page!
