ROTATION SCHEDULE
The TJUH Pediatrics / PM&R residency takes pride in offering rotations that are clinically and educationally rewarding. Below is a sample of the rotation schedule. With the exception of intern year, residents alternate between Pediatric and PM&R rotations throughout each year. Pediatric rotations are highlighted in purple, adult PM&R rotations in blue, and pediatric rehabilitation rotations in green.
The majority of pediatric rotations occur at Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. Inpatient adult PM&R rotations occur at in and around Philadelphia at Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospitals in Center City (also called Magee) and Elkins Park (also called MossRehab) and Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital. Residents will also gain varied experience in consultation, sports and spine, EMG, ultrasound, and general outpatient rehabilitation. Other practice sites include the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.
By the end of residency, our graduates have acquired over eight months of dedicated pediatric rehabilitation experience, including continuity clinic time. Additional pediatric rehabilitation experiences are ongoing throughout the entirety of training.
* PGY-1 year will follow the x+y schedule of the other pediatric interns. This change was made in the 2022-2023 academic year.
CONTINUITY CLINIC
Residents participate in continuity clinic weekly on Wednesday afternoons throughout residency after intern year. Clinic experiences evolve to incorporate more sub-specialty experiences as residents progress in their pediatric physiatry knowledge.
PGY-1: Outpatient clinic for 2 weeks at a time during Y blocks (2 weeks of outpatient every 8 weeks)
PGY-2: Residents alternate weekly between General Pediatrics and Special Babies clinic treating medically complex children
PGY-3: Weekly Special Babies clinic
PGY-4+5: General Pediatrics clinic is replaced with Cerebral Palsy clinic. Residents continue with Special Babies clinic every other week
VACATION AND EDUCATIONAL DAYS
Residents are allotted twenty (20) days of vacation per year, holidays notwithstanding. Additionally, five (5) educational days per year are provided for conferences and personalized learning.
CALL
Call location is based on the current rotation. For example, pediatrics call occur on pediatrics rotations, and PM&R call while on rehab rotations.
Pediatrics
Call frequency varies based on rotation. There are call-free rotations.
Interns can expect to be call free during Y blocks.
Interns can expect to have 2 blocks of night call intern year. This consists of night shifts Sun-Fri for 2 weeks.
PM&R
Call consists of 24h shifts at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital and weekend consult shifts at TJUH (Saturday and Sunday, typically 8a-4p).
PGY-2: 3-4 calls per month (typically 3 weekend day calls) and 2 consult weekends.
PGY-3: 2 weekday calls per month with weekend back-up call and 2-3 consult weekends.
PGY-4: 1 weekday call per month with weekday back-up call
*One resident is on call at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital nightly.