Pediatrics

Pediatric rotations include one month each of inpatient, emergency, ambulatory pediatrics and neonatology. During the inpatient pediatrics rotation at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, family medicine residents, together with pediatric residents, are responsible for admissions, management, daily rounds, and conferences. Residents have approximately 10-12 patients at a time.

The Pediatric Emergency Department rotation also takes place at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. The family medicine residents typically see 20-30 patients in a shift, under the supervision of pediatric attendings and fellows.

The outpatient/ambulatory pediatrics rotation takes place in the second or third year of residency, in local pediatricians’ offices. This is complemented by a longitudinal experience at our own Family Medicine Center.

The neonatology rotation takes place at the Center for Women and Children at the Spring Street Campus, which has a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Under the supervision of staff neonatologists, the resident is responsible for learning the management of premature babies with significant difficulties, neonatal resuscitation, stabilization for transfer, and will also learn routine nursery care in the step-down and routine nursery.