UT San Antonio

Didactics

Didactics occur weekly and provide dedicated, protected learning time where residents focus on many different topics important to their training as pediatricians. Faculty, fellows, and guest lecturers utilize active learning techniques to provide engaging discussions. While much of learning in residency occurs at the bedside and on different services, protected formal learning time away from clinical responsibilities gives residents an opportunity to fully participate in lectures.

Conferences

  • Friday Didactics – lectures delivered via Spiral Curriculum
    • General Pediatric and Subspecialty topics covered by faculty and fellows
    • Include ABP board-style review questions and case-based learning
  • Resident Morning Report
  • Pediatric Grand Rounds
  • Journal Club
  • Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement Conferences
  • Code Curriculum Simulations
  • Longitudinal Board Review Curriculum
  • Advocacy Curriculum
  • Rotation-Specific Lectures
    • NICU and Newborn Nursery
    • Tumor Board
    • PICU
  • Outpatient General Pediatrics Curriculum

Continuity Clinic Seminar Series

Continuity Clinic Seminar Series is a comprehensive General Pediatric curriculum anchored in the resident’s Continuity Clinic experience. This curriculum, 108 seminar hours, covers the entire range of general pediatric and acute care management issues. In addition, residents cover the Bright Futures Curriculum and do many of the online Johns Hopkins cases. Specialized curriculum in substance abuse prevention strategies is also taught. An interactive advocacy curriculum spans all three years and includes site visits to a number of community-based locations that serve our most vulnerable patients. Additionally, the Ambulatory Clinic hosts morning report and noon board review/study sessions.

Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

The Pediatric Residency Program aims to foster a collaborative and synergistic environment with interdisciplinary teams. Residents are invited to participate in Pedi Event Reviews, hospital/department quality improvement initiatives, and participate in the PediPartners Project to develop good working relationships with hospital staff.