Core Rotations
All residents participate in core rotations throughout their training.These core experiences provide residents with a solid foundation preparing them for any pediatric career path.
- Adolescent (outpatient BCH-Oakland, inpatient--UCSF Mission Bay, school-based health, Juvenile Justice Center)
- Anesthesia/Procedures
- Behavior & Development
- Community, Advocacy, Pediatric Leadership (CAP)
- Continuity Clinic
- Emergency Department/Urgent Care
- Hematology/Oncology
- General Inpatient Pediatrics (Wards) -Day/Night Teams, includes coverage of surgical subspecialties
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Mental Health/Integrative Medicine
- Newborn - Kaiser
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Community/Delivery--Alta Bates--Level 3)
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (BCH-Oakland--Level 4)
- Outpatient Subspecialties (2 wks Cardiolgy, 2 weeks multiple subspecialties)
- Quality Improvement
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Elective Rotations/Individualized Curriculum
Residents work with program directors and faculty in Medical Education to plan their 2nd and 3rd years of training. They can individualize their curriculum with scholarly concentrations, create custom electives with different themes and other projects. Residents also have the opportunity to create designer electives to see different types of generalist (outpatient and inpatient) practice to further explore career opportunities.
Residents can also revisit core areas during elective time.
- Advanced Delivery
- Allergy Immunology
- Asylum Medicine
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Intensive Care
- Center for Child Protection (Child Abuse)
- Dermatology
- Emergency Department Procedures
- Endocrine
- Gastroenterology
- Genetics
- Hematology/Oncology/BMT
- Immigrant Health
- Infectious Disease
- Integrative Medicine
- IM3 (Integrative Medicine, Pain, Palliative Care)
- Juvenile Justice Center
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Pain Medicine
- Palliative Care
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Rehabilitation Medicine (outpatient)
- Respiratory Care
- Rheumatology
- Sports Medicine
- Surgery
- Toxicology
- Transport Medicine
- Ultrasound
- Surgical Subspecialties including Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Otolaryngology and General Pediatric Surgery
Custom Rotations:
- Global Health
- Medical Education/Teaching
- Parenting Elective
- Designer Clinic or Hospitalist to see different settings (often working with alumni network)--in the Bay Area or out of the area
- Research
- Project
- Advanced QI
Rotation Goals & Objectives
The rotation goals and objectives are designed to guide residents in their learning and self-evaluation. Developed by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Attending Staff and Medical Education, the goals are modeled after educational guidelines developed by the Academic Pediatric Association and other national guidelines.
The rotation goals and objectives correspond to the six ACGME competency areas:
- Medical Knowledge
- Patient Care
- Interpersonal/Communication Skills
- Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
- System-Based Practices
- Professionalism
Each goal and objective targets the specific level of training for the resident (R1, R2, R3).
We recommend that residents review the specific rotational goals and objectives at the beginning of each rotation. As it is not possible for every resident to take every rotation, residents should make an effort to review goals and objectives for all rotations for general pediatric knowledge and pediatric board preparation. The goals are also useful when residents evaluate the faculty and the rotation, as we use this feedback to continually strive to provide an exceptional resident educational experience.
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