Scholarly Concentrations and GME Pathways

Our residency program leadership team works closely with interested residents to develop individual concentrations.

Scholarly Concentrations

Scholarly Concentrations provide opportunities for residents to individualize their learning by developing skills and scholarship in a chosen area of focus. Each concentration emphasizes patient- and family-centered care, professional development, and opportunities to engage in clinical medicine, health systems, and community health.

For an area of interest to become a formal scholarly concentration, it must include the following required components:
Clinical Experience
Scholarly Project (quality improvement, research, curriculum development, community engagement)
Education (audience can include community members, fellow residents, students)

Examples of Concentrations include (but are not limited to):

Care for the Newborn/NICU
Care for Justice Impacted Patients
Concordant Care
Critical Care/Hospital Medicine
Complex Care/Rehabilitation
Lifestyle Medicine/Nutrition
Medical Education
Integrative Medicine
School-based Health
Substance Use Disorder

Community-Engaged Leadership and Advocacy Concentration (CELA)

This scholarly concentration supports pediatric residents in developing leadership, advocacy, and community partnership skills to advance health equity in partnership with communities. This two-year program includes a foundational curriculum for all residents, with the option for additional depth through a concentration for residents pursuing community-engaged projects.
Residents explore leadership, equity, and power dynamics while engaging with local organizations to advance community-identified priorities, They complete a scholarly project in partnership with a community partner. Residents engaged in the concentration participate in seminars, receive mentorship, and complete an immersive elective, with opportunities to practice cultural humility, co-create solutions, and advocate for systems change.