Life as a Resident
Schedules
The yearly schedule for each resident is composed of 12 blocks month rotations. There are some variations between individual schedules in each of the three years, but all have equal amounts of time in the major areas: intensive care, inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, and vacation. The schedule as outlined may well need to change in response to patient care and/or educational demands in the program, and the residents have a clear voice in the process of that change. Call is distributed among members of the same year. Emergencies call is sick call intended for emergencies and illness. It is a junior and senior responsibility activated by the chief residents.
Summary of Rotations for each Year of Training:
PL 1
Inpatient General Pediatrics 5 months
Inpatient Subspecialties 2 months
Neonatal Intensive Care 1 month
Term Newborn 1 month
Emergency Medicine 1 month
Outpatient Subspecialties 1 month
Vacation 1 monthPL 2
Neonatal Intensive Care 2 months
Pediatric Intensive Care 1 month
Emergency Medicine 2 months
Developmental/Behavioral 1 month
Inpatient Subspecialties 2 months
Subspecialties 3 months
Vacation 1 monthPL 3
Inpatient Pediatrics 3 months
Neonatal Intensive Care 1 month
Pediatric Intensive Care 1 month
Emergency Medicine 2 months
Adolescent Medicine 1 month
Community 1 month
Outpatient General Pediatrics 1 month
Elective 1 month
Vacation 1 month
Life in the Hospital
Our program has successfully instituted a night float system for our ward teams. Currently, a dedicated team of one intern and one senior resident care for ward patients at night, allowing for the daytime team members to only take call on weekends. (Pending description of hospital call rooms, lounge, etc)
Resident Duty Hours (pending to the approval of the new call schedules per year)
Resident Support
Residents have access to counseling services through confidential referral or self-referral to the Graduate Medical Education- Counseling Services Director Office directed by a Social Worker with a Master Degree.
Please see the UPR School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education Site for information on support services.
Benefits
Please see the UPR School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education Site for information on basic benefits and other benefits.