The curriculum for the Pediatric Scientist Residency Program track is focused on mentoring, educational conferences, and development of the resident's skills.
A key component of the PedSDP is a longitudinal curriculum that is designed to facilitate mentoring experiences, integrate scientific management topics and develop individual leadership skills. These goals will be accomplished through:
Mentoring Development
- Mentoring begins in Intern year with Bridges Mentoring Program
- Scholarship Oversight Committee (SOC) forms early in residency; SOC can change composition over time
- Program Directors attend as ex officio
- Leadership Academy yearly with longitudinal curriculum. Modules span a 6 year cycle and include:
- Personality type and teams
- Conflict management in clinical and laboratory groups
- Negotiation and personality type
- ABCs of grants (annually)
- Mock study section (semiannually)
- Finances and research (semiannually)
Teaching Conferences
- Monthly seminars with focus on career development and introduction to faculty mentors, supplemented by frequent meetings with program leadership and Chair of Pediatrics
- Rangos Research seminars feature cutting edge basic research
- United Fellows Course (UFC) includes responsible conduct of research, statistical analysis, intro to IRB
- Access to Office of Academic Development seminars and presentations
- Each year of program ends with PedSDP focused retreat for trainees in all PGYs
Milestones
- Deliverables are flexible but serious goals
- Scholarly work product (review or case report) in 2nd to 3rd year of residency
- Compete for T32/national awards within first years of Fellowship
- First author scholarly work product before last year of fellowship
- Development of K series award application in last year of fellowship
- Focus on writing and publishing frequently
- Travel funds for meeting attendance
- Integration into Department of Pediatrics K preparation course