Didactics
Regularly scheduled didactic conferences which emphasize active learning are central to the residency experience. The table below lists the formal didactic offerings of the program. It does not reflect the daily teaching rounds on the inpatient services, intensive care units, newborn nursery, hematology/oncology service, or the required subspecialties nor does not it list conferences associated with the required block rotations in hematology/oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, adolescent medicine, and nephrology. There are weekly or biweekly conferences on subspecialty block rotations and on the adolescent medicine service attended only by the resident(s) assigned to those services.
| Conference | Frequency | Average number of residents/ Average number of faculty |
| Pediatric Grand Rounds † | Weekly | 25 / 30 | UH Afternoon Conference †† | Daily (M-Th) | 3 / 1 |
| Continuity Clinic Seminars † | Daily (M-F) | 5 / 1 | Christus Santa Rosa Morning Report** | Daily (M-F) | 12-15 / 4-5 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Noon Conference** | Daily (M-Th) | 15 / 1-2 | Morbidity/Mortality Conference** | Monthly | 15 / 5-6 |
| Perinatal Morbidity Conference †† | Monthly | 4-5 / 2 | Neonatology Faculty Lecture †† | Weekly | 4-5 / 1 |
| Newborn X-Ray Conference †† | Daily (M-F) | 4-5 / 2 | Nursery Discharge Planning †† | Weekly | 2-3 / 1 |
| Hematology/Oncology Faculty Lectures †† | 12 lectures/ rotation | 2-3 / 1 | Tumor Board †† | Weekly | 2-3 / 7-8 |
| Development/Behavior Lecture Series †† | 12-14 lectures/ rotation | 1-2 / 1-2 | Cardiology Faculty Lectures †† | 6 lectures/rotation | 1-2 / 1 |
| Adolescent Medicine Faculty Lectures †† | 8 lectures/rotation | 4 / 1-2 | Endocrinology Faculty Lectures †† | 8 lectures/rotation | 1-2 / 1 |
| Renal Patient Care Management Conf. †† | Monthly | 1-2 / 2 | Pediatric Renal Conference †† | Bimonthly | 1-2 / 4-5 |
| Developmental Disabilities Journal Club †† | Monthly | 1-2 / 2 | Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course † | Once | 14-16 / 3-4 |
| Neonatal Resuscitation Course† | Once | 14-16 / 3-4 | Neonatal Procedures Workshop † | Once | 14-16 / 3-4 |
| Evidence Based Medicine Seminars † | Semiannual | 14-16 /4- 6 |
| Pulmonary Faculty Lectures † | 8 lectures/ rotation | 1-2 / 1 |
†Conferences designated by this footnote are required of all residents regardless of the rotation to which they are assigned.
††Conferences designated by this footnote are required for residents on the relevant service. For example, residents assigned to the Hematology/Oncology service attend Tumor Board, residents on the Development/Behavior rotation attend the Development/Behavior Lecture series, etc.