2025-2026 Michigan Pediatrics Residency: Applicants

Starting with the 2025-2026 Academic Year, we have transitioned to a 26-block (2 weeks each) curriculum, thoughtfully curated to best align with the new ACGME requirements. We are thrilled to share our new curriculum which includes a variety of experiences to enrich our residents' experiences while also preserving valuable learning opportunities:

Professional Development Week (PDW) in each year (expansion of our current week in the first year) with additional longitudinal PDW sessions in the second and third years
Anesthesia Week (PGY-1) and surgical subspecialty exploration (PGY-2)
Pediatric Community Health Advocacy Rotations (PGY-1 and PGY-2)
Exposure to robust ICU and subspecialty experiences
Vast array of elective rotations to curate individualized curriculum (over 42 weeks' worth!) experiences based on areas of interest (General Studies, Intensive Care, Global Health & Healthcare Disparities, and more!)
Longitudinal mental health experiences
Graded autonomy and emphasis on leadership through supervisory experiences in many settings

We have included visual and written demonstrations of the various experiences that our residents will have, delineated by year. Note: the block order does NOT reflect what any individual resident's schedule may look like; instead, it showcases the quantity of each experience by category!

Categorical Pediatrics PGY-1:

Two 2-week blocks of inpatient nights (with a paired senior resident)
Two 2-week blocks of Pediatric Emergency Medicine within our dedicated Children's Emergency Department
Two 2-week blocks of Newborn Nursery
- Opportunities for skill development in neonatal resuscitation
Two 2-week blocks of Neonatal ICU
- Dedicated time both as part of a primary team and as part of the delivery/resuscitation team
Five 2-week blocks of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Three 2-week blocks of Inpatient Subspecialty Medicine (Cardiology and Hematology/Oncology)
Four 2-week blocks of Ambulatory Subspecialty Medicine
- Combination of clinic experiences and inpatient consult experiences
Professional Development Week
- Emphasis on mentorship, career development, and personal well-being
Anesthesia Week
- Learning opportunities for PIV placement, advanced airway placement, and more with multidisciplinary team members within the Department of Anesthesiology
4 weeks of vacation
- Including two 1-week blocks of vacation

Categorical Pediatrics PGY-2:

Two 2-week blocks of inpatient nights (with a paired first-year resident)
Two 2-week blocks of Pediatric Emergency Medicine within our dedicated Children's Emergency Department
Two 2-week blocks of Pediatric ICU
Two 2-week blocks of Neonatal ICU
- Dedicated time both as part of a primary team and as part of the delivery/resuscitation team
One 2-week blocks of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
One 2-week block of Inpatient Subspecialty Medicine (Cardiology and Hematology/Oncology)
Seven 2-week blocks of Elective Rotations (4 of which are Core Elective Experiences)
- Combination of clinic experiences and inpatient consult experiences
Ambulatory General Pediatrics Experiences
Dedicated 2-week block of Pediatric Community Health with opportunities for advocacy experiences and community engagement
Mental Health Portfolio:
- Dedicated week of mental health experiences (clinic and inpatient experiences)
Two 2-week blocks of Adolescent Medicine
- Combination of clinic experiences and inpatient consult experiences
Professional Development Week
- Emphasis on mentorship, career development, and personal well-being
Dedicated Resident-Teacher/Medical Education Experiences
One 2-week block of Ambulatory Surgical Care
- Multidisciplinary experiences in various clinics settings including but not limited to: Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Pediatric Surgery, and more.
4 weeks of vacation
- Including two 1-week blocks of vacation

Categorical Pediatrics PGY-3:

Two 2-week blocks of inpatient nights (with a paired first-year resident)
Two 2-week blocks of Pediatric Emergency Medicine within our dedicated Children's Emergency Department
Two 2-week blocks of Pediatric ICU
Two 2-week blocks of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
One 2-week block of Inpatient Subspecialty Medicine (Cardiology and Hematology/Oncology)
Ten 2-week blocks of Elective Rotations (4 of which are Core Elective Experiences)
- Combination of clinic experiences and inpatient consult experiences
Two 2-week blocks of Acute Care Experiences (PICU, NICU, or Pediatric Emergency Medicine) selected by residents based on career goals
Two 2-week blocks of Adolescent Medicine
- Combination of clinic experiences and inpatient consult experiences
Professional Development Week
- Emphasis on mentorship, career development, and personal well-being
4 weeks of vacation
- Including two 1-week blocks of vacation

Who is RAWRZ? This picture to the left is the original RAWRZ drawing. This picture was drawn by one of our patients (name unknown) and used to hang in the old Mott hospital. All of the residents loved this photo so much and fought over which team room would get to display this photo. As we moved into the new hospital, we adopted this as our residency mascot, RAWRZ!

Inpatient Experiences:

- 3 Pediatric Hospital Medicine Teams (1 senior+ 2 interns):
  - Blue
  - Maize
  - Wolverine

Residents receive exposure to Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, and Genetics/Metabolism subspeciality services during these Pediatric Hospital Medicine rotations

2 Subspecialty Teams (1 senior+ 2 interns):
- Cardiology
- PHO: Hematology & Oncology

Newborn Nursery
Night Team (1 senior and 1 or 2 interns OR 1 senior)
Admit Senior
NICU
PICU
Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Outpatient Experiences:

Subspecialty Outpatient Clinics & Consults
Pediatric Community Health Rotations
- Experiences during the second and third years to engage with community partners (i.e. Early On, Washtenaw County Health Department, Child Advocacy Law Clinic) to learn about advocacy while developing a project of interest!
Mental Health Portfolio
- Pediatric Psychiatry Consult Clinic
- Inpatient Psychiatry Services
- Multidisciplinary Experiences
- Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
- And so much more!

Impeccable color coordination by the night teams!

Birthday celebrations on the inpatient services!

The Taylor Swift ERAS Tour - NICU Style!

Residents on the newborn service dressed up as animals!

A Day in the Life of a Resident on an Inpatient Service:

6:15 AM: Arrive, sign-out, available to take new admissions
8:00-8:30 AM: Morning Conference (Case Conferences, Grand Rounds on Tuesdays, Friday Morning Chief Report)
8:30 AM: Start rounds
11:30 AM: End rounds
12:00 PM: Noon Conference (Didactic Lecture, HO Admin, On-Service lunch, Journal Club, Procedure Lab)
3:00 PM: Non-Call residents sign-out
6:00 PM: Sign out to Night Team

Sign-out from the Day Team to the Night Team!

Applicant Website Videos-3.mp4

PGY-3s Katy and Kelly discuss a "Day in the Life" of a Michigan Pediatrics resident!

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