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Curriculum & Conferences

PGY 1-2 Curriculum

PGY 1-2: In the first two years of training, the participant will be a resident with the Department of Pediatrics Residency Program.
PL-1
Intern year focuses on improving information synthesis and medical decision-making. First-year residents hone their skills during 3 months of inpatient General Pediatrics and 3 months of inpatient Subspecialty services. They learn to deliver high acuity care during ED and NICU rotations, develop a greater facility with issues of growth and development during their Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics rotation, and learn how to diagnose and manage common neuropsychiatric issues in Mental and Behavioral Health rotation.
Arthur M. Blank Hospital
Elective
Hughes Spalding Wards
Term Nursery
Hughes Spalding ED
Night Team
GI Pulmonary
Arthur M. Blank Hospital Mental & Behavioral Health
Hematology-Oncology
NICU
Cardiology Sub-specialty Nights
Night Team
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
PL-2

Second-year residents spend 2 months each in the PICU, NICU, and ED to further cultivate their abilities managing high acuity patients. They also assume supervisory responsibilities on subspecialty services and General Pediatrics night team rotations and learn to be career advocates for children during the Community rotation. With the support of faculty mentors they begin to tailor their training through the creation of an individual curriculum.
PICU
Individual Curriculum
Arthur M. Blank Hospital
NICU
Community
Night Team
Individual Curriculum
PICU
Hughes Spalding ED
NICU
Sub-specialty
CALL FREE Individual Curriculum
Sub-specialty

PGY 3 Curriculum

During the PGY 3 year, the resident will transition to the Neurology program. The residents complete 9 months of adult neurology wards (consult service, stroke service, Neuro-ICU) and outpatient clinics at Grady Health System and Emory University Hospital. They have 2 months with the pediatric neurology inpatient consult service. Finally, there is  one month of pediatric electrophysiology.
Description Number Blocks
Inpatient Adult Neurology 6
Outpatient Adult Neurology 4
Pediatric Neuro Outpatient (Neurophysiology) .5
Inpatient Peds Neurology 1.5

PGY 4 Curriculum

During the PGY 4 year, the neurology resident will complete five months on the inpatient consult service, one month of subspecialty outpatient pediatric neurology clinics at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital, Scottish Rite, and Executive Park campuses. In addition, there will be rotations with the pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Pediatric Genetics service and  Pediatric Neuroradiology service. There are two months of elective time focused on pediatric neurology and one month for adult neurology.
Description Number Blocks
Inpatient Pediatric Neurology 8 
Neuroradiology 1 
Outpatient Subspecialty clinics 1
Adult Neuro Outpatient Electives 2

PGY 5 Curriculum

The PGY 5 year is primarily focused on elective rotations planned at the discretion of the resident with input from the program director. Four months are for pediatric neurology and 2 months are for adult neurology. These electives can be used for a variety of electives within neurology such as neurophysiology, spasticity, epilepsy, neuromuscular, or sleep medicine. Customized electives focused on, for example, neurosurgery, physiatry, or neuro-oncology can be arranged. The residents are encouraged and supported in their efforts to pursue original research projects, which can be completed during these electives as well. There are 3 months spent on the inpatient consult service with the goal to have the senior resident have as much autonomy as possible. Finally, two months of neuropathology (1 month each adult and pediatric), one month on the Child Psychiatry service round out the year.
Description Number Blocks
Child Psychiatry 1
Neuropathology 2
Inpatient Pediatric Neurology 3
Adult Neurology Elective 1
Outpatient/Electives 4

Conferences

  • Pediatric Neurology Grand Rounds – occurs first Friday - ZOOM (PGY 4-5)
  • Resident Led Conferences – Fridays at 10:00 a.m.
  • Pediatric Neurology Didactics – Fridays 10-11am. – on days when Journal Club, Case Conference, M&M take place didactics are from 2-3pm
  • Pediatric Neurology Journal Club -review of research articles that pertinent to pediatric neurology - ZOOM/CAP (PGY3-5)
  • Case Conference –Discussion of interesting cases - ZOOM/CAP (PGY4-5)
  • Quality Improvement Conference/M&M –review cases with poor or avoidable outcomes (PGY 4-5)
  • Neuroradiology Conference – Every third Friday
  • EEG Conference – Every third Tuesday of the month
  • NICU – Neuroradiology Conference – Quarterly on Wednesday’s at 2 p.m.
  • Adult Neurology Resident Didactics – 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Neurology Grand Rounds – occurs each Friday morning with presentations by nationally recognized experts in neurology and related fields (PGY3-5)
  • Pediatric Grand Rounds—Occurs each Wednesday morning with presentations from local and national experts in a variety of areas of pediatric An additional grand round occurs each Thursday morning at the Grady Health System campus and is designed as a case presentation series. (PGY 4-5)

** Peds neuro residents are required to attend peds neurology didactics on Thursdays at noon before/after clinic and are excused to attend adult neuro didactics from 11-2 PM. Attendance and participation are encouraged at the other didactics however this may be limited based on the rotation you're in (i.e. Inpatient, nights)***