Department of Pediatrics

Residency Rotations and Pathways

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Curriculum Overview

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Our curriculum is divided into 13 rotation blocks (4 weeks each) per academic year with a combination of outpatient, inpatient and subspecialty rotations. We offer selective or elective rotations in each year.

Our curriculum is designed to challenge our residents with a graded increase in the level of supervisory activities.  These supervisory experiences occur in outpatient and inpatient rotations.

Each resident chooses an Individualized Curriculum track.   

Curriculum by Year

Comparative examples of rotations for each PGY year for the various tracks in Child Neurology can be found below with the number of blocks indicated in parentheses.  The individual schedule may vary slightly from what is described here.  The PGY1 (intern year) is the same for all tracks.  Training in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities is described after the comparative table.

PGY 1 (Intern Year in Pediatrics followed by residents in all tracks):  

  • General Outpatient Pediatrics – clinics in Harris Health System (1 blocks)
  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine – general inpatient at Texas Children's Hospital (2 blocks)
  • TCH Pediatric Emergency Center (1 block)
  • Subspecialty pediatrics – inpatient, outpatient, and consults at TCH (3 blocks) 
    - Nephrology, Pulmonary, Neurology, and Endocrinology
  • Selective in Outpatient Subspecialty Pediatrics – TCH (and HHS) (1 block) 
    - Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Genetics, and Infectious Disease, plus a variety of subspecialties within the Harris Health system
  • Developmental Pediatrics – outpatient at Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics (1 block)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Ben Taub Hospital (1 block)
  • Newborn – Ben Taub Hospital or TCH (1 block)
  • Transitional Intensive Care unit – PICU for technology-dependent patients at TCH (1 block)
  • Pedi Cares 101 – introductory course with elements of teaching and communication skills as well as the effects of chronic illness, the in-home environment and the cultural background, and economic issues of health care (1 block) 
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 Foundational TrackDual Board TrackBasic Neuroscience Track
Year 2 (PGY 2)

Child Neurology Clinic (1)

TCH Primary Neurology (1)

Pediatric Emergency Center (1)

Consults Neurology (1)

Neuropathology (1)

Neurooncology (1)

Pediatric Intensive care unit (1)

Neonatal Intensive care unit (1)

Elective rotation (1)

Scholarly Project rotation (1)

EEG (2)

Neuroradiology (1)

Adolescent medicine (1)

Pediatric Hospital Medicine (1)

Pediatric Emergency Center (1)

Cardiology (1)

GI/Hepatology (1)

Heme/Onc (1)

Pediatric Intensive care unit (1)

Neonatal Intensive care unit (1)

Elective rotation (1)

Scholarly Project rotation (1)

Selective based on Individualized Curriculum (2)

Pedi Cares 201 (1)

Adult inpatient neurology (5)

Adult neurocritical care unit (1)

TCH Primary Neurology (1)

TCH Consults Neurology (1)

Neuropathology (1)

Neuroradiology (1)

EEG (2)

Elective (1)

Year 3 (PGY 3)

Adult inpatient neurology (5)

Adult neurocritical care unit (1)

TCH Primary Neurology (1)

TCH Consults Neurology (1)

Epilepsy (1)

Neurogenetics (1)

Child Neurology Clinics (1)

Electives (2)

Adult inpatient neurology (5)

Adult neurocritical care unit (1)

TCH Primary Neurology (1)

TCH Consults Neurology (1)

Neuropathology (1)

Neuroradiology (1)

EEG (2)

Elective (1)

TCH Primary Neurology Service (1)

TCH Neurology Consult Service (2)

TCH Neurocritical Care Service (1)

Neonatal ICU Consults (1)

Outpatient Child Neurology Clinic (1)

Adult Neurology Outpatient Specialty Clinics (3)

Epilepsy (1)

Neurogenetics (1)

Neurooncology (1)

Year 4 (PGY 4)

TCH Primary Neurology Service (1)

TCH Neurology Consult Service (2)

TCH Neurocritical Care Service (1)

Neonatal ICU Consults (1)

Outpatient Child Neurology Clinic (2)

Adult Neurology Outpatient Specialty Clinics (3)

Electives  (2)

Neuromuscular Clinics (1)

TCH Primary Neurology Service (1)

TCH Neurology Consult Service (2)

TCH Neurocritical Care Service (1)

Neonatal ICU Consults (1)

Outpatient Child Neurology Clinic (2)

Adult Neurology Outpatient Specialty Clinics (3)

Epilepsy (1)

Neurogenetics (1)

Elective (1)

TCH Primary Neurology Service (1)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1)

Child Psychiatry (1)

Neuromuscular  (1 block)

Adult Neurology electives (3)

Basic Neuroscience (6)

Year 5 (PGY 5)

TCH Primary Neurology Service (1)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1)

Child Psychiatry (1)

Adult Neurology electives (3)

Neuroimmunology (1)

Child Neurology electives (6)

TCH Primary Neurology Service (1)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1)

Child Psychiatry (1)

Adult Neurology electives (1)

Neuroimmunology (3)

Neurooncology (1)

Neuromuscular Clinics (1)

Child Neurology electives (4)

Basic Neuroscience Research (13)
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Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Residency Rotations

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After Completing Two Years of General Pediatrics

CNY-1

BlocksRotationSites
5Adult Inpatient NeurologyBen Taub, VAMC, St. Luke's
1Adult Neurocritical CareSt. Luke's
2Child Neurology Inpatient ServiceTCH
1Child Neurology NeuroradiologyTCH
4NDD Blocks: Intro, Advocacy, Preschool, School AgeTCH, Meyer Center

CNY-2

BlocksRotationSites
2Child Neurology Hospital Consult ServiceTCH
2Child Neurology Neuro ICU Consult ServiceTCH
1Child Neurology Inpatient ServiceTCH
1Inpatient PM&RTCH
1Child Neurology EEGTCH
2NeurogeneticsTCH
1NewbornTCH
1Child Neurology Outpatient Blue Bird ClinicTCH
1PsychiatryTCH
1Scholarly InquiryTCH

 CNY-3

BlocksRotationSites
1Child Neurology Inpatient ServiceTCH
1NeurosurgeryTCH
1Inpatient PM&RTCH
5NDD Blocks: Transition, Preschool, School Age, NDD Outcomes, ElectiveTCH, Meyer Center
1PalliativeTCH
1EEGTCH
1Adult Neurology Outpatient ElectiveBaylor Clinic
2Scholarly InquiryTCH

CNY-4

BlocksRotationSites
3Adult Neurology Outpatient ElectiveBaylor Clinic
1NeuropathologyTCH
1PharmacologyTCH
1NDD ElectiveTCH, Meyer Center
7Scholarly InquiryTCH


*The last two years of the NDD curriculum are customizable to one’s personal interest and career trajectories.