Pediatrics Residency Curriculum

A comprehensive curriculum for the Pediatrics Residency includes primary care pediatrics, subspecialty care, critical care and care for the community as well as opportunities to pursue medical research and experiences in global health and community health. The majority of rotations are based at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health on the IU School of Medicine—Indianapolis campus. Other rotations occur at Eskenazi Health Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, the county hospital located across the street from Riley Hospital, and at IU Health North Hospital in suburban Carmel.

Following ACGME guidelines, over a three year residency, our residents spend 40 weeks on inpatient rotations, 40 weeks on outpatient rotations, 40 weeks on an individualized curriculum, and 24 weeks that are up to program discretion. Residents also get four weeks of vacation per year, split into one two-week block and two one-week blocks. Residents get to individualize their educational needs by joining one of our clinical tracks in order to optimally prepare for their chosen field.

We follow an X+Y curriculum that we call “XYZ.” Residents spend four weeks on an X rotation, when they do not go to clinic; two weeks on a Y rotation, when they go to continuity clinic one day per week; and two weeks on a Z rotation, when they spend time doing longitudinal experiences and go to continuity clinic one to two days per week.