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I am curious to hear the views of residents and attendings on the importance of peds exposure during residency. I know that "no one is really comfortable with sick peds" and that this is a weakness in exposure of programs overall but how little exposure is too little?
The reason I ask is because I really loved two programs except for what appears to me to be unacceptably poor peds exposure. But I'm not sure if I'm overblowing this.
Specifically, I'm talking about Cook County and St. Luke's Roosevelt. Did anyone catch that Cook County has really poor peds exposure? Only 5k volume. It's so low they are dissolving the peds ED and merging it with the adult side. They do go to UChicago and Northwestern once each for peds.
At St. Luke's, you have only 1 shift a month throughout the third year, which I don't imagine is enough to keep skills up. Low volume and acuity peds place.
How are these not deal breakers if you want to be a competent ED doc that can see both adults AND kids?
The reason I ask is because I really loved two programs except for what appears to me to be unacceptably poor peds exposure. But I'm not sure if I'm overblowing this.
Specifically, I'm talking about Cook County and St. Luke's Roosevelt. Did anyone catch that Cook County has really poor peds exposure? Only 5k volume. It's so low they are dissolving the peds ED and merging it with the adult side. They do go to UChicago and Northwestern once each for peds.
At St. Luke's, you have only 1 shift a month throughout the third year, which I don't imagine is enough to keep skills up. Low volume and acuity peds place.
How are these not deal breakers if you want to be a competent ED doc that can see both adults AND kids?