St. Louis Children’s Hospital

PGY2 Infectious Diseases Learning Experiences

PGY2 ID Required Clinical Rotations PGY2 ID Elective Clinical Rotations 
Orientation (3-4 weeks*) Adult Transplant ID Consults (3-5 weeks) 
Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship I (4-6 weeks) Adult Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (3-5 weeks) 
Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship II (4-6 weeks) BJC System Antimicrobial Stewardship (4-6 weeks) 

Adult Antimicrobial Stewardship (4-6 weeks) 

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) (3-5 weeks) 
Pediatric General ID Consults I (4-6 weeks) Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) (3-5 weeks) 
Pediatric Immunocompromised ID Consults I (4-6 weeks) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (3-5 weeks) 
Adult General ID Consults (4-6 weeks) Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (3-5 weeks) 
Microbiology (2 weeks) Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant (3-5 weeks) 
For residents who have not had at least 1 pediatric rotation during their PGY1 residency program, a General Pediatrics rotation** will be required (4-6 weeks) General Pediatrics* (3-5 weeks) 
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (3-5 weeks) 
Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant (3-5 weeks) 
Pediatric Neurology (3-5 weeks) 

Additional time on Antimicrobial Stewardship or any ID 

Consult team (4-6 weeks); e.g., Pediatric General ID Consults II 

 *Unless resident completed PGY1 at SLCH then shortened to one week 
**GI, Nephrology/Endocrinology

Longitudinal residency requirements:

  • HIV Clinic
    • Around 6 months in the pediatric HIV clinic for the first half of the year
    • Followed by around6 months in the adult HIV clinic for the latter half of the year
  • Inpatient pharmacy staffing (Four-hour evening shift each week during weekday)
  • On-call for ASP-related interventions
  • Presentations and education
    • Including the Residency Education Academy (Teaching Certificate),unless completed as a PGY1
  • Research project
  • Committee work, antimicrobial stewardship, professional development
    • Clinical Pharmacy and Infectious Diseases Division meetings and Case Conferences
    • Antimicrobial stewardship team member
    • Professional organization involvement
    • Leadership