St. Louis Children’s Hospital

PGY1 Learning Experiences

PGY1 Required Clinical RotationsPGY1 Elective Clinical Rotations (4-6 weeks) 
18 weeks of elective time available 
Orientation (4 weeks) Infectious Diseases 
General Pediatrics (6 weeks) Solid Organ Transplant 
Hematology/Oncology (4 weeks) Cardiology 
Neonatal ICU (4 weeks) Cardiac ICU (Cardiology required as prerequisite)
Pediatric ICU (4 weeks) Bone Marrow Transplant 
Antimicrobial Stewardship (4 weeks) Emergency Medicine 
Cystic Fibrosis Clinic (2 weeks) Psychiatry 
General Pediatrics II  
Neurology 

Longitudinal residency experiences (required). All experiences are 12 months in duration.

  • Research (Four weeks of concentrated research time built in. One week in October or November and three weeks in December.)
  • Leadership
  • Medication use and safety
  • Staffing (Four-hour evening shift each week and every fourth weekend.)
  • Residency Education Academy (teaching certificate)
  • Presentations and Professional Development