Goals & Objectives
The overall goal of the program is to develop pediatric infectious diseases sub-specialists that are prepared for a career in academic medicine.
Goals for General Competencies.
- Patient Care: Residents will be able to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of infectious diseases health problems and the promotion of health.
- Medical Knowledge: Residents will demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and epidemiological sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care.
- Practice-based Learning and Improvement: Residents will be able to investigate and evaluate their patient care practices, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and improve their patient care practices.
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Residents will be able to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their patients families and professional associates.
- Professionalism: Residents will demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population.
- Systems-based Learning: Residents will demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value.
Specific goals per year of training (goals are outlined according to the expectations by the end of each year of training, although some goals carry on for subsequent years).
First year (PGY 4)
- Residents will be able to plan initial work up and management of pediatric infectious diseases, and understand their pathogenesis and natural history.
- Residents will have an understanding of microbiological techniques and understand how to use the microbiology laboratory optimally.
- Residents will have an understanding of basic function of the immune system and of immunological basis of disease.
- Residents will understand the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmodynamics of antibiotics and their interaction with other drugs.
- Residents will be able to design a research protocol, write a proposal and apply for funding.
- Develop hypothesis.
- Perform literature review.
- Design study.
- Apply for intramural and/or extramural funding.
- Submit proposal to IRB.
- Residents will understand Food and Drug Administration regulations and IRB policies and procedures for conducting research.
- Residents will be able to teach on rounds and at bedside.
- Residents will be able to prepare and deliver lectures.
Second year (PGY 5)
- Residents will be able to manage most complicated infectious diseases, and understand their pathogenesis and natural history.
- Residents will understand hospital epidemiology and infection control.
- Residents will understand statistical methods.
- Residents will be able to understand how clinical trials are conducted, (including negotiating with sponsors, laboratory and consultants), and scientifically critique the published articles.
- Residents will be able to implement their research protocol and submit results for presentation at National/International meetings.
- Implement protocol.
- Gather and analyze data.
- Write and submit abstract for National/International meeting.
- Design poster/oral presentation.
- Residents are expected to publish review articles or case reports.
Third year (PGY 6)
- Residents will be able to manage complicated infectious diseases in children effectively and independently.
- Residents will be ready to take on responsibility for hospital epidemiology and infection control.
- Residents will be able to complete their research protocol.
- Present their results at National/International meetings (if not done during the second year).
- Prepare and complete the written "work product," which may include.
- A peer-reviewed publication with the resident as the first author.
- An in-depth manuscript describing a completed project.
- An extramural grant application that has either been accepted or favorably reviewed.
- A progress report for projects of exceptional complexity.
- Residents will be effective in teaching both individuals and groups of learners in clinical settings, classroom, lectures, seminars and also by electronic and print modalities.