Chief Residents

A Word from Our Chief Residents

Serving as chief residents gives us the unique and distinctive role as the liaison between faculty and residents. We assist with a variety of clinical, educational, and administrative responsibilities and help the residency program run smoothly. A few of our roles include the following:

Clinical Responsibilities

• Assist with the training of clerkship students, pediatric and family medicine residents
• Supervision of and conducting rounds with inpatient teams
• Work as attending at the outpatient clinic
• Chief rounds with inpatient teams

Educational Responsibilities

• Supervision of morning report
• Organization of board review sessions, directed at preparation for in training and certification examinations
• Presentation at weekly case conferences
• Organization of bi-monthly evidence-based medicine journal club

Administrative Responsibilities

• Planning and development of resident schedules
• Development and scheduling of lecture series case conferences
• Assisting the Associate Director and Program Coordinator with recruitment, advisor/mentor activities.

In addition to responsibilities related to the pediatric residency program, this year affords one time to pursue other interests, including research or clinical experience focused in a certain area. The chief year expands your experiences and skills in leadership, teaching, and mentoring as you move towards the next phase in your career.

Overall, it is a great experience and—if one is up for the challenge—a very rewarding one as well!