File #: 320-35-11-170

Sponsor: New York Medical College

Overview 

Residents in the Department of Pediatrics are exposed to a wide variety of medical and surgical pediatric disorders in patients from birth through adolescence. The patient population of St. Vincent's is medically, socially and demographically diverse, providing the housestaff with a variety of unique training opportunities. There are numerous teaching forums for the pediatric residents. Morning report is led by the Chief Resident and allows for presentation and discussion of selected cases admitted to the inpatient service with various attendings. Daily teaching conferences cover a wide variety of general and subspecialty topics. In addition, the department holds weekly Grand Rounds as well as monthly journal club and morbidity and mortality conferences. The pediatric faculty combines a strong core of general pediatricians with a wide variety of subspecialists. All pediatric subspecialties are represented within the department.

Chairman Jayne D. Rivas, M.D.

Program Director Samuel Grubman, M.D.