Program Details
Learning Environment
- Full service state-designated Children’s Hospital
- General, Hem/Onc and Epilepsy Monitoring inpatient units
- 48-bed Level III NICU
- 15-bed PICU
- Dedicated pediatric emergency room
- Five pediatric ambulatory centers on or near campus
- 30 pediatric subspecialties
- 100+ full-time faculty in general pediatrics and all pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties
- Resident representation on departmental and hospital committees
- Procedure training with Infant and Vascular Access simulators to train all required procedures
- Mock code each block
- Protected Weekly Academic Half Day for education
- Incredible variety and volume of patients
Block Schedule
The block schedule for each academic year consists of 13 4-week blocks. Each year of training consists of the following:
First Year
5 blocks - Inpatient Day Team (General and Hem/Onc)
1.5 blocks - Inpatient Night Team (in 2 week segments)
1 blocks - Emergency Department
1 block - Well Baby Nursery
1 block - Adolescent Medicine
1 block - Child Development
0.5 block - Behavioral and Mental Health
1 block - Subspecialty Elective
1 block - Vacation
Second Year
1 block - PICU Days
0.5 block - PICU Night Team
1.5 blocks - NICU Days
0.5 block - NICU Night Team
1 block - Inpatient Night Team (in 2 week segments)
1 block - Emergency Department
1 block - Community Pediatrics/Advocacy
0.5 block - Behavioral and Mental Health
5 blocks - Electives/Individualized Curriculum
1 block - Vacation
Third Year
3 blocks - Inpatient Day Team Senior
1 block - PICU Senior
1 block - NICU Senior
1 block - Night Team (Inpatient/PICU/NICU)
1 block - Emergency Department
1 block - Community Pediatrics/Advocacy
4 blocks -Electives/Individualized Curriculum
1 block - Vacation
Resident Scholarly Activity
Bhavsar SM, Clouser KN, Connolly H, Gadhavi J, Kaur R, Lozy T, Naganathan S, Pierre M, Riollano Cruz M, Shah P, Siu A, Swenson C, Ballance C. Characteristics and Presentations of Hospitalized Children Due to 3 Predominate COVID-19 Variants Within a Health Care Network. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2024 Jan;63(1):66-72.
Bhavsar SM, Clouser KN, Connolly H, Gadhavi J, Kaur R, Lozy T, Naganathan S, Pierre M, Cruz MR, Shah P, Siu A, Swenson C, Ballance CM. 459. Characteristics and Presentations of Hospitalized Children due to three predominant COVID-19 variants within a healthcare network. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 27.
Collins C, Sandoval L, Philips K, Dunnigan A, Stotts C, Jung E, Schnall J, Agarwal S “Reducing Variability in Analgesia and Sedative use for Critically Ill Children.” Oral Presentation: Hackensack Meridian Health Quality Improvement Day May 2024, First Place Oral Presentation Resident/ Fellow/ School of Medicine
Hahn C, Zambrano A, Mautone S. “Finding Joy in the Community: Highlighting a Resident Advocacy Curriculum as a Means of Promoting Resident Wellness.” Abstract accepted and poster to be presented at American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference. Orlando, FL. September 2024.
Hahn C, Stotts C, Blecherman M, Malik S, Bhavsar S, Shah P “Antibiotic Management in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.” Poster Presentation: Hackensack Meridian Health Resident/Fellow Research Day May 2024
Gulla C, Lozy T, Choi D, Janow G. Characterization of the Youngest Cohort with Non-Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Demographics and Medication Use of Patients ≤2 Years of Age in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry. ACR Convergence, November 12, 2023 San Diego.
Kizilbash S, Connolly H, Bartosh S, Zahr R, Al-Akash S, Chishti A, Mansuri A, Tawadrous H, Jain N. Probiotic use in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: What are current practices, and are they evidence-based? A Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium Study. Pediatric Transplantation 28 (5): e14790. https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.14790.
Sigal A, Dorfman L, El-Chammas K, Mansi S, Kaul A. Sacral Nerve Stimulation Effect on Colonic Motility. Poster presentation at NASPGHAN 2023 Annual Meeting, October 6, San Diego.
Stotts C, Parr M, Tozzi R, Tozzi M. “Treatment Options for Heart Failure in a Pediatric Patient with Obstructive HCM resulting from MYH7 Gene Mutation.” Moderated Poster Presentation: American College of Cardiology Scientific Session April 2024 Poster Presentation: Hackensack Meridian Health Resident/Fellow Research Day May 2024
Zambrano A, Braun E, Soria C, Kim J, Watkins T. “A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve the Identification and Diagnosis of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity in an Academic Primary Care Setting.” Top 8 Oral presentation at Hackensack Meridian Health Quality Improvement Day. Awarded Second Place for Resident/Fellow Work in Progress QI Oral Presentation. Edison, NJ. May 2024.
Zambrano A, Hauk S, Fowler S, McGoey B, Ravell J. “Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis with IL17RC Gene Mutation.” Poster presentation at Hackensack Meridian Health Research Day. Hackensack, NJ. May 2024.
