 | Ellen Chadwick, MD
Associate Chair,
Medical Education |
The Department of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM) places high value on our educational mission. As faculty members we are committed to sustaining a challenging and innovative learning and mentored environment for medical students to practicing pediatricians. Our training programs are recognized nationally for graduating leaders in primary care pediatrics and subspecialty care, clinical, translational or basic research and medical education. The pediatric clerkship for third year Medical Students, which consists of an outpatient rotation as well as general and subspecialty inpatient rotations, is consistently rated among the top educational experiences of the clinical years at FSM. Our Pediatric Residency Program provides broad experience in inpatient and outpatient Pediatrics, general and specialty care, acute and chronic disease management and exposure to patients with a dichotomy of both common and highly unusual diagnoses. Our Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) is designed to facilitate the development of pediatric residents with a strong commitment to a career in research into academic clinician-investigators. ACGME-accredited Fellowships are available in 11 pediatric subspecialties. Finally, the “Pediatric Pearls” series of specialty-based CME courses are highly praised by practicing physicians throughout the Chicagoland area. Some of the regularly scheduled educational opportunities offered by the Department of Medical Education include the following: - FIRM Rounds: This weekly multi-divisional and multi-departmental case-based conference gives trainees insight into varied approaches to the diagnosis and management of difficult pediatric cases.
- Grand Rounds: Speakers from the FSM Department of Pediatrics and Visiting Professors from other departments and institutions present current developments in the field of Pediatrics every week.
- Simulation Lab: Residents and subspecialty fellows are trained in clinical care scenarios designed to enhance practical skills and decision-making abilities.
- Outcomes Review: This is a department-wide conference which reviews medical cases with the aim of improving the process of delivery of medical care.
- Tanzania Elective: Third year Pediatric Residents spend one month providing patient care in a pediatric inpatient ward in Mwanza, Tanzania. This is both a humanitarian and highly educational elective.
Our goal is to provide the best education and training for today’s and tomorrow’s Pediatricians and providers of care to children. If you have any comments, insights or questions about our wealth of programs, please do not hesitate to contact me at your convenience. Sincerely yours, Ellen Gould Chadwick, MD
Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Chair in Pediatrics
Associate Chair for Education, Department of Pediatrics
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL |
