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UMass Chan Pediatric Residency Program
Worcester, MA
Michael Fahey, MD
Program Director
Monick Powell
Program Coordinator
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
30 bed inpatient pediatric unit
10 bed pediatric intensive care unit
49 bed neonatal intensive care unit
Pediatric Emergency Department with ~28,000 visits/year
Only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 3 NICU in Central Massachusetts
DETAILS
8 categorical pediatrics residents and 4 med-peds residents per year
Pediatric Fellowships offered at UMass: Pediatric Health Equity, Pediatric Global Health, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Neonatology/Perinatology
LOCATION
Worcester MA is the second-largest urban center in New England. Located in the center of Massachusetts, it is also situated within a large surrounding rural area, offering a unique blend of exposure to urban and rural medicine. We serve a diverse population from an ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious perspective. Worcester is a vibrant community home to several undergraduate schools with a multitude of restaurants, pubs, breweries, music venues, cafes, etc. Easy access to surrounding natural resources, mountains, lakes and streams. 1.5 hours to VT/NH, 2 hours to Cape Cod, 3 hours to NYC.
CURRICULUM
13 blocks per year
PGY1: 3 WARDS, 1 ED, 1 NICU, 1 NBN, 1 primary care, 1 ADOL, 1 DBP, 2 Electives, 1 PC, 1 PICU PREP
PGY2: 2 WARDS, 3 Elective, 2 PICU, 1 NICU, 2 ED, 1 Surgery, 1 primary care, 1 night float
PGY3: 2-3 ED, 1-2 WARDS, 1-2 PICU, 1-2 night float, 1 PC, 7 electives
Clinic: weekly full day clinic (elective, adolescent, NBN, DBP), Wards (2 full clinic days), NICU (3 half day clinics), ED (3 half day clinics), PICU (3 half day clinics)
Clinician Educator Curriculum
Woo Insider: offers residents a resource for expectations, objectives, and extensive learning materials for each rotation
Weekly Schedule
Monday: rotating conferences including QI, journal club, trauma curriculum, narrative medicine, health equity curriculum, palliative care, global health, M&M
Tuesday Core Conference weekly from 730a-9a: 18 month rotating curriculum on core topics in pediatrics
Wednesday/Thursday 8a-9a: morning report
Friday: grand rounds weekly from 8a-9a
Senior block conference (monthly from 130-430p): discussing various topics applicable to seniors
Intern block conference (monthly from 130-430p): discussing various topics applicable to interns
DIVERSITY INITIATIVES
Robust involvement of residents in the Departments Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Quarterly resident-led Health Equity Rounds (departmental, CME activity)
Offer stipends for visiting URiM students doing pediatric rotations
Summer learning opportunities for visiting URiM students following 1st year
