University of Vermont Children's Hospital (UVMMC)
Burlington, VT
Jill Rinehart, MD
Program Director
Kenzi Nelson
Program Coordinator
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Level 1 Trauma Center
Children's hospital "without walls"
Serves all of Vermont and upstate New York
Flexible PICU admissions (8-12)
25 bed NICU
4 full time Pediatric Emergency Medicine physicians in ED seeing over 8500 children/year
Pediatric Palliative Care program
Many multi-disciplined clinics for team approach to care
DETAILS
7 residents per class
Dedicated Chief resident as junior faculty
~ 80 pediatric faculty in 20 subspecialties
Neonatal/perinatal fellowship
Rural medicine experience
Strong Community Pediatrics network
Integrated Mental Health team in continuity clinic
Care coordination and social work in continuity clinic
Transgender Youth Clinic
School Based Health Clinics
Building Strong Families Program (New American Clinic)
Camp Medicine opportunities
Global Health opportunities
No 24 hour shifts
LOCATION
Burlington (60,000) Vermont (650,000), skiing, boating, hiking, kayaking, brewery and foodie town
CURRICULUM
13 Block Schedule
Morning Didactics
5 days/week Board Review
weekly Integrated mental/behavioral health curriculum
Individualized curriculum with half of PGY2/PGY3 as electives
Longitudinal experiences: patient care, quality improvement and advocacy
DIVERSITY INITIATIVES
LGBTQ+ integrated curriculum
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion sponsored Acting Internships open for UiM students
Pipeline to Medical School graduated first two students matriculate into LCOM this year
Anti-Racism Task Force initiatives (LCOM at UVM)working to dismantle the effects of racism on medical education and prepare residents for healthcare inequities
Hospital sponsored town halls on diversity, equity, inclusion and justice
AAP state chapter anti-racism initiatives
