Pediatric Resident Education Conference (PREC)

Daily from noon to 1 p.m.

This is protected education time. Our curriculum is designed to align with the American Board of Pediatrics Content Domains and Objectives. Our chief residents work with faculty and fellows to develop engaging lecture content that meets these standards.

To further support your learning, the residency program provides a complimentary subscription to the MedStudy® question bank for all PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents. This resource is used to reinforce the weekly lecture topics with assigned questions. Additionally, you'll be assigned a dedicated Continuity Clinic curriculum from MedStudy, which covers essential primary care topics like screening guidelines and anticipatory guidance.

Clinical Reasoning Conference (CRC)

During this time, residents have the opportunity to refine their education and presentation skills. Seniors will present cases focused on building and narrowing a differential along with an educational topic related to the case.

Club conferences 

Once each module from noon to 1 p.m. in place of PREC. 

These include Quality Improvement (QI) Club, Journal Club, and Safety Event Reporting System (SERS) presentations that are done by the residents.

Board Review

Last Thursday of the module from noon to 1 p.m. 

During Board Review, residents are placed into teams of mixed training levels. The pediatric chief residents review commonly missed MedStudy® questions and their topics for that module. 

Health Equity Curriculum

Every third Friday of the module from noon to 1 p.m.
Residents receive lectures focused on health equity every other module. These alternate with their longitudinal health equity projects aimed at addressing food insecurity, infant mortalityand gun violence in the communities that Cleveland Clinic serves.

House Staff

Last Friday of the module from noon to 1 p.m. 

Residents will have time with the program director to discuss policies and program updates. This is also a safe space for resident-driven feedback.

Pediatric Resident Morning Report (PRMR)

Weekly on Thursday mornings from 8 to 8:30 a.m. 

At the beginning of the academic year, residents are taught practical skills; how to page, how to write notes, etc. As the year progresses, the session changes into a more traditional morning report format with an emphasis on clinical cases. The last Thursday of each module is reserved for narrative medicine.

Grand Rounds

Weekly on Tuesdays from 8 to 9 a.m. 

Residents are expected to attend. This allows residents to hear from visiting professors and medical staff about their areas of expertise. Visiting professors will also present a related PREC on the same afternoon as their grand rounds presentations.

Continuity Clinic Curriculum

Before each Continuity Clinic, there is a resident and/or faculty-led learning session. Topics are selected by residents and their continuity clinic preceptors based on our patient-related primary care curriculum. 

PICU Conferences

During the PICU modules, faculty present various critical care topics in a small group format that varies between bedside teaching and table talks. These occur 2-3 times per week to supplement daily teaching on rounds

Teaching opportunities: Medical students/acting interns

Our residents fulfill an important role in the teaching and supervision of medical students from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine on both inpatient and outpatient rotations. The students are an integral part of the team and are granted gradually increasing responsibility for their patients, under the guidance of the residents and staff. Additionally, many 4th year medical students from a variety of locations rotate as acting interns to gain the skills needed for residency.