The Pediatric Residency Program provides a thorough background to prepare the physician for pediatrics in the 21^st century. It is the program’s goal to equip trainees with an excellence in pediatrics, whether they choose to be a generalist or pediatric subspecialist. Electives are available in all pediatric subspecialties and in ambulatory care. The program works in conjunction with the State University of New York at Buffalo to foster careers in the primary care field of pediatrics and through the Generalist Scholars Program to promote scholarship.

During the residency training period, numerous opportunities exist for interaction with all faculty, both full-time as well as community physicians. The community pediatricians, who attend on the inpatient wards together with the subspecialists, welcome residents. They are very interested in teaching and in sharing their years of experience. A wide range of practice sites are available for continuity clinic, including both rural locations and inner-city clinics. Residents who graduate from our program are highly sought after for positions both in primary care and subspecialties, locally and throughout the United States.

Our subspecialty rotations are quite unique.  In order to have a broad exposure to subspecialty areas, house staff will ultimately participate in a total of nine subspecialties. This is well beyond the minimum requirements and will give the pediatric trainee a complete experience. The workplace will demand pediatricians who are well rounded in their specialty and can demonstrate their value to the health care community.

The Resident Presentation Day is held in the Spring of the PL-3 year. Using tools learned in our Evidence-Based Medicine curriculum, residents generate research on a relevant topic, and share their findings with their colleagues and mentors. The effort is designed to give the trainee an opportunity to think critically.  In most circumstances, a hypothesis is constructed and study design put forth, data is collected, collated, and put in a form that – with the help of statistical analysis – shows its relevance to the care of children. The presentations are very professional and prepare the resident to speak before a forum, as he/she will do later in practice or academic positions.   Many of these presentations have been published and presented at national meetings.

Pediatric residents play a major role in the teaching and evaluation of the approximately 200 junior and senior medical students of the State University of New York at Buffalo who rotate through The Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. The combination of the availability of the teaching of the full-time academic faculty and the clinical pediatricians, the patient exposure, the comprehensive subspecialty program, and the camaraderie of a congenial group of learners makes this the excellent program that it is.