Continuity Clinics
Residents in the University of Utah categorical pediatric program spend two half days each week in a primary care practice during 50% or more of their three year residency. Residents who train in our triple board or med/peds program have clinics in either a child psychiatric or medicine clinic. Residents acquire a panel of patients and follow them throughout their residencies. Our program offers several unique and rewarding continuity experiences at the South Main Clinic, Teen Mother and Child Program, the University Hospital - Pediatric Clinic, and Private Practices throughout the Salt Lake Valley. Several Utah clinic sites participate in the Reach Out and Read program (www.reachoutandread.org).
South Main Clinic
The South Main Clinic, located in the center of the valley, provides care to the under-served of Salt Lake City. South Main Clinic is the program's largest continuity site. Spanish is the most common other language spoken; most of the staff speak Spanish. Spanish translators assist staff and residents. Residents with continuity clinics at South Main have the opportunity to see well children, as well as children with acute illnesses, and to closely follow medically complex patients, many of whom live in socially challenging situations. Residents who speak Spanish have the opportunity to use this skill. The faculty, in addition to being outstanding general pediatricians, has expertise in behavior and development, infectious disease, and public health. In 2005 the Clinic won the Academic Pediatric Association's award for Health Care Delivery.
Teen Mother and Child Program
The Teen Mother and Child Program, a multi-disciplinary clinic housed at the South Main Clinic, provides prenatal and postnatal care to pregnant and parenting teens and comprehensive pediatric care to their children. The clinic provides rich experiences in well child care, acute pediatric care, family planning, adolescent medicine and gynecology. Residents can see large numbers of patients and build a panel of continuity patients, many with complex medical and social problems.
University Hospital - Pediatric Clinic
The continuity site at the University Hospital - Pediatric Clinic, located in the University Hospital adjacent to Primary Children's Medical Center, is a general outpatient clinic that serves a diverse patient population. Residents are matched with pediatric faculty preceptors who supervise teams of two to four residents. Residents become the primary care providers in this setting and gain close relationships with the families they serve. Patients from a variety of socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds are seen for well child care, chronic illness, and complex medical problems.
Private Pediatric Practice
Residents who anticipate entering practice careers can consider establishing their continuity clinic in a Private Pediatric Practice site. In this option, residents are paired with experienced community pediatricians in group or small practices in the Salt Lake Valley and adjacent communities. Residents who work in such practices learn directly how private practice works. Residents have the opportunity to see many well children as well as children with acute medical or psychosocial issues.