Pediatric Residency Program

Curriculum

Global Health Lecture Series

  • Global Child Health Overview: State of the World’s Children

  • Infectious Diseases of Children in Developing Regions

  • Managing Common Childhood Illnesses in Resource-Poor Regions: Skills & Resources for Pediatricians

  • Child Nutrition in Developing Regions

  • The Environment & Global Child Health

  • Indirect Determinants of Child Health

  • Human Rights, Ethical &Cross-Cultural Issues in Global Health

  • Immigrant & Refugee Health

  • Travel & Adoption Medicine

Global Call-Free Elective

The Department of Pediatrics has established relationships with university faculty at two international sites where residents can engage in educational electives. Currently, our sites are in Kumasi, Ghana and Guatemala City, Guatemala. These electives include learning in both clinic-based and public health environments.