Top Navigation
About the Surgery Residency
The residents in pediatric surgery participate in all aspects of patient care, as well as long-term follow-up. All of the surgical activities occur on the Nationwide Children's Hospital campus, including clinic visits, diagnostic assessment, and outpatient and inpatient operations.
Unique Program Features
- Minimally Invasive Program
- Level 1 Trauma Program
- ECMO Program (active program in neonatal, cardiac, and pediatric ECMO with capacity for four patients)
- Fellowship in Pediatric Surgical Critical Care
- Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratory
- Fellowship in Bariatric/Minimally Invasive Surgery
Residency Schedule Breakdown
Year One
- Assistant Chief
- One month elective Neonatology
- Two month elective Urology
Year Two
- Chief
- Coordination of educational programs, including bimonthly surgical morbidity and mortality conference
- Bimonthly surgical pathology/radiology conference
Education Schedule
| Wednesday | 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Lecture Series: Rotation includes Hematology/ Oncology, Endocrinology, Pulmonary Medicine, Gastroenterology, Neonatology, Critical Care Medicine, Pathology, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesia. |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | M and M or SPR Conference | |
| Trauma Grand Rounds - 4th Wednesday | ||
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Pediatric Surgery Tutorial Conference | |
| Pediatric Surgery Basic Science Journal Club (quarterly - July, October, January and April) | ||
| Pediatric Surgery Ethics Workshop (quarterly - August, November, February and April) | ||
| Trauma M and M (quarterly - January, April, July and October) | ||
| Thursday | 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Trauma Rounds |
| Friday | 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Pediatric Surgery Resident Conference |
Benefits
- Resident provides all aspects of perioperative care, including exposure to long-term follow-up in weekly surgical index clinics, staffed by the surgical faculty.
- Residents have between 1100-1200 cases at conclusion of Residency
- Key program benefits include:
- One postgraduate course per year (free)
- One pediatric surgical meeting each year (free)
- Generous book stipend
- Vacation time
- Health insurance benefits
- Private office with computer
- Secretarial support
- Palm-Pilot
- Slide reproduction service
- Moving Expenses
- Computer
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive Columbus, Ohio 43205 614.722.2000
700 Children's Drive Columbus, Ohio 43205 614.722.2000