Rural Pediatric Experience

The Athens Experience
One of our program requirements is a month of rural pediatric medicine in Athens, Ohio. This rotation encompasses newborn nursery, ED consults, pediatric admissions and clinical experience in the Parks Hall pediatric office on the campus of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. In the morning, newborns are seen in the nursery of O'Bleness Hospital. Any admitted pediatric patients in the hospital are seen following nursery rounds. As a pediatric resident you are responsible for the education of students and interns on the rotation at that time. During breakfast with the team you, or your attending, may lecture on pediatric topics. The rest of the day is comprised of clinic patients that you see on your own and present to the attending physicians. You are required to attend all emergency c-sections and high-risk vaginal deliveries during the day and during the nights that you are on call. You are required to take 10 to 13 home calls. This includes two weekends. Night call consists of answering mommy calls, admitting patients to the hospital and attending deliveries. The attending on-call is required to attend all c-sections and high-risk deliveries.