Program Details
Graduation Celebration
SPECIAL FEATURES OF OUR PROGRAM
- All training available at the Children’s Hospital
- Day Team/Night Team scheduling on all services; longest shift is 14 hrs
- Procedure training with Infant and Vascular Access simulators to train all required procedures
- Mock code each block
- Quarterly personal Wellness Days and annual group Wellness Day for each level
End of Summer Celebration
BLOCK SCHEDULE
The block schedule for each academic year consists of 13 4-week blocks. Each year of training consists of the following:First Year
5 blocks - Inpatient Day Team (General and Hem/Onc)1.5 blocks - Inpatient Night Team (in 2 week segments)
1.5 blocks - Emergency Department
1 block - Well Baby Nursery
1 block - Adolescent Medicine
1 block - Child Development
1 block - Individualized Curriculum (RS)
1 block - Vacation
Second Year
1 block - PICU Days1.5 blocks - NICU Days
2 blocks - Night Team (Inpatient/PICU/NICU)
1.5 blocks - Emergency Department
1 block - Community Pediatrics/Advocacy
3 blocks - Required Subspecialty
2 blocks - Individualized Curriculum
1 block - Vacation
Third Year
3 blocks - Inpatient Day Team Leader
1 block - PICU Senior
1 block - NICU Senior
1 block - Night Team (Inpatient/PICU/NICU)
1 block - Emergency Department
1 block - Community Pediatrics/Advocacy
1 block - Required Subspecialty
3 blocks - Individualized Curriculum
1 block - Vacation
Resident Scholarly Activity
HUMC RESIDENT PUBLICATIONS DURING RESIDENCY
Ullah S, Turner C, Northridge JL. 2019. “Rising Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Incidence among Adolescents and Young Adults Living in New Jersey.” New Jersey Pediatrics. Summer 2019: 32-35.
Turner C, Srinivas M, Slavin K, Roschina Y, Clouser K. 2020. “A Case of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis Complicated by Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis in a Pediatric Patient.” New Jersey Pediatrics. Spring 2020: 34-35
Djassemi, N., Zertuche, J.P., Liebling, M., Siegel, M., Lee, A. Short-Term Outcomes From Pulmonary Rehabilitation In An Adolescent Patient With EVALI. Authorea., DOI: 10.22541/au.159741385.59866578, August 14, 2020.
Fernandes DM, Oliveira CR, Guerguis S, Eisenberg R, Choi J, Kim M, Abdelhemid A, Agha R, Agarwal S, Aschner JL, Avner JR, Ballance C, Bock J, Bhavsar SM, Campbell M, Clouser KN, Gesner M, Goldman DL, Hammerschlag MR, Hymes S, Howard A, Jung HJ, Kohlhoff S, Kojaoghlanian T, Lewis R, Nachman S, Naganathan S, Paintsil E, Pall H, Sy S, Wadowski S, Zirinsky E, Cabana MD, Herold BC; Tri-State Pediatric COVID-19 Research Consortium. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Clinical Syndromes and Predictors of Disease Severity in Hospitalized Children and Youth. J Pediatr. 2021 Mar;230:23-31.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.016. Epub 2020 Nov 14. PMID: 33197493; PMCID: PMC7666535.
Katharine N Clouser, Jasmine Gadhavi, Sejal M Bhavsar, Rachel Lewis, Cathleen Ballance, Zuzanna Michalak, Aryeh Baer, Marni Kriegel, Harpreet Pall, Julia Piwoz, Kevin Slavin, Mark E Siegel, Meghan E Tozzi, Robert Tozzi, David M Walker, Sivia Lapidus, Judy Aschner, Short-Term Outcomes After Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Treatment, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 52–56, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piaa151.
Bhavsar SM, Clouser KN, Gadhavi J, Anene O, Kaur R, Lewis R, Naganathan S, Michalak Z, Chen CQ, Shah P, Siu A, Ballance C. COVID-19 in Pediatrics: Characteristics of Hospitalized Children in New Jersey. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Jan;11(1):79-87. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-001719. PMID: 33386296.
RESIDENT PRESENTATIONS
Djassemi N, Keel S, Mandell J, King M.C., Walsh T, Casadei S, Wu D, Shimamura A, Appel B. “Thrombocytopenia And Eczema Due To A Novel RUNX1 Mutation.” Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Case Report, American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (ASPHO) Conference, April 2019.
Ullah, S., Khalil, M. “Severe Respiratory Failure in Full Term Newborn”. Poster Platform. Eastern Society for Pediatric Research 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. March 13-15, 2020. Due to Covid-19 related conference cancellation, this peer-reviewed presentation was disseminated on 1/April2020 to ESPR 2020 Meeting Program Guide.
Djassemi N, Appel B. “Day 8 Minimal Residual Disease of 67% In A Child with Standard Risk B Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Case Report, American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Conference, April 2020.
Turner C, Weinberger T. 17-Year-old Female Mono-sensitized to Ara h8 with a Systemic Reaction to Peanut. Poster Presentation, ACAAI Annual Meeting, 2020.
Tonia Jerrick, Timothy Watkins and Susan Mautone. COVID-19: What Should Families Know. Webinar, The Meadowlands Family Success Center, October 14, 2020.
Joseph Heinemann MD, Sumaiya Ullah MD, Tamanna Jabeen MD, Kevin Slavin MD. Identifying Gaps in Physician Transfer of Care from Pediatric Emergency Room to Inpatient Unit. Poster presentation, Virtual Annual NJ AAP meeting, 11/18/20.
Tamanna Jabeen MD and Susan G. Mautone MD. The Community Pediatrics and Advocacy Rotation. Poster presentation, Virtual Annual NJ AAP meeting, 11/18/20.
Zuzanna Michalak MD, Callie Kilpatrick MD and Eric Weber MD. Adverse Childhood Events: A QI Project Instating Annual Screening at the Hackensack Meridian Health Pediatric Academic Practice. Poster presentation, Virtual Annual NJ AAP meeting, 11/18/20.
Zuzanna Michalak MD, Sabrina Malik MD and Sandy Cheung MD. Neonatal Pneumothorax: A Single-Center, Descriptive Study of Risk Factors and Outcomes. Poster presentation, Virtual Annual NJ AAP meeting, 11/18/20.
Jennifer L. Ciuchta DO, Kevin A Slavin MD and Susan G. Mautone MD. Patient Safety Hour: A Curricular Innovation Engaging Learners Across the Medical Education Curriculum. Poster presentation, Virtual Annual NJ AAP meeting, 11/18/20.
Andy Reyes, Katharine Clouser. COVID-19 Vaccines: What Are They and Are They Safe? Webinar, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, January 2021.
Basta, C., Ramones, K., Reyes Santos, A., Spillane, N. The Impact of a Post-Resuscitation Care Protocol for Well Appearing Term and Late Preterm Infants after Delivery Room Resuscitation. Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Virtual Annual Meeting, March, 2021. Also presented at Eastern Society for Pediatric Research March 10, 2021.
Susan Mautone and Callie Kilpatrick. Focusing on Community-Based Care and Advocacy for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN). Community Health and Advocacy Training Learning Community, APPD Annual Spring Meeting, March 25, 2021
Cole Turner, Steven Ghanny, Sabrina Malik. Comparing Glucocorticoid Receptor Binding Affinity in Full Term Neonates Delivered to Laboring versus Nonlaboring Mothers, Platform presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Virtual Annual Meeting, May 3, 2021.
Andy Reyes, Katharine Clouser. Positive Parenting Strategies to Prevent Opioid Abuse. Webinar, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, in English and Spanish, May 2021 and June 2021.
Jennifer L. Ciuchta, Susan G. Mautone and Kevin A. Slavin. Patient Safety Hour: A Curricular Innovation Engaging Learners Across the Medical Education Continuum. Poster presentation at the virtual AAMC 2021 Integrating Quality Conference, June 4, 2021.
Feuerstein J.L.,Northridge J. Physicians’ perspectives on confidentiality during telemedicine sessions with adolescent patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presentation, NJAAP Annual Conference and Exhibition. June 9, 2021.