Training the Next Generation of Pediatricians and Surgeons
Young patients such as Kenzie Severson benefit from the cutting-edge care offered at teaching hospitals such as American Family Children's Hospital.
As the University of Wisconsin-Madison's training ground for the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric surgeons, American Family Children's Hospital sits at the forefront of venues where many of the latest cures and treatment therapies are developed and implemented.
About 40 residents (doctors who have completed medical school and are now pursuing intensive training in a hospital setting) and 15 fellows (doctors who have completed a residency and are pursuing a specialty such as genetics) practice at American Family Children's Hospital under the supervision of a faculty physician. Residents and fellows come to UW-Madison from throughout the country and are accepted following a very selective process.
"We interview about 160 medical students for 13 residency slots each year," says John Frohna, MD, residency program director for the UW Department of Pediatrics. "We are proud of the high caliber and diverse geographic mix of our residents."
Frohna says the UW Pediatrics training program is especially known for the close mentoring relationships that develop between faculty physicians and residents.
"With 100 faculty physicians and about 40 residents, we believe that our graduates benefit immensely from the amount of time they spend with our nationally-known faculty."
UW Pediatrics residents, Frohna notes, also have a long tradition of taking a leadership role in healthcare advocacy.
For Patricia Quigley, MD, a third-year resident from Madison who will become UW's Chief Pediatrics resident in 2009-10, the care of patients comes with a public obligation that extends beyond the walls of the clinic or hospital where she will ultimately practice.
Spurred by the growing "silent epidemic" of poor oral health among underserved children, Quigley organized a Pediatrics Resident Advocacy Day in 2007 in which 35 pediatrics residents from Madison, Milwaukee and Marshfield convened at the State Capitol to call upon the Wisconsin Legislature to address the lack of access to routine dental healthcare among thousands of children throughout the state.
"The Advocacy Day really helped us understand that our roles and responsibilities as clinicians do not end at the door of the clinic," Quigley says. "Unfortunately, we will not see many of the children in our clinics that are in greatest need of care. Hopefully, our advocacy work will keep this issue in front of our public policymakers."
More information about the UW's Pediatrics residency program is available online at pediatrics.wisc.edu.
As the University of Wisconsin-Madison's training ground for the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric surgeons, American Family Children's Hospital sits at the forefront of venues where many of the latest cures and treatment therapies are developed and implemented.
About 40 residents (doctors who have completed medical school and are now pursuing intensive training in a hospital setting) and 15 fellows (doctors who have completed a residency and are pursuing a specialty such as genetics) practice at American Family Children's Hospital under the supervision of a faculty physician. Residents and fellows come to UW-Madison from throughout the country and are accepted following a very selective process.
"We interview about 160 medical students for 13 residency slots each year," says John Frohna, MD, residency program director for the UW Department of Pediatrics. "We are proud of the high caliber and diverse geographic mix of our residents."
Frohna says the UW Pediatrics training program is especially known for the close mentoring relationships that develop between faculty physicians and residents.
"With 100 faculty physicians and about 40 residents, we believe that our graduates benefit immensely from the amount of time they spend with our nationally-known faculty."
UW Pediatrics residents, Frohna notes, also have a long tradition of taking a leadership role in healthcare advocacy.
For Patricia Quigley, MD, a third-year resident from Madison who will become UW's Chief Pediatrics resident in 2009-10, the care of patients comes with a public obligation that extends beyond the walls of the clinic or hospital where she will ultimately practice.
Spurred by the growing "silent epidemic" of poor oral health among underserved children, Quigley organized a Pediatrics Resident Advocacy Day in 2007 in which 35 pediatrics residents from Madison, Milwaukee and Marshfield convened at the State Capitol to call upon the Wisconsin Legislature to address the lack of access to routine dental healthcare among thousands of children throughout the state.
"The Advocacy Day really helped us understand that our roles and responsibilities as clinicians do not end at the door of the clinic," Quigley says. "Unfortunately, we will not see many of the children in our clinics that are in greatest need of care. Hopefully, our advocacy work will keep this issue in front of our public policymakers."
More information about the UW's Pediatrics residency program is available online at pediatrics.wisc.edu.
