We have developed concentrations and pathways designed to optimize transition to individualized career choices. We have a track record of outstanding fellowship placement. During the second year of residency, residents attend a Career Planning Workshop. This workshop is geared towards helping residents decide and plan for their career options (fellowship, generalist, etc.) after graduation. The workshop also covers identifying a mentor for direction, updating their CV, how to find a position, or becoming a chief resident.

The University of Connecticut offers 11 pediatric surgical and subspecialty fellowship programs in the following specialties:

Medical Genetics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Surgery, and Neonatology.

All residents have a longitudinal community experience working in the Hartford community with different organizations. Residents experience different groups and activities over their three years of residency to gain insight into the power of community organizations for our patients and citizens of Hartford. For those with greater interest there is a concentration in population health and a pathway in advocacy (REACH) or they can also choose to do more community work during individualized elective blocks.

Research opportunities are available to residents both in the Department of Pediatrics and elsewhere in the medical school and community. These range from molecular medicine to clinical studies or community projects. Residents will find faculty eager to help them identify and pursue these research experiences. There are three different research rotation opportunities aimed to learners with different research backgrounds.

Learning and teaching takes place in various settings: lectures, presentations, one-on-one coaching, conferences, and clinical encounters etc. We have a required didactic curriculum during Friday academic half day from 2pm to 5pm. For people on elective, there is board review from 1pm to 2pm prior. There is an evidence-based medicine didactic curriculum on Thursdays at noon that includes finding, selecting and applying best evidence in evaluating a topic, evaluating a critical event, critically reading medical literature and assessing a clinical pathway or guideline. There is inpatient case conference Monday through Wednesday at noon.

Residents have four weeks of night team as PL-1 residents, six weeks as PL-2 residents, and six to seven weeks as PL-3 residents. These experiences are highly valued by residents who enjoy 1:1 supervisory and primary provider resident experiences, supported by the needed faculty supervision.

Residents are compliant with all duty hour requirements. This is scheduled to meet expectations and documented through an electronic badge swipe system. Residents average 57 to 58 hours per week, and work load compression is being addressed.

Change to: Historically, fifty percent of our resident graduates have entered a general pediatrics practice. Of this group, many have chosen to engage in primary care practice here in Connecticut. Over the last few years more have decided to go into subspecialities, especially with changes to pediatric hospital medicine. We pride ourselves on being a program that can offer individualization to meet your career needs with or without interest in pursuing fellowship.

The majority of our residents live in Connecticut, typically in the greater Hartford area, within 15 to 30 minutes from the Connecticut Children’s.

Yes, the yearly salary increase is based on the cost of living and then it is presented to board of directors for approval. Additionally, the yearly increase is based on the Coth Report which summarizes the salaries for residents in New England at teaching hospitals.

Applications will only be accepted through ERAS. Application materials received through the U.S. Postal Service will not be reviewed.

The deadline for applications is December 1.

We require a minimum of three letters of recommendation. One of the recommendation letters should be from a core pediatric experience.

A Chair of Pediatrics letter or a Program Director letter is an option but is not required.

We require that only one of your three letters of recommendations be from a pediatric faculty member.

Since we only accept applications through ERAS, there is often a limitation to how many letters of recommendations that it will accept. In previous years ERAS has accepted a maximum of four letters. We will review all of your letters of recommendation that we receive through ERAS.

We send an interview invitation via Thalamus to the applicants we have reviewed and wish to offer an interview. If we do not receive a response from you, we will contact you by telephone.

Selected applicants will be invited to schedule an interview after review of their application. However, you can call or email our Pediatric Residency office to find out if your application has been reviewed.

Interviews are scheduled between the months of October and January.

We will do our best to accommodate your request, given available interviewers for the day you are scheduled to visit our program. Please let us know if you have a preference of specialty for your interview.

Resident Enrollment

We select our applicants based on several criteria. We consider both past academic and professional performances as well as demonstrated interest in pediatrics. Along with an individual’s application, their interview also plays a significant role in the decision making process.