Interesting and educational cases will be presented by residents and faculty followed by an interactive discussion about the presentation. Management and differential diagnosis will be led by the chief residents and supported by faculty from a variety of subspecialties.

In depth presentations on new developments in pediatrics from local and outside speakers on topics that are pertinent to a broad interdisciplinary group.

A series based on review of high yield topics for board prep. Sessions will include question dissection and Jeopardy games to make learning fun and interactive.

Specialty Conferences:

Diversity and Inclusion series, Journal Club, Ethics discussions, Morbidity, Mortality and Improvement Conference, Financial Wellness and Research basics will be presented on a rotating basis throughout the year during noon conferences.

Resident wellness is very important to us at AdventHealth - whole person care for our staff and residents is key to your success and longevity in Medicine. The Flourish program is curated by the GME departments Psychologist, who provides education and activities for the residents on topics such as burn out, depression, resilience training, as well as providing individual counseling, free of charge to residents

Faculty from each rotation will choose pertinent reading for each rotation, which will be cataloged on New Innovations. We will be utilizing the Med Study program (provided to residents for free) for case-based questions and board-style preparation questions. We have a small library in our office of textbooks recommended by rotations that are available for check out by residents, as well as easy to access to our online medical library including medical librarians who can perform literature searches and send electronic copies of articles from almost any online journal.

Rotation Block(s) General Pediatrics 2 General Pediatrics Nights 2 Newborn Nursery 1 NICU 1 Emergency Medicine 1 Developmental Behavior 1 Advocacy 1 Acute Care 1 Elective 1 Pediatric Potpourri 1

Rotation Blocks General Pediatrics Nights 1 General Pediatrics Inpatient Days: Supervisory Role 1 General Pediatrics Inpatient Nights: Supervisory Role 1 PICU 2 NICU 1 Emergency Medicine 1 Adolescent Medicine 1 Community Pediatrics 1 Cardiology 1 Allergy and Pulmonology 1 Elective 1 Acute Care 1 Pediatric Potpourri 1

Rotation Blocks General Pediatrics Inpatient Days: Supervisor 1 General Pediatrics Inpatient Nights: Supervisor 1 PICU 1 Emergency Medicine 1 NICU: Supervisory Role 1 Acute Care: Supervisory Role 1 Endocrinology 1 Hematology/Oncology 1 Elective s 4 Pediatric Potpourri 1

Throughout the year, and during our Potpourri rotation, we provide a safe venue for training residents in the following scenarios: Rapid Response Scenarios NICU Codes PICU Codes These are done in interdisciplinary settings with videotaping and feedback on both medical decision making and communication/leadership.

2021-2022 Interview Season Completed applications must be received by November 1, 2021 , to be considered for the 2022 Match. All applicants must register with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) for an PGY- 1 position. All applications to our residency program must come through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). A complete application consists of the ERAS Common Application form, medical school transcript, personal statement, USMLE scores (Step 1), MSPE and letters of recommendation. For the 2021-22 application season, we recognize many clinical experiences have been delayed for applicants. We will consider your application complete and ready for review and invitation with receipt of ONE letter of recommendation prior to November 1st. We ask for a total of THREE letters of recommendation to be submitted by December 1st. USMLE Step 1 must be taken prior to application and Step 2CK must be passed before the match. We accept applications from the following types of medical schools: Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)–accredited medical schools in the U.S. or Canada American Osteopathic Association (AOA)–accredited colleges in the U.S. International medical schools if one of the following criteria is met: The applicant holds current ECFMG certification before applying to our program. The applicant has proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (H1b or J1 visas are sponsored). All applicants must have graduated from medical school no more than three years prior to the residency start date unless they have been participating in another ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship program or other post-graduate education since graduation. We take a “whole person” approach to the admissions process that emphasizes individual experiences, background, leadership potential and lifelong learning. Our program looks for applicants from diverse backgrounds who are curious, adaptable, and excellent communicators that value integrity and teamwork.

We’ll Take Care of You The Pediatric Residency program offers the following additional benefits to residents: Annual Retreats Membership to the AAP -includes access to PREP question banks and AAP resources Subscription to Med Study Question Banks Salaries (Effective Academic Year 2023-2024): PGY 1 - $58,739 PGY 2 - $60,465 PGY 3 - $63,772 CME Allowance $2600 over 3 years to cover the cost of books, journal subscriptions, personal computers and equipment. Physician Wellbeing For more information on the many benefits offered across all programs, click here .

Alumni Position Location Marlene Fernandez, DO Hospitalist Orlando, FL Phillip Jay Frayre, MD Peds EM Fellow Memphis, TN Feras Hares, MD PICU Fellow Orange, CA Monica Lee, MD Hematology/ Onc Fellow New York, NY Emma Mancini, MD PICU Fellow Orlando, FL Barbara Braz, MD Peds EM Fellow Miami, FL

Alumni Position Location Abigail Adair-Dimmick, MD Pediatrician Orlando, FL Carlos Carmona, DO PICU Fellowship Richmond, VA Adriana Delgado-Alvarez, DO Hospitalist Orlando, FL Matthew Goldstein, DO PICU Fellowship Atlanta, GA Melissa Zegarra, MD Pediatrician Orlando, FL Rafaela Uwaibi, MD Medical Education Brazil

Alumni Position Location Fatima Ajmal, MD PICU Fellow Milwaukee, WI Heather Cross, MD Pediatrician Orlando, FL Paola Pare, DO Pediatrician California Brett Pierce, MD Hospitalist Orlando, FL Courtney Rozbitsky, MD Hospitalist Orlando, FL Genevieve McKinley, MD Peds ER Fellow Orlando, FL

Alumni Position Location Jillian Green, MD Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Colorado Emmy Jean - Marie, MD General Pediatrics Florida Ashley Muszinski,MD ProMedica Physicians Oregon Lyndsay Van Der Laan, MD Peds ER Fellowship Texas Binh Vu, DO Tandem Health South Carolina

Alumni Position Location Wendla Sensing, DO Hospitalist Ohio Sasha Wee, MD Hospitalist Fellow, Medical University of SC South Carolina Prema D souza, MD Urgent Care Missouri Jordan Schneider, MD ICU Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Michigan Michigan Sophie Thibault, MD Pediatrician Florida Kary Vega, MD Pediatrician Texas

Alumni Position Location Jennifer Arble, DO Pediatrician Colorado Shannon Bogan, MD Locums Hospitalist Texas Marcos Colon, MD Current DB Fellow, Vanderbilt University Tennessee Christian Chaban, MD Pediatrician Florida Hafid Mantilla, MD Hospitalist Idaho Mark Stephens, MD Neonatal Fellow, University of Kentucky Kentucky

Alumni Position Location Saif Al Haque, MD Pediatrician Florida Suneeta Brito, MD Pediatrician Florida Catherine Loe, MD Pediatrician Florida Shahzaib Mirza, MD Pediatrician Florida Ramin Nazari, MD Critical Care Florida

We had a very successful match year over the past several years, with excellent results from our first experience with virtual interviews during COVID. We plan to continue with Virtual interviews and open houses, and plan to add a few in person open houses for those who would like to see our beautiful campus in person.

General Pediatrics Residency

Message from the **Program Director**

Welcome to the AdventHealth Orlando Pediatric Residency Program! I am very excited to tell you about our residency program in Orlando Florida. It has been a very busy and exciting time as we have grown our residency program to its full size and watched the amazing growth of AdventHealth for Children.

We are looking for fun, motivated residents to join our family of close knit, supportive residents in a dynamic, fast growing Children’s Hospital in sunny Orlando. I hope you will consider giving us a look. I would be more than happy to speak with you about our program over the phone or email. Please do not hesitate to contact me

Stacy McConkey, MD, FAAP
Program Director

Click below to view **video** on the **Pediatrics Residency Program**

Pediatric Residency Program

a group of pediatricians posing for a photo

About the Program

We received our initial accreditation in April of 2013 from the ACGME and began the program in July of 2013. We are accredited for 6 residents per year and graduated our inaugural class in 2016. The Pediatric Residency Program is designed with the Adult Learner in mind- and can accommodate those who wish to do General Pediatrics or go into a subspecialty via fellowship. As a small sized residency program, we have the flexibility to allow residents to customize their training program- they can participate in away rotations, research electives or specialized electives in our ICUs or subspecialties. The Children’s Hospital has a diverse patient population with an amazing array of pathology among all the subspecialty areas. We not only see a variety of common pediatric illnesses, but also have the opportunity to care for patients from all over the world with our proximity to tourism locations. The residents are an integral part of the team caring for patients, which consists of faculty physicians, medical students, nurses, Nurse Practitioners and the extensive support system within the Children’s Hospital.

AdventHealth for Children in the Walt Disney Pavilion is a medium sized Children’s Hospital within a Hospital in Orlando Florida. AdventHealth Orlando has been taking care of children in the Orlando area for over 100 years and we teamed up with Disney in 2006 to design the Walt Disney Pavilion. The Walt Disney Pavilion opened in 2011, is an amazing Children’s Hospital designed by the Imagineers of Disney to promote the healing of children.

We are the only Children’s hospital in the AdventHealth Hospital system, and serve 13 AdventHealth hospitals in Central Florida as a referral center. The Children’s hospital has over 200 inpatient beds, including a 22 bed PICU, 9 bed CVICU, and a 91 bed NICU. We have over 8,000 admissions per year and see around 30,000 kids in our pediatric emergency rooms. The Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, which is the site for our Residency Continuity Clinic in Winter Garden, Southwest Orlando, is a busy primary care clinic with 5 General Pediatricians and an Adolescent Medicine Specialist.

Our Faculty

Our faculty is comprised of General Pediatricians, Hospitalists, Intensive Care Specialists and a broad variety of Pediatric Subspecialists and Surgeons who are providing hands on care to patients here in our Children’s Hospital. They come from a variety of backgrounds, and have interests in Education, Research and Quality Improvement/ Patient Safety. One of the many benefits of our program includes the fact that the residents is that they get to work directly with the faculty, who are very supportive and value the resident input.

List of Rotation Directors

Pediatric Residency Faculty

Stacy McConkey, MD, FAAP

Program Director

Shani Cunningham, MD — Shani Cunningham, DO, FAAP

Associate Program Director

Anita Morjani MD — Anita Moorjani, MD, FAAP

Medical Director

Heather Elizondo Vega, MD, FAAP

Adolescent Medicine

Current Residents

Caio Freitas, MD

Chief Resident

PGY- 3

Chelsea Hawthorne, MD — Chelsea Hawthorne, DO

PGY- 3

Zenobia Cooper, MD

Kimberly DeLeon, MD

Katelyn Hernandez, DO

Victoria Larson, MD

Audrey Merrill, MD

Anniesha Noel, MD

female physician headhsot — Alexis Aranda, MD

PGY-1

Buse Baykoca-Arslan, MD

Alexander Garcia, DO

Emerald Russell-Nathan, MD

Christian Soeharsono, MD

Richard Ulangca, MD

The educational curriculum includes a broad variety of conferences, including case-based discussions, didactic lecture, morning report and simulation experiences with faculty involvement. We also have some self-study modules, and online curriculum. Our faculty and residents have developed specialized curriculum, such as Breastfeeding educational modules, Financial Wellness training, and a Peer Mentoring program to supplement the Conference series.

We are utilizing the American Board of Pediatrics content specifications to organize our educational series to repeat every 12 months- to ensure that all residents have a chance to experience the topics needed to practice Pediatrics today. We also are providing access to the AAP’s Pedialink, and Med Study Question banks as well as a variety of Board Prep materials.

Conference types include the following:

Case Conference:: Interesting and educational cases will be presented by residents and faculty followed by an interactive discussion about the presentation. Management and differential diagnosis will be led by the chief residents and supported by faculty from a variety of subspecialties.
Grand Rounds:: In depth presentations on new developments in pediatrics from local and outside speakers on topics that are pertinent to a broad interdisciplinary group.
Board Review:: A series based on review of high yield topics for board prep. Sessions will include question dissection and Jeopardy games to make learning fun and interactive.
Specialty Conferences:: Diversity and Inclusion series, Journal Club, Ethics discussions, Morbidity, Mortality and Improvement Conference, Financial Wellness and Research basics will be presented on a rotating basis throughout the year during noon conferences.
Flourish Program:: Resident wellness is very important to us at AdventHealth - whole person care for our staff and residents is key to your success and longevity in Medicine. The Flourish program is curated by the GME departments Psychologist, who provides education and activities for the residents on topics such as burn out, depression, resilience training, as well as providing individual counseling, free of charge to residents
Readings:: Faculty from each rotation will choose pertinent reading for each rotation, which will be cataloged on New Innovations. We will be utilizing the Med Study program (provided to residents for free) for case-based questions and board-style preparation questions. We have a small library in our office of textbooks recommended by rotations that are available for check out by residents, as well as easy to access to our online medical library including medical librarians who can perform literature searches and send electronic copies of articles from almost any online journal.

The rotation schedule consists of 13 four-week blocks per year, with a mix of in and outpatient rotations which follow the Pediatric RC guidelines with 6 rotations over three years allotted for individualized curriculum (resident chosen) to prepare each resident for their chosen career path.

PGY - 1: Rotation Block(s)
General Pediatrics 2
General Pediatrics Nights 2
Newborn Nursery 1
NICU 1
Emergency Medicine 1
Developmental Behavior 1
Advocacy 1
Acute Care 1
Elective 1
Pediatric Potpourri 1
PGY - 2: Rotation Blocks
General Pediatrics Nights 1
General Pediatrics Inpatient Days: Supervisory Role 1
General Pediatrics Inpatient Nights: Supervisory Role 1
PICU 2
NICU 1
Emergency Medicine 1
Adolescent Medicine 1
Community Pediatrics 1
Cardiology 1
Allergy and Pulmonology 1
Elective 1
Acute Care 1
Pediatric Potpourri 1
PGY - 3: Rotation Blocks
General Pediatrics Inpatient Days: Supervisor 1
General Pediatrics Inpatient Nights: Supervisor 1
PICU 1
Emergency Medicine 1
NICU: Supervisory Role 1
Acute Care: Supervisory Role 1
Endocrinology 1
Hematology/Oncology 1
Elective s 4
Pediatric Potpourri 1

Rotation	Block(s)
General Pediatrics	2
General Pediatrics Nights	2
Newborn Nursery	1
NICU	1
Emergency Medicine	1
Developmental Behavior	1
Advocacy	1
Acute Care	1
Elective	1
Pediatric Potpourri	1

Rotation	Blocks
General Pediatrics Nights	1
General Pediatrics Inpatient Days: Supervisory Role	1
General Pediatrics Inpatient Nights: Supervisory Role	1
PICU	2
NICU	1
Emergency Medicine	1
Adolescent Medicine	1
Community Pediatrics	1
Cardiology	1
Allergy and Pulmonology	1
Elective	1
Acute Care	1
Pediatric Potpourri	1

Rotation	Blocks
General Pediatrics Inpatient Days: Supervisor	1
General Pediatrics Inpatient Nights: Supervisor	1
PICU	1
Emergency Medicine	1
NICU: Supervisory Role	1
Acute Care: Supervisory Role	1
Endocrinology	1
Hematology/Oncology	1
Elective s	4
Pediatric Potpourri	1

The Pediatric residency program is fortunate to work with the AdventHealth Simulation team to provide training for our residents in all areas of patient care.

Procedural Simulation:

We will be providing simulated training for most procedures listed in the ACGME guidelines, via simulated models. We have Procedure Bootcamp for interns during orientation where we have hands on practice for the procedures most often done on the inpatient unit. These bootcamps are taught by faculty and nursing educators for the following procedures:

Lumbar Punctures
Ultrasound guided IV insertion and phlebotomy
Urinary Catheterization
IM and Sub Cutaneous Injections
Medication Dosing
Needle Pneumothorax
Intraosseous Line Insertion
Defibrillation
Intubation and Bag and Mask Ventilation

Mid-Year Simulation Week

During the rotation encompassing the holidays (Pediatric Potpourri block) we have designed a rotation that allows the residents to participate in another weeklong simulation experience with the addition of the following Procedures:

Mock Code Practice:

Communication simulation

We utilize standardized patients to assist in training for the following scenarios

STAR (Sensory Tactile Auditory Rockstars) training utilizing the expertise of our Child Life team. This training teaches residents the best way to interact with our Autism Spectrum Patients utilizing the specialty equipment and personalized care plans that have been designed specifically to make the hospitalization easier.
SVRA (Safety Violence Risk Assessment): training utilized for team members to teach them how to be safe and de-escalate situations where patients might be violent or aggressive.
Difficult Conversations: a variety of real-life scenarios in which residents can practice the difficult art of delivering difficult news to patients and families.

Eligibility

2021-2022 Interview Season

Completed applications must be received by November 1, 2021, to be considered for the 2022 Match.

All applicants must register with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) for an PGY- 1 position.
All applications to our residency program must come through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
A complete application consists of the ERAS Common Application form, medical school transcript, personal statement, USMLE scores (Step 1), MSPE and letters of recommendation.
For the 2021-22 application season, we recognize many clinical experiences have been delayed for applicants. We will consider your application complete and ready for review and invitation with receipt of ONE letter of recommendation prior to November 1st. We ask for a total of THREE letters of recommendation to be submitted by December 1st. USMLE Step 1 must be taken prior to application and Step 2CK must be passed before the match.

We accept applications from the following types of medical schools:

- Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)–accredited medical schools in the U.S. or Canada
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)–accredited colleges in the U.S.
- International medical schools if one of the following criteria is met:
  - The applicant holds current ECFMG certification before applying to our program.
  - The applicant has proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (H1b or J1 visas are sponsored).
- All applicants must have graduated from medical school no more than three years prior to the residency start date unless they have been participating in another ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship program or other post-graduate education since graduation.
We take a “whole person” approach to the admissions process that emphasizes individual experiences, background, leadership potential and lifelong learning. Our program looks for applicants from diverse backgrounds who are curious, adaptable, and excellent communicators that value integrity and teamwork.

Benefits

We’ll Take Care of You

The Pediatric Residency program offers the following additional benefits to residents:

Annual Retreats
Membership to the AAP -includes access to PREP question banks and AAP resources
Subscription to Med Study Question Banks

Salaries (Effective Academic Year 2023-2024):

PGY 1 - $58,739
PGY 2 - $60,465
PGY 3 - $63,772

CME Allowance

$2600 over 3 years to cover the cost of books, journal subscriptions, personal computers and equipment.

Physician Wellbeing

For more information on the many benefits offered across all programs, click here.

As one of the key components in ACGME program requirements, research activity and scholarly productivity is an essential part of training in the era of evidence-based medicine, we strongly believe at AdventHealth Orlando that residents should develop critical thinking skills to evaluate the publications and apply new knowledge in their clinical practice, fostering their intellectual curiosity that drives the future of medical care forward.

Research/Scholarly Productivity

Our program has a well-developed infrastructure and fostering culture to support residents who are interested in pursuing basic research, clinical research, or quality improvement/patient safety projects. In addition, the Pediatric Residency program has the Scholarly Oversight Committee, which provides residents with assistance in the development, creation and publication of their research or scholarly product by graduation.

For a listing of Resident Scholarly products, Research projects and Quality Improvement projects please click here

GME Research

From our GME department, residents and faculty involved in required GME scholarly activities also receive guidance from the Center for Academic Research Excellence (CARE) through the Clinical Academic Research team, which is comprised of an Academic Research Mentor, a Project Coordinator, and a Regulatory Coordinator. In addition, the center includes a group of biostatisticians, a health economist, and a medical editor.

CARE assists residents and faculty with all types of scholarly activities (case studies, and research studies), from study design and protocol development, to data analysis and poster, presentation or manuscript preparation.

For a listing of Resident Scholarly products, Research projects and Quality Improvement projects please click here.

Residents also participate in QI Projects of their own design, which have made a significant impact on safety, education and patient care in the Children’s hospital every year.

By promoting research and scholarly activities, our goal is to train the next generation of physicians with strengths in both clinical and academic medicine

For a listing of Resident Scholarly products, Research projects and Quality Improvement projects please click here.

Class of 2022: Alumni
Position Location
Marlene Fernandez, DO Hospitalist Orlando, FL
Phillip Jay Frayre, MD Peds EM Fellow Memphis, TN
Feras Hares, MD PICU Fellow Orange, CA
Monica Lee, MD Hematology/ Onc Fellow New York, NY
Emma Mancini, MD PICU Fellow Orlando, FL
Barbara Braz, MD Peds EM Fellow Miami, FL
Class of 2021: Alumni
Position Location
Abigail Adair-Dimmick, MD Pediatrician Orlando, FL
Carlos Carmona, DO PICU Fellowship Richmond, VA
Adriana Delgado-Alvarez, DO Hospitalist Orlando, FL
Matthew Goldstein, DO PICU Fellowship Atlanta, GA
Melissa Zegarra, MD Pediatrician Orlando, FL
Rafaela Uwaibi, MD Medical Education Brazil
Class of 2020: Alumni
Position Location
Fatima Ajmal, MD PICU Fellow Milwaukee, WI
Heather Cross, MD Pediatrician Orlando, FL
Paola Pare, DO Pediatrician California
Brett Pierce, MD Hospitalist Orlando, FL
Courtney Rozbitsky, MD Hospitalist Orlando, FL
Genevieve McKinley, MD Peds ER Fellow Orlando, FL
Class of 2019: Alumni Position Location
Jillian Green, MD Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Colorado
Emmy Jean - Marie, MD General Pediatrics Florida
Ashley Muszinski,MD ProMedica Physicians Oregon
Lyndsay Van Der Laan, MD Peds ER Fellowship Texas
Binh Vu, DO Tandem Health South Carolina
Class of 2018: Alumni Position
Location

Wendla Sensing, DO Hospitalist Ohio
Sasha Wee, MD Hospitalist Fellow, Medical University of SC South Carolina
Prema D souza, MD Urgent Care Missouri
Jordan Schneider, MD ICU Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Michigan Michigan
Sophie Thibault, MD Pediatrician Florida
Kary Vega, MD Pediatrician Texas
Class of 2017: Alumni Position Location
Jennifer Arble, DO Pediatrician Colorado
Shannon Bogan, MD Locums Hospitalist Texas
Marcos Colon, MD Current DB Fellow, Vanderbilt University Tennessee
Christian Chaban, MD Pediatrician Florida
Hafid Mantilla, MD Hospitalist Idaho
Mark Stephens, MD Neonatal Fellow, University of Kentucky Kentucky
Class of 2016: Alumni Position Location
Saif Al Haque, MD Pediatrician Florida
Suneeta Brito, MD Pediatrician Florida
Catherine Loe, MD Pediatrician Florida
Shahzaib Mirza, MD Pediatrician Florida
Ramin Nazari, MD Critical Care Florida

Alumni	Position	Location
Marlene Fernandez, DO	Hospitalist	Orlando, FL
Phillip Jay Frayre, MD	Peds EM Fellow	Memphis, TN
Feras Hares, MD	PICU Fellow	Orange, CA
Monica Lee, MD	Hematology/ Onc Fellow	New York, NY
Emma Mancini, MD	PICU Fellow	Orlando, FL
Barbara Braz, MD	Peds EM Fellow	Miami, FL

Alumni	Position	Location
Abigail Adair-Dimmick, MD	Pediatrician	Orlando, FL
Carlos Carmona, DO	PICU Fellowship	Richmond, VA
Adriana Delgado-Alvarez, DO	Hospitalist	Orlando, FL
Matthew Goldstein, DO	PICU Fellowship	Atlanta, GA
Melissa Zegarra, MD	Pediatrician	Orlando, FL
Rafaela Uwaibi, MD	Medical Education	Brazil

Alumni	Position	Location
Fatima Ajmal, MD	PICU Fellow	Milwaukee, WI
Heather Cross, MD	Pediatrician	Orlando, FL
Paola Pare, DO	Pediatrician	California
Brett Pierce, MD	Hospitalist	Orlando, FL
Courtney Rozbitsky, MD	Hospitalist	Orlando, FL
Genevieve McKinley, MD	Peds ER Fellow	Orlando, FL

Alumni	Position	Location
Jillian Green, MD	Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics	Colorado
Emmy Jean - Marie, MD	General Pediatrics	Florida
Ashley Muszinski,MD	ProMedica Physicians	Oregon
Lyndsay Van Der Laan, MD	Peds ER Fellowship	Texas
Binh Vu, DO	Tandem Health	South Carolina

Alumni	Position	Location
Wendla Sensing, DO	Hospitalist	Ohio
Sasha Wee, MD	Hospitalist Fellow, Medical University of SC	South Carolina
Prema D souza, MD	Urgent Care	Missouri
Jordan Schneider, MD	ICU Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Michigan	Michigan
Sophie Thibault, MD	Pediatrician	Florida
Kary Vega, MD	Pediatrician	Texas

Alumni	Position	Location
Jennifer Arble, DO	Pediatrician	Colorado
Shannon Bogan, MD	Locums Hospitalist	Texas
Marcos Colon, MD	Current DB Fellow, Vanderbilt University	Tennessee
Christian Chaban, MD	Pediatrician	Florida
Hafid Mantilla, MD	Hospitalist	Idaho
Mark Stephens, MD	Neonatal Fellow, University of Kentucky	Kentucky

Alumni	Position	Location
Saif Al Haque, MD	Pediatrician	Florida
Suneeta Brito, MD	Pediatrician	Florida
Catherine Loe, MD	Pediatrician	Florida
Shahzaib Mirza, MD	Pediatrician	Florida
Ramin Nazari, MD	Critical Care	Florida

Boards Pass Rate

We currently have a board pass rate of 83%, which is an average over the past 3 years for first time boards takers. It is our top priority to ensure residents pass their boards and take this very seriously. We have protected conference time as well as enforce a strict conference attendance rule to ensure residents are prioritizing their education.

We are striving for a 100% boards pass rate, and have made numerous changes to our boards review study plan for residents, including the purchasing of the Med Study Q bank for all residents, Jeopardy style board review w faculty, and Board study plans designed specifically for individuals with their mentors.

Religious Affiliation

Does being a part of a religious institution affect your medical practice? No, in fact, we see many positive aspects of our affiliation with the Adventist Church – the practices of the church stress whole person care, and how all aspects of a person’s life affect their health. There are no edicts from the church that prevent physicians from discussing birth control, end of life practices, no restrictions on other religions from ministering to the needs of their patients in our hospitals. We have active participation by our Chaplains from every denomination in our Family Centered Rounds to assist with the spiritual needs of our patients.

Small Program Size

I am concerned that your residency program does not have enough residents to adequately take care of the patients – are the residents overworked? What happens if a resident gets sick, or has a baby? Are the other residents pulled to cover for them?

We are fortunate to have the Pediatric Residents integrated into the patient care team at AdventHealth for Children. We are part of a multidisciplinary team of Faculty, Nurse Practitioners and PAs, Nursing, Pharmacy, Child life and Respiratory therapy who take care of the thousands of children who are admitted to AdventHealth for Children. The team works together to take care of the 10,000 admissions per year. There are several key roles that residents play, such as our supervising the junior residents that are important for the team. There may be a time during your training that may require substitution of one resident for a colleague that is ill. We have been successful in maintaining the residents role on the team while balancing the service needs of the hospital by incorporating caps in our inpatient units, while allowing the residents to see the best of our diverse patient population and pathology without allowing time at home with new family members while continuing their overworking them. We have a backup call system in place for coverage of emergency situations to maintain the safety of our patients and the necessary supervision of junior residents. Pregnancies are managed with Parental electives and are available for all residents educational programs.

Recruiting Success

Presence of Other Trainees and Medical Students

Other Trainees

Are there a lot of other trainees at your hospital that work in pediatrics?
- We have around 180 residents / fellows in the GME program here at AH. We work with residents from our FM MD and FM DO programs on our inpatient Gen Peds and newborn services, our ED residents in the PICU. We do not have any pediatrics fellows currently and do intermittently have ARNP/ PA staff that are training or orienting on our non-teaching services. Our primary concern and priority are teaching our pediatric residents but enjoy the interactions and learning from other residents that work with us and are rotating on pediatric services such as Peds surgery, ED, and radiology. We do not allow medical students, PA students or ARNP students to displace residents, or have them working on the same rotation simultaneously.

Medical Students

Which Medical School are you affiliated with?
- Our newest affiliation is with Loma Linda Medical School began in 2019 and we will be a Regional Campus here in Florida by 2022. We currently have associations with several medical schools, both osteopathic and allopathic including LECOM, FSU, Nova.

Numbers of Procedures

Will I be able to do procedures? Is there much competition for them? Yes, you will be allowed and will have lots of opportunities to do procedures- we have simulated models of most ACGME required procedures, and have multiple opportunities per year to practice the procedures in a simulated environment, as well as abundant opportunities to perform procedures under the supervision of well-trained mid-level providers and faculty physicians. There are no fellows at AHFC currently, thus maximizing exposure to procedures for out residents. We pride ourselves on our residents having a large amount of procedure training that often sets them ahead when starting their new career.

Research Opportunities

What kind of research projects can I get involved with during residency? Our residents are all required to produce a scholarly product during residency (see link to SP section) and have been very prolific! Residents can choose to do any kind of project; we have several national studies that we are participating in as well as independent research projects being completed by faculty. If you have a research interest or question that you would like to develop, we can connect you with our GME research team as well as our Children’s hospital research team with a large variety of resources at your disposal, including assistance w project design, data collection, IRB protocols, Medical editing, and Biostatistician consultation. All of this is free of charge, and many projects can be carried out without requiring funding. You can do 2 research blocks over your 3 years in residency. Please see the Research section for more information

Fellowships

If you do not have any fellowships at your hospital, how do residents get into the fellowship of their choice?

We have had a 100% fellowship match rate over the past 4 years (see list). We understand that residents may want to get a feel for an even larger children’s hospital so we allow our residents to do away rotations (one per year) to experience other programs and help fellowship directors get to know the high quality, well trained residents that are graduating our programs. We also have subspecialists in all fields who are very willing to mentor residents, work with them on publishing research, and reaching out to their contacts in the field who might be willing to meet our residents in interviews. Being part of a small program has real benefits in your faculty getting to know you!

Please take a look at our Alumni section!

Will You Have Fellowships?

We are working toward offering fellowships in areas of clinical strength, and the first one will likely be a Neonatology fellowship. Our NICU is ranked # 1 in Florida by US News and World report and we feel that having NICU fellows will only improve the education of our residents and care for our patients. We are hoping to get a program launched in the next few years, after establishing an OB/ GYN residency.

International Health Opportunities

What kind of opportunities do residents have to participate in International health? Residents can do one away rotation per year in their PGY2 and 3 years- this would include international health rotations. You would be eligible to locate a rotation with an outside group that provides rotations, or we can design one with one of our many footprint hospitals, including a month long, all expenses paid (including airfare) rotation in Guam. For those who would like a shorter-term mission opportunity, check out the medical mission trips that are organized by Global Mission Initiatives including a Pediatric specific mission, Operation Sunshine that works to provide primary care for Orphanages in Port Au Prince Haiti. The cost of these missions is borne by the resident.

Opportunities with the Underserved, Healthcare Disparities, Advocacy

Do residents have opportunities to work with underserved, healthcare disparities, advocacy?

Opportunities abound in the diverse city of Orlando. Residents have initiated multiple projects with underserved, including a Health fair for one of our most economically depressed area High schools where residents have partnered with a group high school student involved with the schools Medical Magnet program. Residents meet regularly with the students, who are hungry for knowledge of the medical field and how they might prepare for future careers. We are also active in the Florida Chapter of the AAP, sending representatives to the National meeting, as well as to experience Legislative advocacy via our Day on the Hill. Our QI projects have involved looking at disparities in our healthcare system for our patients with asthma, and there are many other opportunities to develop projects in this arena!

Diversity of the Patient Population and Variety of Pathology

How is the diversity of the patient population and the variety of pathology at AHFC, especially since there are 3 children’s hospitals in the area?

Residents and faculty frequently comment on the excellent variety of pathology that comes through our hospital: we serve a broad area across Central Florida as the only Children’s hospital in the AH system so we get an excellent variety of both pathology and diversity of our patients. We serve multiple communities here in Orlando, with a fantastic mix of both culture, race and socioeconomic status. Being the hospital closest to Disney (Celebration) offers the opportunity to see a wide variety of vacationers with emergent issues- always ask a good travel history in our hospital!

COVID-19

How was your hospital affected by COVID-19, and what changes has it brought about?

The AdventHealth hospital system did an excellent job at preparation for the possible surge, with thorough planning involving the prospective of the Pediatric Residents (as well as all GME), and all the team at AHFC. We have had excellent support both emotionally, financially, and physically through our hospital system, who spared no expense. Currently, we have reopened our services, including clinics and elective procedures, and are seeing an increase in volumes again.