The focus for the intern (PL-1) year is to learn the diagnosis, 管理, 和 follow up of acutely 和 chronically ill infants 和 children. An important aspect of this year of training is to learn what is normal for each age 和 to be identify when a child falls outside this range. There are four blocks of general inpatient pediatrics in the first year. 居民 care for pediatric patients of all ages while rotating on each of our two inpatient hospitalist teams. 居民 work closely with the hospitalists, who are responsible for regular educational sessions for the residents. 居民 also work with the pediatric pharmacists, nurse practitioners, 和 pediatric subspecialists during their inpatient rotations. One of the four blocks is spent on night shift.

A total of three blocks are dedicated to ambulatory pediatrics. Two rotations are in the general pediatric clinic at University Pediatric 和 Adolescent Center, where residents care for acute 和 chronic problems 和 address issues in preventive health maintenance.  One block of child development provides supervised experiences in a variety of community settings to learn about variations in behavior 和 development, 和 to also learn about the diagnosis 和 管理 of children with developmental disabilities.

Of the three-block neonatal experience, one concentrates on the evaluation 和 care of the full term newborn in both the nursery 和 outpatient settings. Two blocks are spent in the neonatal intensive care unit, where the resident will learn the care of the sick or premature infant, neonatal resuscitation, 和 delivery room stabilization. Interns do one of their NICU rotations at St. Joseph's Hospital, 和 the other at Crouse Hospital.

Two months are spent in our pediatric emergency department learning acute care 管理. Through direct patient care 和 patient simulation technology, residents become credentialed to perform all of the Residency Review Committee (RRC) required skills.

One block in the intern year is a career pathway block. Primary Care Skills is required for all interns 和 sets the stage for the remaining years of residency. Clinical experiences include seeing patients in our International Health Clinic 和 增强.

Interns also spend time as "nurse for a day" in the outpatient clinic, working with the nurses to learn about proper vital sign 和 anthropometric measurement, 和 to gain experience giving vaccines.