Connecticut Children’s is the main teaching hospital for the University of Connecticut School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. We are an independent children’s health system with our flagship Medical Center in Hartford, and more than 35 locations across the region. Over the course of a three-year residency program, residents receive superior education and training that combines hands-on, supervised patient care experiences, protected didactics and online curricular resources. Our mission is to train well rounded physicians who will improve the health of children and adolescents through clinical excellence, research, teaching, community involvement, and advocacy.
Program at a Glance
- 22 residents per year
- 250 dedicated teaching faculty representing every medical and surgical specialty
- Free-standing children’s hospital with Level 1 Trauma, Level 4 NICU and ECM
- Resident-focused training
- Hybrid X+Y scheduling
- Academic Half Day
- Individualized curriculum with well-developed pathways and the ability to create tailored experiences
- Underserved population and global health opportunities
- Extensive support for scholarly/research/Quality Improvement involvement
- Strong community involvement and advocacy
- Resident committees for well-being and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
- Collaborative hospital community and supportive hospital administration
- Located in Central Connecticut where you can enjoy vibrant theater and arts, diverse ethnic cuisines, UConn athletics (Go Huskys!), affordable sporting events, outdoor music venues, a variety of outdoor activities and the opportunity to live in a variety of locations from the evolving city of Hartford to a nationally ranked best place to live in West Hartford
- Enjoy four seasons in Southern New England, a short drive to skiing and snowboarding in the winter or Atlantic Ocean beaches in the Summer, Appalachian trail hiking, fall foliage abound, and easy travel to New York City and Boston
- 12 Pediatric Surgical and Subspecialty Fellowship Programs including Pediatric Cardiology, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Pediatric Pulmonology, and Pediatric Surgery
- Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases & Immunology
- Stewart Mackie, MD, Program Director, Cardiology
- Emily Hogeland, MD, Associate Program Director, Hospital Medicine
- Jennifer Haile, MD, Associate Program Director, Primary Care
- Eric Hoppa, MD, Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine
- Jonah Mandell, DO, Associate Program Director, Urgent Care
- Sara Sanders, MD, Associate Program Director, Critical Care Medicine
- Sharon Smith, MD, Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine
- CAresti [at] connecticutchildrens.org (Crista Aresti), Program Coordinator
- TFlores [at] connecticutchildrens.org (Thalia Flores), Program Coordinator
Class of 2024
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Position |
|---|---|---|
| Neveen Al-Said | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | Primary Care |
| Kaitlyn Anderson | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Primary Care |
| Adriana Bodlak | University of South Florida School of Medicine | Pediatric Intensive Care Hospitalist, Boston Children's |
| Sarah Burley | Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine | Primary Care |
| Lauren Costigan | Rosalind Franklin School of Medicine | Chief Resident |
| Matthew Cummins | Keck School of Medicine, USC | Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Northwestern |
| Lindzey Faust | Pacific Northwest School of Osteopathic Medicine | Primary Care |
| Sravya Gourishetti | Campbell University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Massachusetts General |
| Einar Helgason | University of Iceland School of Medicine | Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship, Children’s National |
| Omar Ibarra Aleman | University of North Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine | Neonatal Fellowship, Stonybrook |
| Jordan Johnstone | Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Advocate Christ Medical Center |
| Megan Kabara | Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Critical Care, University of Michigan |
| Andrea Lizarazo | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Chief Resident |
| Eugenia Loverde | University de Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine | Primary Care |
| Christina Mallery | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine | Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Connecticut School of Medicine |
| Nickolas Mancini | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Brown |
| Lindsay Oliver | Rocky Vista School of Osteopathic Medicine | Primary Care |
| Grace Schwantes | Medical College of Wisconsin | Chief Resident |
| Sydney Sherman | Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine | Neonatal Fellowship, St. Louis Children's |
Class of 2023
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Position |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Nolan | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Primary Care at Pediatric Partners |
| Timothy Phamduy | Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Wright State University Dayton Children’s Hospital |
| Devon Godek | Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Emergency Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School |
| Hayley Talboy | Nova Southeastern University, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, University of Wisconsin |
| Brook Martell | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Michigan |
| Suzannah Swan | Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine | Pediatric Urgent Care Physician, Phoenix Children’s Hospital |
| Geoffrey Ryan | Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Private Practice, Children’s Medical Group, ProHealth |
| Amanda Smith | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bucknell University | Newborn Hospitalist, Connecticut Children’s at Hartford Hospital |
| Kelly Smith | University of Connecticut School of Medicine, College of the Holy Cross | Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow, University of Connecticut at Connecticut Children’s |
| Amanda Guzikowski | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University | Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Washington University |
| Trenten Lancaster | Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine | Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Mount Nittany Health Pennsylvania |
| Elyssa Wiegand | Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | Urgent Care, Colorado |
| Kayla Gonzalez | Rutgers New Jersey Medical School | Chief Resident, University of Connecticut at Connecticut Children’s |
| Elizabeth Flerlage | Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, Advocate Children’s Hospital |
| Khushboo Modi | Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College India | Primary Care, Connecticut Institute for Communities |
| Sidney Stewart | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn Campus | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Akron Children’s Hospital |
| Christie Devoe | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine | Primary Care, Core Pediatrics |
| Maria Teresa Peralta Espejo | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine | Hematology Oncology Fellow, Cohen Children’s Medical Center |
| Rawah Zeiad | M.B.B.S. Jordan University of Science and Technology | Pediatric Endocrinologist, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital |
| Sobia Aamir | Allama Iqbal Medical College Pakistan | General Pediatrics |
Class of 2022
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Position |
|---|---|---|
| Ebla Abd Alrahman | University of Tishreen Faculty of Medicine | Hospitalist, Connecticut Children's |
| Stephanie Brule | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Brown University/Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island |
| Emily Colpas | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine | Chief Resident, Uconn Pediatric Residency Program Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, University of Connecticut at Connecticut Children’s |
| Joseph Gallagher | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center ( Rutgers Health) |
| Coby Kelner | Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of Connecticut |
| Erica Lardieri | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, DE |
| Eugene Master | Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Urgent Care/Emergency Room, Colorado Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO |
| Adam Mastrocola | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Primary Care, Pediatric Associates of Bristol |
| Alyssa Nycz | Medical College of Wisconsin | Primary Care, Bellin Health, Marinette, WI |
| Nancy Presnick | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, University of Connecticut at Connecticut Children’s New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Julia Ryan | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Primary Care, Unionville Pediatrics |
| Ragnheidur Hera Sigurdardottir | University of Debrecen Medical School and Health Science Centre | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of Rochester |
| Viven Solomon | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Connecticut |
| Zachary Steinman | Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University | Private Practice General Pediatrics at Willows Pediatrics in Westport, CT |
| Elizabeth Vargas | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Denver, CO |
| Ashley Varkey | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Fellowship, Hackensack Meridian Children's Health, Hackensack, NJ |
| Lauren Weaver | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Chief Resident, UConn Pediatric Residency Program |
| James Wiley | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, University of Connecticut |
| Monika Williams | Medicum Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika | Medical Genetics and Genomics Fellowship, UNC |
| Maxie Wilson | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | Primary Care, Mississippi |
| Anna Winchester | Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Primary Care, ProHealth - South Windsor Pediatrics |
Class of 2021
| Name | Medical School | Post-Residency Position |
|---|---|---|
| Margret Blondal | University of Debrecen Medical School and Health Science Centre, Hungary | Doctors Without Borders |
| Brooke Bohn | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | 2021-2022 Chief Resident, University of Connecticut Pediatric Residency Program |
| Rachel Buck | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University | Private Practice, Valley of the Sun Pediatrics, Phoenix, AZ |
| Gabriella Chibbaro | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Private Practice, Concord Pediatrics, NH |
| Lenora Codrington | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine | Perinatal-Neonatal Fellowship, NYU |
| Mark Coelho | University of Massachusetts Medical School | Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship, Children's National/FDA (CBER) |
| Aseel Dabbagh | Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences | Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, University of Virginia |
| Matthew Eremita | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Queens, NY |
| Xenia Fernandez | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | General Pediatrics, To Be Determined |
| Divya Harpalani | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine | 2021-2022 Chief Resident, University of Connecticut Pediatric Residency Program |
| Gabrielle Izzo | State University of New York Upstate Medical University | 2021-2022 Chief Resident, University of Connecticut Pediatric Residency Program |
| Jing Marrero | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Connecticut |
| Matthew Mason | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Private Practice, Waterville Pediatrics, Waterville ME |
| Shelby Mast | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Private Practice, Waterville Pediatrics, Waterville ME |
| Nicholas Robles | USF Health Morsani College of Medicine | Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Phoenix Children's |
| Allison Sadowski | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of Connecticut |
| Jenna Schermerhorn | Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Nicklaus Children’s, Miami, FL |
| Anthi Sivalokanathan | Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Yale |
| Elaine Wang | Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont | Neonatal Hospitalist, Hartford Hospital |
- 4 weeks of vacation per year, 3 wellness days per year
- Financial and scheduling support for medical meetings and conferences
- $2,500 stipend for educational expenses, including electronics
- $2,000 educational funds to go to a conference during residency. Additional funds of up to $2,000 if presenting as first author at a second conference.
- Strong administrative support including Program Director, 6 Associate Directors, 3 Chief Residents and 2 Program Coordinators
- Away opportunities available, including global or underserved population health
- Tuition support for other degree programs available
- Diverse population and opportunities for continuity clinic
- Strong benefits package from the University of Connecticut
Full benefits and payroll information available on the University of Connecticut School of Medicine's website.
- Protected half day structured learning with board review series
- Full ABP content specifications covered
- Community longitudinal experience
- Residents fully involved in program governance
- Individualized, transitional curriculum including 22 pathways within 4 concentrations
- Full-time academic hospitalist staff supervision
- Simulation courses and workshops built into curriculum, including PALS, NRP and resuscitation sessions
- Weekly evidence based medicine conference, including journal clubs, quality and safety conference, and resident lead case conferences
- Noon inpatient case conference during inpatient blocks
- Call free blocks during your second and third year to allow time for away rotation experiences
- Board Pass Rate: 90%
| PL-1 | PL-2 | PL-3 |
|---|---|---|
| Inpatient Floor (1 week of nights) | Inpatient Floor (2 weeks of nights) | Inpatient Floor (0-2 weeks of nights) |
| Inpatient Floor (1 week of nights) | Inpatient Floor (2 weeks of nights) | Inpatient Floor (0-2 weeks of nights) |
| Inpatient Floor (1 week of nights) | PICU (1 week of nights) | Inpatient Floor (0-2 weeks of nights) |
| Inpatient Floor (1 week of nights) | PICU (1 week of nights) | Inpatient Floor or PICU |
| Newborn Nursery (2 x 2 weeks) | NICU | Admit Resident |
| NICU | Emergency Department | Emergency Department |
| Emergency Department | Adolescent Medicine | Y block (6 weeks to include ambulatory pediatrics, continuity clinic and administrative time) |
| Y block (6 weeks includes ambulatory pediatrics, continuity clinic and administrative time) | Y block (6 weeks to include ambulatory pediatrics, continuity clinic and administrative time) | Call Free Discretionary Experience (Elective) |
| Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics | Call Free Discretionary Experience (Elective) | Discretionary Experience (Elective) |
| Discretionary Experience (Elective, 2 weeks) | Discretionary Experience (2-week Elective) | Discretionary Experience (Elective) |
| Discretionary Experience (Elective) | Discretionary Experience (Elective) | Discretionary Experience (Elective) |
| Discretionary Experience (Elective) | Discretionary Experience (Elective) | Discretionary Experience (Elective) |
Sample Y Week:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | Continuity | Admin Time | Ambulatory | Ambulatory | Ambulatory |
| PM | Ambulatory | Continuity | Community Time | Continuity | Academic Half Day |
All residents complete a required amount of rotations within ambulatory, inpatient and subspecialty care. A full 24 weeks are dedicated to individual curriculum via a “pathway” model to prepare for future career goals. The pathway model allows residents to choose an educational experience that best matches their future career goals. The program includes several established pathways, but residents are welcome to create their own.
General Pediatrics
The general pediatrics pathway prepares residents for academic and community practice. We have several established educational units to help residents prepare to enter primary care including advanced practice and population health rotations, rural medicine rotations and primary care research rotations.
Acute Care
The acute care pathway is designed to help residents interested in intensive care, hospitalist and emergency medicine prepare for fellowship and practice. A wide array of educational units are available to help residents prepare clinically and engage in research.
Subspecialty Practice
The subspecialty pathway is designed to help residents interested in all pediatric subspecialists. Educational units are offered in all departments for which fellowships are available on a national level. Educational units are focused on building clinical skills, engaging in research and academic development.
Global Health
The Center for Global Health is an institution-wide program supporting the activities of faculty, residents and staff who are committed to sustainable capacity-building activities to improve the care of children in resource-limited setting.
A major focus of the CGH is to provide opportunities for residents to participate in these activities under the supervision of Connecticut Children’s faculty. Current pediatric resident opportunities include multi-week electives at St. Damiens Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Hospital Bernard Mevs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the NICE Institute in Hyderabad, India and the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali in Kigali, Rwanda. All of these programs are examples of sustainable programs in which faculty and learners from Connecticut Children’s collaborate with partners in order to improve the health care capacity in resource-limited settings.
If you have any questions, please contact the pathway coordinator asilverman [at] connecticutchildrens.org (Adam Silverman).
Advocacy & Leadership
The Advocacy pathway offers the pediatric resident the unique opportunity to develop knowledge and skill in the areas of advocacy, community health, and public policy. As an integral program of Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health, residents work closely with experts in the fields of population health, community research, policy formation and social innovation, all toward the promotion of children’s healthy development.
Connecticut Children’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is comprised of residents, fellows, attending faculty and hospital team members who are focused on expanding the diversity, equity and inclusion within the Pediatric Residency Program to include participants from groups underrepresented in medicine (URM), and to become more representative of the populations we serve. In doing so, we hope to increase interest of URM applicants to our residency program, create an environment where URM residents feel supported and provide our patients with physician role-models.
Additionally, the University of Connecticut School of Medicine offers a Visiting Externship for Students Underrepresented in Medicine (VESUM).
We understand the importance of wellness during training and beyond. In order to help our residents learn professional and personal skills that will keep them engaged and resilient throughout their careers, we offer a variety of wellness activities.
Resident Retreats
Each year, our residents have a full day fall and spring retreat. Our retreat themes are self-care, connectedness and meaning in work.
Personal Financial Literacy Curriculum
We offer residents financial planning education that covers the spectrum of financial literacy topics addressing resident's current needs and long-term financial goals.
Our educators even help residents create a financial personal financial plan.
Professional Development
We offer four specialized professionalism sessions each year focusing on community engagement, humanism in medicine and meaning in work. The content of each session changes each year to reflect these themes.
Diversity and Inclusion
Spearheaded by our resident leaders, our program created a diversity and inclusion program to expand the diversity/inclusiveness of the residency program to be more representative of the patient population that we serve.
Holiday Observances
We offer each residents time to enjoy the holidays with their families and friends. Each resident receives 4 days of non-clinical time in addition to their 4 weeks of vacation time in observance of holidays as well as 2 days of non-clinical time to be used at Thanksgiving.
Leadership Series
Longitudinal curriculum to enhance and develop leadership skills for your career in medicine.
Wellness Committee
Resident run wellness committee to help plan different activities and initiatives to promote resident wellness.
Mentorship
Each resident is paired with a faculty mentor to discuss evaluations, career goals, and learning plans. You meet regularly with your mentor throughout residency.
Resident Faculty Events
Throughout the academic year, the program supports resident-faculty events which have included bowling and laser tag.
Residents have faculty to partner with in doing research studies. Many residents will present at regional and national meetings during their three years with residents frequently presenting at PAS, AAP, ESPR, national subspecialty conferences, and APPD. For those that want additional education in research, the program offers a popular introductory research elective to further develop skills on performing literature searches, creating study designs, submitting research proposals to the IRB, database/survey development and data analysis. Residents receive $2,000 to go to a conference during their residency with the opportunity to have an additional $2,000 to go to another conference where they are first author.
The ACGME requires an educational experience in community health and child advocacy. Our program fulfills this requirement in a unique way. In addition to didactic education, residents work with local community organization during their residency. Resident’s experiences are strengthened by these long-term partnerships and can experiences ways they can continue to have community involvement throughout their career. Some of these experiences include:
- Building Resilience Through Education: Our residents partner with Capitol Squash, an after-school program for Hartford youth, in which a spectrum of public school students are taught to play squash by Division I athletes at Trinity College and then receive homework help, college application assistance, and other activities from our residents. Residents will also work with citizens of Hartford to help with basic computer skills to build confidence.
- Nutrition: Our residents will provide nutritional information and support through numerous groups and venues during their community experience. These include YMCA nursery schools, going to food pantries and community kitchens with multiple partners including Fern Street Food Ministry and Hands on Hartford. We also spend time doing urban gardening in Hartford with Knox Community Gardens
- School Systems: Our residents have the opportunity to work with different school systems and early learning centers to see the work that goes in the classroom and with school nurses. This gives them insight in how to set patients up for success when they leave the clinical setting.
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