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We also offer a five year combined Pediatrics/Child Neurology residency program. Residents who participate in this program spend the first two years of their training in our Pediatric Residency Program. They then spend one year learning about adult neurology, and spend the final two years of the program in Child Neurology. For more information, follow this link to our Residency Program in Child Neurology.
A major strength of our Pediatric Residency Program is our philosophy that the house officer is directly responsible for providing children and families with compassionate and effective patient care while having appropriate and on-site supervision at all times. Approximately half of the graduates of this program enter the practice of general pediatrics, and, therefore the department has developed an excellent division of general pediatricians. Sub-specialists serve as consultants to the general pediatricians. This system provides maximum teaching of both general and sub-specialty pediatrics to our residents, as even when children are seen and cared for by sub-specialists, the house officer maintains primary responsibility for the care of that child. The training program is further strengthened by the strong and collaborative relationships between the Department of Pediatrics with other medical and surgical sub-specialties. Joint appointments are held by pediatric surgeons, pediatric neurologists, pediatric neurosurgeons, pediatric orthopedists, pediatric urologists, pediatric ophthalmologists, pediatric thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons, pediatric plastic surgeons, pediatric otolaryngologists, and pediatric anesthesiologists. Pediatric residents assist in the care of patients seen by these faculty members. The Chief Residents, Brian Belyea and Jason Glover, and all the pediatric housestaff meet with the faculty each morning for thirty minutes to discuss interesting patients. This enables residents to receive the maximal educational experience from a majority of the faculty.  
The UVa Children's Hospital is a network of pediatric health-care facilities that operate under the umbrella of the University of Virginia Health System . We care for children from birth through young adulthood. We are a "hospital without walls," dedicated to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care in a family-centered environment. Our doctors and health-care professionals treat inpatients with serious illnesses and injuries on the seventh floor of The University Hospital. The hospital is also equipped with a pediatric emergency room. Children with long-term health-care needs visit the nearby Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center. Routine primary care for the local pediatric population is delivered at the University's Primary Care Center and at our Northridge, and Orange Clinics. Patients come to the Children's Hospital from Virginia and beyond. Last year, there were more than 6000 admissions to the inpatient units of the Children's Hospital and there were more than 60,000 outpatient visits to our ambulatory clinics. Inpatient and outpatient visits range from the simplest newborn check-up to complex medical procedures like liver, lung, or heart transplants and complex neurosurgery. |
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