Welcome to the Saint Peter's University Hospital Pediatric Residency Training Program

Our residency program is based at The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Our faculty physicians are experienced in, dedicated to and enthusiastic about pediatric resident education.

Our freestanding residency program began in 2005; however, resident education is not new to The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's. For more than 25 years, Saint Peter's served as a major integrated site and partner in the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School's pediatric residency training program.

Saint Peter's sponsors and conducts our pediatric residency program with our partner, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). CHOP is the premier academic, clinical and research children's hospital in the United States. Saint Peter's partnership with CHOP enables our residents to receive an enhanced training experience, especially in the areas of subspecialty rotations and research.

Saint Peter's residency program combines an exceptional community-based and community-focused training experience in general pediatrics with a superb education in the pediatric subspecialties. Our residents spend the majority of their time at The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's and rotate to CHOP for a total of three months throughout the three-year training period. Thus, our graduates are well prepared to embark on a career in general pediatrics or enter pediatric subspecialty training fellowships.

The goal of our residency program is to provide a high-quality comprehensive education and training experience and graduate highly competent pediatric physicians. We have an extensive schedule of educational conferences featuring guest lecturers who are renowned in their respective fields, as well as journal clubs and teaching rounds. We provide care to an impressively diverse patient population. Residents work directly with assigned faculty members on every rotation. Our faculty members provide close supervision and ensure frequent and continuous one-on-one interaction with our residents. Residents have multiple opportunities to be directly involved in child advocacy and community services for children. Our curriculum ensures that our residents obtain competency in the following six core areas: (1) pediatric patient care, (2) pediatric medical knowledge, (3) interpersonal and communication skills, (4) practice-based learning and improvement, (5) professionalism, and (6) systems-based practice. Our faculty advising system ensures that every resident has a consistent mentor and clear assistance in career planning, applying for fellowship training and/or obtaining a job in pediatric practice.

Thank you for your interest in Saint Peter's Pediatric Residency Program. Please take the time to browse our Web site and review our program, and feel free to contact us with any questions.

Sincerely,

William Bernstein, M.D.
Residency Program Director

E-mail: bbernstein@saintpetersuh.com