Ten of our
#WiscPedsRes
residents and
#WiscPeds
fellows will be presenting their research at
#PAS2024
. This year,
@WiscPediatrics
will be hosting its first-ever booth. If you are planning to attend PAS, visit booth 326! More:
Congratulations to our graduating
@WiscPedsRes
pictured here with our amazing
@WiscPediatrics
Department Chair Dr. Ellen Wald! You already have done so many amazing things, we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!
#WhyWiscPeds
What a fantastic group of
@WiscPedsRes
!!! Stopped to enjoy the beautiful day & take a picture before heading to our academic half-day Pediatric Education and Active Resident Learning (PEARL) on Bladder/Bowel Dysfunction.
@FuturePedsRes
#PedsMatch2023
To allow for holistic applicant reviews, interview offers for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Pediatric Residency Program won’t start going out until October 11th. We can’t wait to learn about all of our incredible applicants!
#PedsMatch2023
#WiscPedsRes
is grateful to Dr. Ellen Wald for her transformative leadership and profound impact on our residents during her 17 years as department chair of
@WiscPediatrics
. Thank you, Dr. Wald!
Our incoming
@wiscpedsres
Chiefs Drs. Annie Uhing & Tyler Sternhagen had a blast calling our new interns on Match Friday and welcoming them to our program!
@futurepedsres
#PedsMatch2023
Today is the day! Program director Dr. Dan Sklansky and the rest of our program leaders are anxiously waiting to welcome our
#WiscPedsRes
class of 2025. Check back in this afternoon to join us in welcoming our new residents.
#WhyWiscPediatrics
#PedsMatch2022
Our
@WiscPedsRes
are so grateful to the family who wrote us these beautiful notes & made these delicious cookies🍪! The family made over 700 🍪 for our
@WiscPediatrics
,
@UWEmerMed
, &
@widfm
residents! Thank you to the family so much for the support!!!
#WhyWiscPeds
Pediatric Match Day is going to be sweet! 🧁Take associate program director Dr. Kelly McGregory’s word for it. We’re just two days away from the best day of the year (in our opinion).
#WhyWiscPedatrics
#PedsRes
#PedsMatch22
Parents with questions about their children’s health and development look online for answers. Fewer than half of surgical pediatric cardiology programs provide information about
#neurodevelopment
in children with
#CHD
on their websites.
#CNOC2022
@boyettanderson
@UWPeds
Last month’s
#FellowshipMatch
was a success for senior residents like Dr. Alicia Ching who matched w/
@umichmedicine
’s pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship. We sat down with Dr. Ching to learn more about her interest in PEM and what she’ll miss most about Madison. 🦡
Our thoughts are with all of the families affected by the terrible attack in Waukesha. We’re so grateful for both the immediate response by first responders, and the incredible care by our colleagues at
@childrenswi
&
@MCWPediatrics
caring for those hurt in this tragedy.
On this National Women Physicians Day, we celebrate the accomplishments of our women residency program leaders, chief residents, residents, and all the women physicians in our department. These individuals are paving the way for future generations of women in medicine. 🥳
We’re counting down to Match Day with 22 reasons why you should rank
#WiscPedsRes
.
#PedsMatch22
Reason
#1
of 22: The department’s five-year average pass rate for the American Board of Pediatrics general pediatrics certifying exam is 97%. 💪😎🎉
We are incredible grateful for our amazing outgoing
@WiscPedsRes
Chiefs, Drs. Victoria Nicksic & Christine Brichta (seen here w/
@WiscPediatrics
Dept Chair Dr. Ellen Wald). Their leadership and teaching was fantastic and we’ll miss them!
#WhyWiscPeds
Our B-I-G-G-E-S-T pediatric residency program webinar is comin’ right up—did we say BIG? 👶🏿We meant 2 regions covered by the
@APPDconnect
and half of 🇺🇸’s pediatric programs.
🔔 to get the latest on
#PedsMatch2023
#Match2023
Register 👇🏽 🔗🔗🔗
We are so incredibly proud of our residents that presented their work
@PASMeeting
in Denver, Colorado last week! 🎉 Here is photo evidence of Drs. Paige Condit and Samantha Williams Al-Kharusy crushing their poster presentations. 👊
#PAS2022
#WiscPedsRes
Meet the friendly faces that will be interviewing you. These faculty are renowned pediatricians in their field & come from many divisions including 🫀cardiology, 🩺general pediatrics, & 🦠infectious diseases. To the
#PedsMatch22
applicants, we wish you the best of luck.
Couldn't agree more with our
@WiscPedsRes
Dr. Erin Kelleher! Our
@WiscPediatrics
faculty, staff, fellows, & residents
#VoteKids
to advocate for our pediatric patients and we strongly encourage all of the families that we care for to
#VoteKids
in every election as well! 🗳️
3/8) Today I’m wearing my
@vot_er_org
badge to ensure all of the parents of my neonates are registered to vote. Make sure you all are registered as well to vote in this November’s general election. 🗳️
#BadgersVote
Our residents have loved working with the newest member of our
@UWHealth
Child Life team, Kiko. 🐶
Kiko is a trained facility dog whose job is to provide comfort to children during their treatments. 🐾
#WhyWiscPediatrics
#PedsRes
#PedsMatch22
(1/6) As our new residents start settling in, we are going to take a break from our regular content to share more about our fellowship programs.
First, up is Dr. Cathy Lee Miller, hematology, and oncology fellowship program director.
Four of our residents will present research projects at
#PAS2022
! Dr. Paige Condit (PGY 3) will be presenting her project, “Investigating the association between renal tissue oxygenation and development of AKI in preterm neonates” today at
@PASMeeting
in Denver, Colorado.
.
@uwsmph
was selected by
@AMAFound
as the inaugural institution for the National 🏳️🌈LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program, directed by
@WiscPediatrics
’ Dr. Elizabeth Petty. The first fellow will begin their year-long training in July 2022. More:
#PedsMatch22
Our
@WiscPedsRes
love participating in pediatric simulations to improve their medical knowledge, teamwork, communication, & procedural skills to better care for kids! They also get to lead sims for each other &
@uwsmph
Peds med students!
#IPSSSimWeek
#HCSimWeek22
@WIsimulation
#PedsMatch22
Reason
#22
of 22: It’s *the* best college town. Our residents love cheering on UW-Madison’s football, hockey, basketball, & volleyball teams.
Calling
#PedsMatch23
students: We're hosting an away rotation for URiM students here at UW!
~$2k stipend
~Incredible clinical opportunities👩🏿⚕️
~Visit and enjoy all that Madison has to offer 🌲🌻🦩
@FuturePedsRes
@NextGenPeds
@LatinxInPeds
Meet a few of our
#WiscPedsRes
furry family members! 🐾 🐶
This is Dr. Samantha Cordum's dog, Stitch. He is 4.5 months old and he likes to chew toys and people. A fun fact is that, like his mom and dad, his favorite toy is a soccer ball. ⚽
#WhyWiscPediatrics
#PedsMatch2023
One more sleep till match day for our
@WiscPedsRes
going into fellowship and our
@WiscPediatrics
fellowships who are excited to find out which amazing pediatric residents they’ve matched!
(1/7) Our chiefs are taking over
@WiscPedsRes
! We started our day at 7:45 a.m. with bagels 🥯and coffee ☕. Then we kicked off our morning with cases (thank you to Hannah and Mel for presenting)!
Drs. Danielle Rodgers and Samantha Williams Al-Kharusy are our new Chief Residents. Don’t be afraid to stop by and say hi. 👋
#WhyWiscPediatrics
#PedsMatch23
We’re accepting applications for the Visiting Pediatrics Rotation Scholarship! Medical students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine are invited to apply. Scholarship funding includes a $2k stipend. More:
#PedsMatch2023
#WiscPedsRes
Watch as Dr. Cathy Lee-Miller, hematology and oncology fellowship program director, explains what she loves about the program. Dr. Shawn Damodharan, a PGY-5 fellow, describes the many benefits the program provides.
#WiscPedsFellows
(1/8) Morning everyone! 👋 Today, Dr. Adam Bauer (
@BauerHour15
), associate program director and neonatologist, will be taking over for another “day in the life.” Grab your cup of coffee and follow along today! ☕
Our
@uwsmph
medical student future Dr. BreAnna Portale shows off her work w/ APD Dr. Emily Ruedinger teaching
@WiscPedsRes
on the Education for CHANGE social justice & liberation curriculum.
#APPD2023
Associate program director, Dr. Kelly McGregory, shares a little bit about her match day experience as we hit the final day before
#PedsMatch23
. Join us tomorrow to celebrate our class of 2026!
#WiscPedsRes
#Match2023
#OnWisconsin
Make sure to have your absentee ballots put back in the mail by today, otherwise plan to vote in-person next Tuesday, November 8th (scan the
@Vot_ER_org
QR code or text Vote WiscPediatrics to 34444 to find your polling location).
Election Day is one week away! 🗳️ Do you have a plan to vote? Find all the details you need on the
#UWMadison
Voter Information page:
And remember,
#BadgersVote
!
@WiscPedsRes
Thrilled to see the 1st study from
@WiscPediatrics
and
@StanfordNeo
published! Here we describe kidney oxygenation trends in premies. Thank you
@TripleBadger10
and
@VChockMD
and the rest of our awesome research team for making this happen!
It’s National Voter Registration Day! Scan the QR code below or text “VOTE WISCPEDIATRICS” to 34444 to check on your voter registration status, register to vote, or request an absentee ballot!
#NationalVoterRegistrationDay
@Vot_ER_org
@AmerAcadPeds
#PedsMatch22
Reason
#10
of 22: We operate under the growth mindset philosophy. Our program prepares pediatrician leaders who will provide exceptional care to patients & families, who advocate for the health of children, & engage in life long learning & service.
Rising Chief Dr. Tyler Sternhagen shows off his curriculum w/ APD Dr. Emily Ruedinger that improved
@wiscpedsres
confidence & self-assessed competence treating patients with suicidal concerns.
#APPD2023
(1/5) ✨Meet Dr. Samuel Zarbock!
Q: What drew you to
#WiscPedsRes
?
A: I felt like the environment here was exactly what a resident needs to excel. I remember Dr. Sklansky talking about their residents being "Driven and Supported" and I really liked that.
(1/8) Today,
#WiscPedsRes
APD and adolescent medicine physician Dr. Emily Ruedinger (
@Adolescent_Doc
) is taking over! Rushing into the hospital to lead Education for CHANGE during intern morning report - I forgot my mask! Glad they have a stand at the employee entrance. 😷
#PedsMatch22
Reason
#21
of 22: Madison is an athletic community, drawing athletes from across the US for regional events such as the Madison Marathon, as well as national events including Iron Man and Cross Fit Games.
We’re nearing the finish, folks. There’s only 1 day separating us from Match Day & our announcement of our next class of residents! Current chief resident Dr. Victoria Nicksic is kicking off the celebration a day early with a flute of her finest sparkling water. 🥂
#PedsMatch2022
#PedsMatch22
Reason
#7
of 22: Our program is dedicated to advocacy for children outside of the hospital, and we have numerous opportunities for resident involvement. Experiences range from working with local NGOs, to partnering with schools, to petitioning for legislation.
(1/4) Our
#WiscPedsRes
program is fortunate to work with welcoming & supportive staff. Get to know our staff members and all they do for our program.
✨Meet Brittany Loughman, program coordinator.
Our PGY-2 residents are getting into the sp 🕸️ 🕸️ky season with the second annual pumpkin carving 🎃. Their carvings were quite spooktacular! ☠️🕯️👻🦇
👇Comment below your favorite Halloween activity.
#WiscPedsRes
#WhyWiscPediatrics
#PedsMatch22
Lauren Kacvinsky, MD (PGY-3) & Preet Matharu, MD's (PGY-3) 🍁favorite 🍁fall 🍁activities include walking along Lake Mendota to Picnic Point. It's the best place to all of the beautiful fall foliage!
#WiscPedsRes
#WhyWiscPediatrics
#PedsMatch22
#PedsRes
Follow
#WiscPedsRes
program director, Dr. Dan Sklansky, & our former chiefs on a tour of
@UWHealth
’s American Family Children’s Hospital. We hope you get a glimpse of what it’s like to be part of our program.
Our residents can create electives to improve their clinical education to become well-rounded pediatricians. Here, Dr. Brady Hauser (future PedsEM) was able to partake in transport opportunities with our Peds/Neo
@UWMedFlight
transport team. 🚁
#WiscPedsRes
#PedsMatch22
The first year of residency is full of exciting new experiences and adventures. Check out Dr. Brianna Gerhartz signing her first script as a
#WiscPedsRes
resident!
#PedsMatch23
👇 Comment below your favorite memories from your first year of residency.
We are also excited to welcome 11 incoming fellows to our critical care, neonatal, infectious disease, hospital medicine, cardiology, allergy/immunology, and endocrinology programs!
#WhyWiscPediatrics
#FellowshipMatch
📸: Jeff Miller/UW-Madison
Is it us, or is the anticipation of
#PedsMatch2022
making time go slow? Last time associate program director Dr. Heidi Kloster checked, we were 4,320 minutes away from welcoming our next class of residents. We’re just glad we don’t have to wait 4,321 minutes!
#WiscPedsRes
Happy
#PrideMonth2022
! 🏳️🌈 We are thrilled to celebrate LGBTQI+ children, families, faculty, & staff this month & beyond. We are also only 1 month away from the start of the inaugural institution for the National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program!
#WiscPedsRes
(1/2) Let’s take a look at where Dr. Alisha Ching started and where she’s going.
✨Where it started✨
“I love my co-residents and the support we’ve given each other these last three years!”
Our PL3 class planned their retreat weekend around Dr. Alisha Ching's delayed wedding reception so that more of her classmates could attend. Our residents truly develop long-lasting relationships over these three years!
#WiscPedsRes
#PedsMatch2023
#WhyWiscPediatrics
Now that Wisconsin’s Primary Election is over, our
@WiscPedsRes
want to ensure that Childrens’ voices are heard. We know the importance of voting, so we’ll be working with
@Vot_ER_org
to encourage all those of voting age to register to
#vote
for this November’s General Election
Join us on Tuesday, August 30 at 7 pm CST for a Virtual Open House. Hear from a few of our current residents about what drew them to
#WiscPedsRes
and their favorite parts about our residency program. Register today:
#PedsMatch23
@FuturePedsRes
@uwsmph
#PedsMatch22
Reason
#11
of 22: We have a Continuity Clinic Model. Each resident is paired with a preceptor for the duration of training who will serve as a coach, mentor, & role-model for practice in the community.
👋 URM Applicants: Join us Wed, Nov 10, at 5:30 pm CST for a Virtual Diversity Social Hour! Hear from
@UWHealth
&
@uwsmph
residents, fellows, & faculty of color & other underrepresented groups about life in Madison. All are welcome! Register:
#PedsMatch22