Pediatric Emergency Medicine

The Emergency Medicine rotations are done at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, which has a modern emergency department designed exclusively for the care of pediatric patients. The emergency department logs more than 40,000 visits annually. It is staffed by first-, second-, and third-year pediatric residents and is supervised 24 hours a day by full-time faculty members who are board-certified in pediatric emergency medicine. Residents are exposed to a broad range of acute problems and interactive conferences are held weekly with special training sessions in various procedures and frequent "mock codes." We also offer a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship. Residents have an opportunity to become involved in emergency medicine-related research projects.