Retreats

Residents as Leaders and Educators

Our program recognizes the need to train not only great clinicians, but also outstanding leaders and teachers in the field of pediatrics.  In the spirit of Nemours’ commitment to growing leaders and improving our performances, we have developed a curriculum that will provide our residents with the skills essential to becoming leaders in the medical system.  A series of retreats, at the PL1, PL2 and PL3 level accomplishes this goal.

The intern retreat’s theme is Self Awareness, aiming to explore unique aspects of the individual and provide basic teaching tools, in the context of understanding varying personality types.  This retreat lays the foundation for team building.

The second year retreat focuses on The World Around Us: Interpersonal and Group Dynamics; reaching to explore group dynamics and how individuals work within groups.  The goal is to improve teachings skills in the context of group and interpersonal dynamics by stressing feedback training.

At the final retreat, the seniors work towards Leading and Growing Beyond Residency.  The focus is on exploring the aspects of successful leadership, professional and personal development, relying on past experiential training.

All retreats are two days and held at the beach or shore.  They offer an opportunity for residents to come together as a class and to form lasting relationships.

In addition to overnight retreats, several additional one day events occur throughout the academic year.  These are planned to supplement and further the leadership and educational training curriculum.  Others address specific issues including; patient safety, career planning, patients with terminal care issues, and preparing for new responsibilities that come with promotion to the next level.