I don't think there is much info out there on this combined residency program. And since the last post on this topic that I could find was about 5 years ago I am going to go ahead and start up an informative thread.
I am currently an EM/Peds resident and will do my best to answer any questions people have about this combined program.
Though this unique, combined training program has been around for more then 20 years, many medical students are still unaware of it.
The combined Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics residency allows residents to become fully accredited as Emergency Medicine physicians and Pediatricians. Upon completion of this 5 year program, graduates can be found in a variety of practice settings. Due to their broad scope of training, they have the freedom and flexibility to work as an emergency medicine physician skilled in treating both adult and pediatric patients, as a pediatric hospitalist attending, as a general pediatrician, or any combination of the three. Graduate can, if they wish, continue their training by pursuing either pediatric or emergency medicine fellowship.
Individuals whose only aspiration is to become a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician may find that this combined program is not for them. Graduates of a combined EM/Peds program are not allowed to sit for the Pediatric EM boards. Though graduates of these programs are gainfully employed in Peds EDs across the country, there are a small number of academic hospital institutions that require board certification in pediatric emergency medicine.
The combined Peds/EM residency program is ideal for candidates who love caring for children while wanting a broad exposure to a wide variety of acute problems found in patients of all ages in emergency medicine and
Currently there are three programs that offer this combined training.
The University of Arizona
The University of Indiana
The University of Maryland
Best of luck
I am currently an EM/Peds resident and will do my best to answer any questions people have about this combined program.
Though this unique, combined training program has been around for more then 20 years, many medical students are still unaware of it.
The combined Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics residency allows residents to become fully accredited as Emergency Medicine physicians and Pediatricians. Upon completion of this 5 year program, graduates can be found in a variety of practice settings. Due to their broad scope of training, they have the freedom and flexibility to work as an emergency medicine physician skilled in treating both adult and pediatric patients, as a pediatric hospitalist attending, as a general pediatrician, or any combination of the three. Graduate can, if they wish, continue their training by pursuing either pediatric or emergency medicine fellowship.
Individuals whose only aspiration is to become a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician may find that this combined program is not for them. Graduates of a combined EM/Peds program are not allowed to sit for the Pediatric EM boards. Though graduates of these programs are gainfully employed in Peds EDs across the country, there are a small number of academic hospital institutions that require board certification in pediatric emergency medicine.
The combined Peds/EM residency program is ideal for candidates who love caring for children while wanting a broad exposure to a wide variety of acute problems found in patients of all ages in emergency medicine and
Currently there are three programs that offer this combined training.
The University of Arizona
The University of Indiana
The University of Maryland
Best of luck