The typical standardized schedule for each class year is listed below. Each individual resident’s schedule may vary from the schedule of another by 2-4 weeks each year.
All residents are scheduled for 2 two-week vacations each year. In addition, each year all residents will have, on average, a ½day of continuity clinic per week. PGY 1 and PGY 2 residents have a ½ day of blocked educational time known as the “longitudinal curriculum” that covers topics in ambulatory pediatrics and personal and professional development.
PGY 1 Schedule
| 16 weeks |
MGH Inpatient Medicine (both day and night rotations) |
| 11-12 weeks |
Combined MGH/Community (CHA) Emergency Medicine |
| 4 weeks |
Community Inpatient Medicine (Newton-Wellesley Hospital) |
| 4 weeks |
MGH Newborn Nursery |
| 4 weeks |
MGH NICU |
| 4 weeks |
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics |
| 2-3 weeks |
Pediatric Surgery |
| 2 weeks |
Electives |
PGY 2 Schedule
| 12 weeks |
Electives |
| 8 weeks |
MGH PICU |
| 8 weeks |
MGH Inpatient Medicine (both day and night rotations) |
| 6 weeks |
MGH Emergency Medicine |
| 4 weeks |
BWH Neonatal Medicine |
| 4 weeks |
Ambulatory Medicine |
| 4 weeks |
Adolescent Medicine |
| 4 weeks |
Community Inpatient Medicine (Newton-Wellesley Hospital) |
PGY 3 Schedule
| 24 weeks |
Electives |
| 8 weeks |
MGH Inpatient Medicine (both day and night rotations) |
| 8 weeks |
MGH Emergency Medicine |
| 4 weeks |
MGH NICU |
| 4 weeks |
Senior Teaching Rotation |
