Welcome Letter from Chief Residents
For all of us, serving in the role of Med/Peds Chief Resident is the culmination of our passion for medical education and mentorship. We feel blessed every day to get up in the morning, come to work, and teach and learn alongside the hard-working people who pursue careers in medicine of all capacities. We believe those who pursue Med-Peds, in particular, are a special group.
Our vision for this year is, first and foremost, to continue our program’s long history of great Med-Peds leaders and excellent near-peer mentorship for our residents. We aim to uphold our position as the regional Med-Peds mentors for the medical schools and students in the southwestern United States.
We are focused on continuing the expansion of our academic footprint, starting with the mentorship of younger learners through identifying academic opportunities, such as presenting at local and national conferences, and working to connect our residents with medical students to collaborate on projects.
One of our most exciting new initiatives is building on our partnership with the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix Pathway Scholars Program. We are pairing their students with our residents for shadowing experiences and working to continue diversifying the Med-Peds workforce.
We are also working to better establish partnerships with the Indian Health Services in Arizona to provide residents with more opportunities for rotations and to engage with this unique patient population of Arizona that we are privileged to care for day in and day out at our tertiary referral centers.
In addition to these new initiatives, we continue to optimize the staples of our program. Our monthly Clinical Reasoning Curriculum (CRC) sessions and our Med-Peds Journal Clubs are not only great opportunities to gather as our Med-Peds family, but also a chance for each of our residents to highlight and share their individual strengths and build their teaching skills. Our culture of mentorship truly shines in these sessions.
We love Phoenix, and we love our program! Please reach out to us with any questions about the program or Med-Peds in general!