As the only children’s hospital in the Bronx, CHAM cares for a patient population multiple times larger than similar intuitions in the New York City region. We get to feel the impact of being at the heart of the Bronx and being recognized by our patients as part of their community. Scroll through to see and learn more about our primary training site.

The pediatric ED at CHAM is one of the busiest in the region. Here our residents learn to provide immediate care for the sick and injured child. Residents at every level of training have equal opportunity to practice procedures, initiate the evaluation of complex and fascinating pathology, and take a primary role in evaluating and resuscitating acute patients. Fellowship-trained pediatric emergency medicine faculty and fellows support and teach our residents 24-hours a day.

Our three medical/surgical floors are where residents learn to care for and manage general and subspecialty patients with a focus on comprehensive family centered care. Senior residents develop critical skills as team leaders and clinical educators. Our hospitalists allow residents to gain graduated independence in their clinical decision making while still being accessible and supportive.

During PGY-2 and PGY-3 critical care rotations, CHAM residents care for the most critically ill children of the Bronx, including transplant patients and patients requiring ECMO and MARS. Our multidisciplinary teams allow residents to learn alongside pediatric intensive care attendings, fellows, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, nutritionists and child life specialists.

Residents on their cardiology, advanced cardiology and advanced critical care electives rotate through our CVICU. Teams here work closely with cardiac intensivists, pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons, and pediatric anesthesiology to care for children with congenital and acquired heart disease, as well as those recovering from complex cardiac surgeries.

Our residents have their continuity clinic experience at one of three sites across the Bronx. There they build their own primary care panel their patients grow and become the trusted pediatrician for their clinic families. At the beginning of intern year, each resident is assigned a clinic mentor and a clinic day to allow for longitudinal relationships (as well as clinic dinners and celebrations!).

The Division of Academic General Pediatrics at CHAM hosts several community engagement events and programs to support patients and families who receive care at these practices. Residents assist with coat drives, back-to-school backpack giveaways, and infant formula distribution during times of crisis.

Resident Team Coordinators (RTCs) are an integral part of our inpatient resident teams, and quickly become our interns’ new best friends. CHAM is the only program in NYC to have these incredible teammates, who help with non-clinical tasks such as arranging appointments, coordinating studies with radiology, and obtaining outside records so residents can focus on their patients rather than their paperwork.

Weiler Hospital is a short trip through the Bronx, just down the street from one of our resident continuity clinics, and houses Montefiore’s primary Newborn Nursery and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Residents work along primary care pediatricians, Neonatologists, fellows, PAs, NPs and a highly skilled NICU team of nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and nutritionists.

Residents are involved in the care of every patient in the nursery and NICU, including at deliveries and family meetings. Faculty pair hands-on clinical training with monthly debriefs for residents to share their experiences in a supportive environment.

Our Categorical Program provides broad exposure across clinical sites and offers ample elective time to generate individualized, career driven schedules. Deeply committed to promoting social justice in a diverse and inclusive atmosphere, our program allows all residents to grow in an environment that fosters critical thinking, advocacy and leadership.

For over 50 years, our Social Pediatrics Program has fulfilled its commitment to training pediatricians with a special interest in advocacy, health policy, social justice, research, community and public health. Today, our program remains focused on promoting the health of diverse communities and vulnerable children. We aim to train future healthcare leaders who advocate for social justice through collaborative primary care delivery, community engagement and research.

The Research Track in the Categorical Pediatrics Program is a unique opportunity for learners with a demonstrated passion for the advancement of pediatrics through research. It provides a pathway to become an effective physician-scientist supported by up to 11 months of protected research time and the resources of the Children’s Hospital as well as the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

The Child Neurology Residency Program at CHAM is a combined program designed for residents with a particular passion for providing primary and subspecialty neurologic care to children. Montefiore has one of the busiest ambulatory neurology services in the country, with particular pediatric expertise in epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neurocutaneous disorders, and headache. Those interested can learn more about the Child Neurology Residency Program here.