Procedure Requirements – All Residents (Peds) must be certified as competent within MedHub* by a Faculty Attending no later than the 2nd Quarterly Deadline of his/her final year

Per ACGME, residents must be able to competently perform all medical, diagnostic and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.  Residents must be able to competently perform procedures used by a pediatrician in general practice, including being able to describe the steps in the procedure, indications, contraindications, complications, pain management, post-procedure care, and interpretation of applicable results. The required procedures, rotations which provide opportunities for successful completion, and availability of SIM sessions are included in the following table:

Procedure Rotations Available SIM
Bag-mask ventilation NICU-CS/ISCU|PICU ER Yes
Bladder Catheterization La Ra|Ev-Gen|NICU-CS/ ISCU |PICU|ER Yes
Giving Immunizations Cont. Clinic
Incision and Drainage of Abscess ER|PHM|Cont. Clinic
Lumbar Puncture ER|PHM|NICU-CS/ISCU| PICU|Gold| HONC outpt Yes
Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation NICU-CS/ ISCU Yes
Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Placement Sedation|PICU|Ev-Gen|ER|NICU-CS/ISCU Yes
Reduction of Simple Dislocation ER
Simple Laceration Repair ER Yes
Simple Removal of Foreign Body ER|Cont. Clinic|ENT|Ev-Gen Yes
Temporary Splinting of Fracture ER Yes
Umbilical Catheter Placement NICU-CS/ISCU Yes
Venipuncture Sedation|ER|Ev-Gen|NICU-CS/ ISCU|PICU|PHM Yes

*Please note, in order to be successfully certified you must identify a faculty supervisor who must then log into MedHub and complete the following steps:  1.  Verify that they were present during the procedure in questions; 2. Complete the Procedure Evaluation and certify that you are competent to perform said procedure independently.  You are responsible for ensuring that both steps are completed.