Pediatric Residency Frequently Asked Questions
Interviews are held 1-2 times a week starting from the end of October through mid-January. A typical interview day begins at 7:30-8 am and ends by the early afternoon. All applicants invited for an interview will also receive an invitation to attend a dinner with current residents. The dinner is typically held the night prior to your scheduled interview date. This gives applicants an additional opportunity to learn more about the program and its residents in an informal and casual setting
*** During the current recruitment season, all interviews will be held virtually.
Candidates who are selected for an interview will be notified by e-mail by the Pediatric Resident Coordinator.
Weekend calls are generally 24H shifts for interns as well as senior residents. Weekend shifts for Friday are 430pm until 7am on Saturday, residents are expected to fulfill their regular weekday rotation responsibilities during the day Friday and work overnight on the floor or in the PICU (2nd and 3rd year residents)- making this a 24H workday. Saturday shifts are 7am until 7am Sunday. Sunday call is covered by the night float resident (see below for more information).
Interns will also generally be scheduled for half-day nursery calls on the weekends in order to facilitate newborn care and discharges to home.
“Night float” at Jersey Shore University Medical Center consists of alternating weeks of days and nights.
Ex: NF-1= 1 week days, 1 week nights, 1 week days, 1 week nights NF-2= 1 week nights, 1 week days, 1 week nights, 1 week days
During the week of days the residents will have shifts 630am-5pm Mon-Fri During the week of nights we have a 24H shift on Sunday, followed by 4 more nights (Monday thru Thursday). In order to fulfill requirements for ACGME for 14 h off after a 24H shift we start our Monday calls at 9pm and the floor team covers the extra 4 hours.
There are various opportunities to work with both third and fourth year medical students throughout your residency. Jersey Shore University Medical Center is one of the main core clinical rotation sites for 3rd year students from St. George’s University and will soon be working with students from our affiliated medical school at Seton Hall. You will be able to work with students in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Fourth year medical students from various medical schools come to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for pediatric Sub-internships, PICU rotations, and rotations in our various pediatric subspecialty departments.
Residents are provided with a meal card with a monthly allowance to use in the staff-only cafeteria. The allowance is more than enough to carry you through each month and is rarely used up entirely!