The goals for pediatric residents on the General Pediatric inpatient rotations are the following:

• to develop competency in managing patients with diverse illnesses of such complexity and severity as to require in-hospital care but not care in a critical care unit
• residents are expected to develop:

A.  an understanding of which patients require in-hospital care


B.  skills in determining which patients can be managed in a general inpatient setting and which require higher levels of care and expertise in a critical care unit


C.  skills and competence in the evaluation, diagnosis, management, and appropriate disposition of pediatric patients in the hospital setting


D.  skills in working with an organized inpatient health care team, including nursing, child life therapy, social services, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and discharge planning


E.  skills in the appropriate utilization of consultants and selection of studies in the care of pediatric patients in the hospital setting


F.  principles of discharge planning to ensure efficient transition and continuity of care