Conferences, interactive learning, and simulation complement your clinical training throughout residency. You’ll learn alongside faculty and fellow residents through protected educational time, case-based discussions, hands-on procedural training, and opportunities to teach and lead.

Program-led didactics and conferences

Academic half days. Twice-monthly academic half days that prioritize protected time for in-person learning and interactive content

Chief conference. Weekly morning conferences covering high-yield education content taught by chief residents.

Health equity longitudinal curriculum. Our residency is committed to training physicians who are equipped to advance health equity and care for diverse populations. As part of this commitment, residents participate in one of four health equity pathways. Each pathway includes mentored experience and culminates in a project.

Resident series. Longitudinal series cover important topics for residents, including Pediatric and Emergency Medicine Education, Ethics, and Residents as Educators. They also include the Resident Support Series and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion topics

Town hall. A monthly conference brings together residents and residency leadership to share updates, discuss issues, exchange feedback, and highlight quality improvement efforts

VitalTalk workshop. A fully protected, simulation-based workshop focuses on building advanced communication skills for discussing patient values, goals, and care plans. Residents gain practical, evidence-based tools for navigating challenging conversations, strengthening patient trust, and supporting professional resilience.

Resident-led didactics and conferences

Diagnostic reasoning conferences. Twice-monthly resident-led diagnostic reasoning conferences are open to department-wide attendance and focus on rich, multidisciplinary case discussions. Each resident presents once per year.

Baldwin conferences. Weekly conferences open to department-wide attendance involving presentations by residents on educational topics of their choice. Each resident presents once per year.

Procedural based learning

Mastery lab (longitudinal simulation curriculum). Quarterly first-year sessions improve individual simulated skills using a mastery-learning model across pediatric practice environments. Senior-year quarterly sessions focus on improving leadership skills within multidisciplinary teams in acute and ambulatory scenarios.

Simulation center. The center offers simulated experiential learning through task training, virtual reality training, and high-fidelity scenarios. These scenarios include patient manikins, trained medical actors, and specialized medical simulation equipment.

Airway lab. A unique, hands-on experience where residents practice pediatric airway management using high-fidelity mannequins and, optionally, live ferret models. This dedicated lab provides invaluable procedural training, ensuring residents are well-prepared for real-life airway emergencies and neonatal airways.

Departmental conferences

Systems-based errors conferences. Quarterly noon sessions open to department-wide attendance. Resident teams present systems-based errors and quality improvement opportunities identified in clinical practice. Each resident presents once during residency.

Grand rounds. Weekly conferences open to department-wide attendance involving presentations by esteemed faculty from Mayo Clinic and beyond.