Medical Student & Resident Education
The Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine provides educational opportunities for medical students and pediatric residents in addition to our fully accredited fellowship program. Our goal is to impart knowledge, instill excitement for learning, and translate questions into focused areas of research.
Third-Year Medical Students
During their pediatrics rotation at UT Southwestern Medical Center, third-year medical students spend time in the Newborn Nursery at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Information regarding this rotation can be found on the medical school third-year curriculum site.
Fourth-Year Medical Students
Students in their fourth year at UT Southwestern may elect to spend time in the Newborn Nursery or the Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Parkland Memorial Hospital and Children’s Medical Center Dallas. Information regarding this elective can be found on the medical school fourth-year curriculum site.
Residents
The design of the pediatric residency program at UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center allows for exposure to Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine services at Parkland Memorial Hospital and elective exposure at Children's throughout the three-year training program.
Elective Rotations for Pediatric Residents from External Programs
The Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Division offers the following elective rotations to residents from other programs:
- Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Rotation
- Parkland Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Rotation
- Parkland Labor and Delivery Rotation
- Parkland Newborn Nursery Rotation
- Children’s Low Birth Weight Clinic