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Children's Hospital Oakland
Residency Program
Resident Support
Children's Residency Training Program recognizes the importance of emotional support and meeting the psychosocial needs of our house staff during the challenges and stresses of residency.
Particular efforts are made to care for residents in their first year of training, including a two-day intern retreat every year and monthly intern support groups led by a faculty facilitator. Regularly scheduled groups continue for PL-2s and PL-3s.
The most important source of support comes from other residents; they invariably develop close ties, and a strong sense of community and team spirit.
Support can also be found in the attitudes of the administration and hospital staff toward residents, and in the specific policies and structure of the residency program.
Recognizing the high cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area, Children's provides the highest salary offered by local pediatric programs.
There is one call-free weekend a month, and night call never exceeds every fourth night. Emergency Department shifts are 10 hours long, with two days off after every four shifts.
A night float resident admits patients after midnight, and a well-established daytime and nighttime jeopardy system covers resident illness or other unanticipated absences. Meal credits and a generous benefits package are also part of the residency program.
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