Pediatrics Residency
Global Health
The USF Health Florida Pediatric Residency Program has a growing focus on global child health. The program offers an increasing number of exciting global health electives, core curriculum lectures as outlined by the American Board of Pediatrics, and opportunities for research and mentorship for those interested in a career in global health. All participating residents will receive detailed educational experiences unique to global health, including pre-departure and post-departure mentorship, along with site-specific lectures, goals, and objectives. We have several faculty members dedicated to the growth of the global health program.
Our program offers the following for those interested in global health:
- Global health education track using passport-style education with Tier 1 and Tier 2 lectures based on ABP Handbook
- One-on-one faculty mentorship to assist with career development in global health
- Scholarly opportunities and financial support
- Participation in monthly Pediatric Refugee Health Clinic through USF Tampa Bay Street Medicine
- International opportunities with program approval
Our Global Partnerships
Dominican Republic, Project World Health
Since 1999, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has provided care for a community in the medically underserved rural region of Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. Every year, a team run by medical students and supported by faculty and other ancillary volunteer staff serves thousands of adult and pediatric patients by providing medical evaluations, medications, dental and fluoride treatments, and even water filtration systems to communities in need.
Colombia, CES Exchange Program
USF Health International has an exciting bidirectional partnership with CES University in Medellín, Colombia. The city has a population of 2.5 million and has 8 of the best hospitals in Latin America. Opportunities include a pediatric wards rotation throughout the Hospital General de Medellín. Here, residents can learn about various pediatric pathologies that may affect low-middle income countries such as malnutrition and tropical diseases such as Dengue, Malaria, Zika, etc. CES offers other rotation opportunities at various sites, that include Pediatric ICU, Neonatal ICU, Infectious Disease and more.