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Curriculum Overview

In the UAB Pediatric Residency Program, our curriculum is aimed at providing a superb foundation in general pediatrics. This foundation fully prepares residents for future careers both in outpatient general pediatrics and for subspecialty training. Our graduates and those who employ them consistently report that our program has fully prepared them for fellowship or for independent practice. Over the last 10 years, about half of UAB Pediatric graduates have entered general pediatrics settings, while the other half have gone on to academic subspecialty fellowships.

UAB graduates are leaders in their fields. Department chairs, residency program directors, division directors, biomedical researchers, NIH Study Section Chairs, journal editors, a past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and countless community pediatric leaders got their start in the UAB residency program.

Sample Block Schedules


Rotation Overview


Scholars Programs

The UAB Pediatric Residency Program offers five scholars programs to provide residents the opportunity to gain expereince in the target areas of medical education, health disparities, global health and rural health. Click on the program title below to learn more about each program. 


Simulation Education

residentsimwebsizeThe Pediatric Simulation Center was established in 2007 to provide physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, students, and other health care professionals with opportunities to perform common medical procedures and respond to both rare and common Pediatric conditions, along with life-threatening emergencies using patient simulators. The Simulation Center creates a safe, realistic environment which allows residents to increase their knowledge, hone their skills, and practice teamwork in the context of simulated patient scenarios.

Interns are introduced to the Simulation Center during orientation with simulated check-out of patients, care of ill children, and procedures including: lumbar punctures, I/O placement, intubations, umbilical line placement, etc. Simulation continues throughout residency during most inpatient months. For example, residents in the PICU (during 2nd year) attend a weekly Critical Care Simulation. Mock codes (using the Simulation Center simulators) are also performed on a monthly basis in various locations around the hospital.

The Children's of Alabama Simulation Center is always growing. Currently, it has 12 patient simulators ranging from premature newborn to teenager. The Simulation Center is the only pediatric simulation center in the state of Alabama. Over 6,000 health care professionals rotate through each year, and it has educated over 95,000 people to date.

For more information on the Simulation Center click here.


Daily Education 


Board Preparation

For the past 10 years (2014-2023), we have had a 98% Board pass rate. 

In addition to exposure to a wide breadth and depth of patients and excellent teaching by our attendings and fellows, we also have several programs in place in our curriculum to help prepare for the Pediatric Boards: