INTRODUCTION TO THE PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Congratulations on making the decision to become a pediatrician! Kentucky Children’s Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky is committed to achieving excellence in patient care and medical education at both the graduate and postgraduate level. We have a superb training program that will prepare you for a career in private practice or academic medicine depending on your interests. We offer a richly varied patient population with an excellent blend of primary and tertiary care and a diverse and complete faculty representing general pediatrics and subspecialty interests with a strong commitment to resident education.
One of the strengths of our program is the interaction that exists between residents training in categorical pediatrics and those training in combined programs. At UK we have two of the oldest and most successful combined training programs in combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry. We also strive to have a program that focuses on continuous quality improvement of our education programs and the experiences of our trainees. We expect and encourage our residents and faculty to suggest changes in our program in order to improve the way that we care for patients and their families and to improve the way that we educate future physicians.
I urge you to strongly consider the University of Kentucky and Kentucky Children’s Hospital as a place to acquire superb pediatric postgraduate training in a comfortable, nurturing environment where the balance between service and education reflects our commitment to excellence in patient care, research and medical education. We welcome your inquiry about whether we might help you to reach your personal and professional goals and look forward to talking with you about your future as a pediatrician.
Stefan Kiessling, MD
Residency Program Director
| 
