Osteopathic Pediatric Residency

Our pediatric residency program is dually accredited by both the ACGME and the 
American Osteopathic Association.  Our combined residency program is offered 
to osteopathic students in lieu of a rotating internship.  Graduates are eligble to 
take both board exams.  This program is very popular and competitive. We are currently a member of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution.

DO Program Directors:

  • Amy Peardon, D.O. (Program Director, Osteopathic Pediatric Residency Program)
  • Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. (Residency Director, Pediatric Residency Program; Associate Program Director, Osteopathic Pediatric Residency Program)

Director of Medical Education:

  • Carl Mogil, D.O., FACOS, FAOAO, Acting Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education, UMDNJ-SOM

A sample schedule for the osteopathic program is shown below.

Osteopathic
Requirements

JSUMC
Schedule

ER

Pediatric ER

Perinatal Reproductive Medicine

Nursery/ OB-GYN / Adolescent Medicine

Surgery /Pediatric Subspecialty

 

Pediatric Surgery/ Urology/
Ophthalmology/ Orthopedics/ ENT

General Internal Medicine 

Internal Medicine / Adolescent Medicine

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Ambulatory Pediatric Clinic

Pediatrics

Night Float / Inpatient

Pediatrics

Night Float / Inpatient

Pediatrics

Night Float / Inpatient

Pediatrics

Night Float / Inpatient

Pediatrics

Pediatric Inpatient

Pediatrics

Pediatric Inpatient

Pediatrics

NICU

Additional opportunities include:

  • Continuity Clinic: half day per week,
  • Osteopathic Core Competency Online Training Program,
  • OMT training via faculty at UMDNJ-SOM