Pediatrics residents are involved in a number of initiatives within NYU Langone’s Department of Pediatrics, including committees that focus on resident wellness and inclusion and belonging.

Resident Wellness Committee

The Resident Wellness Committee advances evidence-based, multidisciplinary solutions to improve patient care by caring for the caregiver. The resident-run committee, founded in 2018, organizes and oversees a number of projects, activities, and initiatives designed to improve the resident experience by supporting health and wellbeing, promoting professional resilience, encouraging professional fulfillment, and developing community. Some of these initiatives, funded by the Department of Pediatrics, include Resident of the Month, annual career panels, curriculum vitae and personal statement workshops, financial literacy workshops, ice skating, park picnics, escape rooms, and surprise bagel breakfasts in the inpatient units.

Inclusion and Belonging Committee

The Department of Pediatrics Inclusion and Belonging Committee consists of both residents and faculty members who work together within recruitment, education, mentorship, and outreach branches, each targeting a different aspect of building an inclusive environment.

Recruitment Branch

The Recruitment Branch is committed to recruiting, training, and retaining an excellent group of residents that promotes belonging and inclusion.

Education Branch

The Education Branch aspires to expand the academic component of the residency program to include discussions about important topics in Pediatrics. The branch hopes to engage residents and faculty in dynamic conferences regarding equal access to healthcare among patients and throughout their medical careers. In addition to institutional speakers, the branch aims to establish an inter-institutional collaboration with local programs and welcomes speakers from other areas within and outside of the medical field.

Mentorship Branch

The Mentorship Branch is formalizing a process for identifying mentors for house staff. Through connecting with individual contacts and creating a unified list of pediatricians within different subspecialties and areas of work, the branch hopes that all pediatrics residents find mentors who match their backgrounds, career goals, and life interests. The branch also aims to create opportunities for house staff to serve as mentors for junior trainees and increase the representation of faculty at conferences within this institution and on a national level.

Outreach Branch

The Outreach Branch strives to provide equal access to students, trainees, and faculty at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, through outreach and engagement with the surrounding community. The branch has established the following goals:

• to interest more minority youth in pursuing medicine as a career possibility
• to inform all members of the medical school community, including students, residents, and faculty, about the existence of specialized programs and opportunities sponsored by this institution and its affiliates that specifically aim to provide equal access to the patient population.

Learn more about inclusion and belonging at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

Committee of Interns and Residents

Residents employed at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue are invited to join the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), which advocates for residents on various work-related issues.

Other Residency Program Opportunities

Pediatrics residents also have the opportunity to participate in the department’s Medical Education Committee and Faculty Development Planning Committee, as well as serve as program delegates to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

In addition to program-specific committees, residents take part in a number of institution-wide and national programs in order to improve hospital policies and best practices, and effect positive change for residents. These committees include the following:

• House Staff Leadership Committee
• House Staff Patient Safety Council
• Physician Wellness Committee
• Committee of Interns and Residents
• High Reliability Organization House Staff Committee (Resident HeROs)