Training Tomorrow’s Pediatric Specialists
At Miami Children’s Hospital, the next generation of
pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists is already hard
at work. The hospital is proud to be the largest provider of
pediatric medical education in the southeastern United
States, offering training for 84 pediatric residents and 33
subspecialty fellows annually. Contributions to physician
and nursing education include a high-tech pediatric
simulation program featuring child-sizemedical mannequins
that duplicate the physiological responses of children.
Primary Care
Miami Children’s provides primary care and a medical home
to the Medicaid population through its Pediatric Care Center
located on the hospital’s main campus. The Pediatric Care
Center offers full-service pediatric and adolescent primary
and specialty care for children from infancy up to 21 years
of age. The center, which hosted about 12,750 visits in
2013, provides comprehensive, coordinated and family-
centered clinical care with the goal of supporting families
in the promotion of children’s health and the prevention of
childhood diseases. The Pediatric Care Center accepts all
types of insurance, including Medicaid. For those without
insurance, a sliding-scale payment structure is in place
based on ability to pay.
Pediatric Dental Services
Miami Children’s is a regional leader in providing dental
services – including outpatient services and surgical services
– to medically underserved children and adolescents. The
demand for these services exceeds capacity. The Pediatric
Dental Residency Program, situated at Miami Children’s
Hospital Doral Outpatient Center, provided care for ap-
proximately 22,000 patients in 2013, while a new Adoles-
cent Dental Program treated nearly 900 patients.
Medical Outreach to Serve Those in Need
Health Connect in our Schools: Through this program, Miami
Children’s provides staffing for 12 clinics in the Miami-Dade
County School system, offering primary care, first aid, vision,
height/weight, body mass index screenings, and assessment
and referral as needed. The nurses not only offer primary
care services for students, but also offer health education
to parents and school staff on topics of interest. During the
2013 school year, the program provided services to more
than 6,915 children.
Supporting NewMothers in Caring for Babies:
To help new mothers meet the needs of premature babies,
the Division of Preventive Medicine partnered with The
Children’s Trust to provide parenting work groups for first-
time mothers, teen mothers, and mothers with babies in
the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The focus of the
program is to support new parents in understanding the
importance of bonding and attachment with babies.
Training Tomorrow’s
Pediatric Specialists
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