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Welcome
from the Chair
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The faculty
members of the Department of Pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical
School are firmly committed to providing an enriching educational
experience for medical students, residents and fellows. The Department
has a proud tradition of excellence in education and provides a
diversity of clinical, educational, and research opportunities.
Our Department emphasizes three important components of our Residency
program; education, scholarly activities, and service. Our principal
emphasis, clearly, is to provide our residents with a broad education in
clinical pediatrics. We strive to instill an atmosphere of eagerness
and enthusiasm for learning and inquiry. We encourage an
evidence-based approach with critical analysis of therapies in order to
assess validity and effectiveness. Our faculty members directly mentor
residents to attain the requisite clinical and intellectual skills that
modern pediatric medicine demands. |
Donald W. Lewis, MD
Professor & Chairman |
Our Residency program provides both the breadth and the depth of pediatric
experiences that prepare our graduates for success whether they plan on
fellowship programs or plan to directly enter primary care arena. An
indication of that balance is that approximately one-third to one-half of our
residents enter fellowship training each year at top fellowship programs across
the country.
Our residents also
must become teachers to students, fellow residents and, most
importantly, to their patients. Ample opportunities are given to
permit our residents to become confident and skilled clinician-educators.
Our second goal is to provide our residents with the tools and support
system to engage in scholarly activities which includes clinical and
“bench” research, novel educational approaches, and community
educational programs in an atmosphere of collegiality emphasizing
openness of communication and respect.
And thirdly, we strongly believe that our graduates must become
advocates for children’s health in our community, our nation and the
world. We provide our residents with opportunities to engage in a
wide variety of service activities in order to foster a lifelong
commitment to service.
While achieving these goals, your residency must be personally as
well as professionally rewarding. You must have time to have
fun! One of the most enjoyable features of pediatricians is
their willingness to laugh and live life to the fullest. Your
personal life should not be put on “hold” during your residency.
Our mission is to teach not only the science of pediatrics but also the
art of pediatrics.
I warmly welcome your interest in our Department. I invite you to
read through the information on our website, and especially to visit us
at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, which is an outstanding
facility.
Please feel
free to write me or
email
me if there questions I may answer for you.
Donald W. Lewis, M.D.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Mailing Address:
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, VA 23507
Office:
757.668.7486
Fax: 757.668.9766
Email: Donald.Lewis@chkd.org
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