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The Division of General Academic Pediatrics
and Pediatric Education
Director: Christin Traba, MD, MPH
About us:
The Division of General Academic Pediatrics provides excellence in teaching
and inpatient care of children who are admitted to University Hospital. The
Division oversees the teaching of residents, students, fellows, and other
allied health professionals ensuring top quality care and coordination of
services. The Division also works with nursing, hospital personnel in utilization
review and quality assurance. The teaching within the division seeks to identify,
diagnose, manage and treat common pediatric disorders ensuring efficient and
comprehensive inpatient care. The Division also provides assistance to parents
of terminally ill children who must make difficult decisions about their child's
quality of life. Within the managed care environment, community physicians
are assured that their hospitalized patients are receivning the highest quality
of care in an academic setting.
The Student and Residency teaching programs provied a whole range of primary
and specialty care experiences for 71 residents and fellows who rotate through
University Hospital,
and Hackensack University Medical Center.
For more information on the Pediatric Residency Program, click here.
Division of General Academic Pediatrics
and Pediatric Education
Office Address:
185 South Orange Avenue, Rm. F607
Newark, NJ 07103
973-972-6015 phone
973-972-1019 fax