Pediatric Residency

Good Samaritan University Hospital offers our residents a competitive salary and benefits package. Some residency programs offer additional perks to help you as you learn.

Total Annual Salaries

July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

• PGY 1 $77,500
• PGY 2 $79,500
• PGY 3 $82,500
• PGY 4 $87,500
• PGY 5 $89,500
• PGY 6 $91,500

*Includes $1,000 for required rotational travel expenses

Benefits

CME annual:

• PGY 1 $1,000
• PGY 2 $1,500
• PGY 3: $2,500
• PGY 4: $2,500
• PGY 5: $2,500
• PGY 6: $2,500

Stipends: Including in Salary

Housing stipend: $3,500

Meals: annual meal stipend $3,000. No free meals provided.

Cell phone stipend: $500

Uniform Stipend: $500

Education stipend:

• PGY 1: $1,000
• PGY 2: $1,500
• PGY 3: $1,500
• PGY 4: $2,000
• PGY 5: $2,000
• PGY 6:$ 2,000

Chief resident stipend (will identify senior chief for programs once selected) additional stipend $3,000.

PGY 1

PGY 2

PGY 3

Affiliated Sites

To ensure a diverse and well-rounded experience, the program has affiliations with:

• Sun River Health Martin Luther King Jr. (formerly HRHCare Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center)
• Stony Brook University Hospital - Long Island

Possible electives include:

• Allergy/Immunology
• Cardiology
• Concussion Management Program
• Dermatology
• Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
• Gastroenterology
• Genetic Counseling
• Hematology-Oncology
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Pediatric Anesthesia/Sedation
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Pediatric Orthopedics
• Pediatric Radiology
• Pediatric Rehab Medicine
• PM Pediatrics Urgent Care Center
• Private Practice Ambulatory Pediatrics
• Pulmonary
• Teaching/PI/Research
• Toxicology

Didactic needs are met through:

• Board review
• Case presentations
• Clinical teaching rounds
• Core competency lectures
• Grand rounds
• Journal clubs
• Lectures
• PI presentations
• Research and statistics lectures

Through research, you will broaden your skills in data collection and analysis, in preparation for presenting at various venues and competitions.

Each class (PGY 1, 2, 3) is expected to participate in a group project. This project is either retrospective or prospective and uses data gathered from inpatient or outpatient facilities. The data is analyzed with the help of a statistician.

By the end of your Pediatric Residency, you will  be required to complete and submit a project or case presentation to a local, regional or national journal for publication.

Research Case Presentations

In addition to the following case presentations, our residents have also had research published in prestigious medical journals.

A Case of Focal Myocarditis with Ventricular Tachycardia Associated with Elevated Mycoplasma with Viral Titers

Christine Robles, DO, Howard Balni, MD, Marion Rose, MD, Catherine G. Caronia, MD

Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Pompe Disease

Chistine Navarro, DO, Rohit Talwar, MD, Laura Nimkoff, MD, Catherine G. Caronia, MD

Giant Cell Hepatitis in an Infant with Septo-Optic Dysplasia

Beatrice Clodomir, DO, Michael Pugliese, MD, Rolando Guevarra, MD, Catherine G. Caronia, MD

Not Always a Simple Gastroenteritis

Maria Valencia, DO, Laura Nimkoff, MD, Neil Kutin, MD, Reethamma Daniel, MD

The Tropics Come to Long Island

Wayne Chen, DO, Howard Balbi, MD, Catherine G. Caronia, MD

Vagally Mediated Atrial Fibrillation in an Adolescent

Erika Lorig-Wolf, DO, Barry Goldberg, MD, Anthony Rosalia, Jr., MD
 

Cor Triatriatum Found in an Adolescent Patient

Sarah Volz, DO, Cynthia Rosenthal, DO, Rohit Talwar, MD

Pericardial Tamponade in a Newborn from Umbilical Venous Catheterization: Are Current Methods of Catheter Monitoring and Placement Effective?

John Bishara, DO, Prabhu Mehta, MD, Branda Shrivastava, MD, Roa Bodapati, MD, Marion Rose, MD

Mycoplasma … Seriously? An Overlooked Cause of Paralysis

Ritchelle Dubrovskiy, DO, Howard Balbi, MD
 

Pneumocystis Jiroveci: Pneumonia as a Presenting Manifestation of X-Linked Agammagloblimia

Jacquelina Bober, DO, Titchelle Dubrovskiy, DO, Cynthia Rosenthal, DO, Filippo DiCarmine, MD

Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix in a Pediatric Patient

Momin, Zafree, DO, Menon, Meera, MD

Unseen Complication of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Meshva Akwalia, DO

Hypernatremic Dehydration in a Breastfed Infant

Stephanie Be, DO, Cynthia Rosenthal, DO

Practice Improvement Project: Asthma Action Plan Upon Discharge

Stephanie Be, DO, Ronald Marino, DO, Pauline Fani, DO

Practice Improvement: High Rate of Discordance Between Rapid Strep Test and Antigen Testing

Stephanie Be, DO, Rajesh Savargaonkar, MD

Improving Asthma Care in a Pediatric Teaching Hospital

Meshva Akwalia DO, Stephanie Be, DO, Naima Elahi, DO, Soo Lee, DO, Zafreen Momin, DO

Submissions and Publications

A Twist in the Abdomen: Torsion of an Accessory Spleen

Submitted to Applied Radiology

John Bihara, DO, Steen Henesh, MD, Martin Winick, MD, Catherine G, Caronia, MD, Filippo DiCarmine, MD

Pneumomediastinum in Children, Belching-Related Pneumomediastinum

Submitted to Consultant for Pediatricians

John Bihara, DO, Catherine G. Caronia, MD, Rejesh Savargaonkar, MD

Third and fourth-year medical student can participate in pediatric rotations.

3rd Year Students: General Pediatrics

4th Year Students: Pediatric Sub-Internship

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Additional specialty rotations are available by request in Infectious Disease, Neurology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, Cardiology, and Nephrology.

The didactics, clinical experience and the attending physicians come to mind first. What we believe separates us from many other programs is our commitment to education.

Ask any of our residents, and they will tell you that the camaraderie between the residents is what makes Good Samaritan University Hospital special. This is a small program, so residents develop a unique bond with other residents in our program, as well as those in other programs at the hospital.

Residents support each other and become like family. They also become close to attendings, who are always available for offer advice, answer questions or just chat. They are often invited to resident weddings, showers and the occasional baseball game.

You will have ample opportunities to interact with other residents and teaching faculty, as well as private attending physicians. We are well respected by nurses and staff for our clinical skills and judgment throughout the hospital.

As a smaller program, we can offer an excellent resident education, while allowing you to form close personal relationships with other residents. The faculty and administration will get to know you, so they can better enhance your strengths and identify areas for improvement. Residents feel they are more than a number, and their individual education is just as important as the performance of the residency as a whole.

We have a strong didactic program that includes five hours of protected lecture time each week. During that time, pediatric attendings, as well as attending from other specialties, give core and research lectures. We also have monthly journal club meetings and monthly board review.

Our patients come from a broad socioeconomic, racial and religious spectrum. Our continuity clinic is the Sun River Health Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center (formerly HRHCare) in Wyandanch, New York. This is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) and patient-centered medical home for the underserved. We see a diverse population, including patients from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Residents obtain increasing levels of autonomy as they progress through their training. However, support is always available by our 24-hour in-house pediatric hospitalists and on-call specialists and intensivists.

Our pediatric nursing staff is regularly recognized for excellence in pediatric nursing. We enjoy working with such dedicated and passionate staff. Our NICU nurses, respiratory therapists and physical therapists, as well as our charge nurses, are outstanding and enjoy having residents in our Level III NICU.

We work as a team with social workers, case managers and pediatric care techs to care for patients. Our child life specialists play an essential role to make the hospital experience more pleasant for our patients. They provide preparation and distraction when procedures are painful, companionship when patients are homesick, and games and activities when patients are restless.

Good Samaritan University Hospital is affiliated with the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM). Our residents work with third- and fourth-year medical students during the pediatric rotations and sub-internships. Residents also work with medical students on other core rotations. Senior residents teach and guide interns.

There are opportunities to rotate at other hospitals and facilities on Long Island. Rotations off Long Island may be limited due to the call schedule. Residents have also completed the popular Global Medicine Elective in El Salvador.

Like any residency program, our residents work hard. But they also make time for family and fun. We have married residents with kids who find time to spend with their families. We also have single residents who make time to date. The residents participate in annual wellness activities. They spend time together outside the hospital—going to the beach, catching a movie, enjoying a wine-tasting or just hanging out.

This year we will be participating in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

It varies by graduates.

In April of 2018, we received our notice of initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for the next two years. At that time, we will apply for continued accreditation for the next 10 years.

We actively solicit our residents' opinions about their training. These opinions can be anonymous or direct. We have a great training program and desire to improve it even more. The best insights often come from our residents. We do have formal lines of communication, but we primarily rely on open dialogue between faculty, residents and support staff. Residents are an integral part of our Program Evaluation Committee where major program changes and development take place.