US Navy

General Pediatric Billets

(not inclusive of all billets; only billets which submitted data)

updated 14 MAR 2004

 

Bremerton

Brunswick

Charleston

Corpus Christi

Gitmo

Great Lakes

Groton

Guam
Jacksonville
Key West
Keflavik
Lejeune

Lemoore

NNMC
Newport
Oak Harbor
Okinawa
Portsmouth

Quantico

Roosevelt Roads

Rota

Sigonella

San Diego

29 Palms

Yokuska

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BMC Key West

(USN)



City, State:

Key West, FL

# Pediatricians:

1

Length of Tour:

3 yrs

Frequency is call?

Q 6 week (1 week at a time)

Type of call:

By phone.  No in-house call, no inpt responsibilities

Delivery Service:

None (handled by civilian peds)

Inpatient Service:

None

Outpatient Service:

20-26 pts/day; panel 1000-1200 pts.  Healthy population, as overseas screen required for this isolated billet

Deployment:

Likely

Residents:

only FP residents, rarely

Referral Centers:

Miami is closest for any referrals (about 4hr drive)

Community:

Small, tourist community - quite isolated atmosphere.  Military housing avail on several bases, off-base housing and shopping is expensive (as is cost of living).  Key West is definately a tourist/Spring Break town. Great water sports. Activities/fairs/etc nearly every weekend. Very diverse population. 

Local Attractions:

Miami is closest city, about 150mi

The Best Aspects….

Small command offers "family" atmosphere to the clinic. Corpsmen are wonderful and very helpful.  Hours are reasonable, great for family life and "other" interests.

The Worst Aspects…

No inpt care, unfortunately you have to give up responsibility of your patients should they need inpt care. (including no newborn inpt care).  Isolated duty station.  MOOD call includes calls about adult patiemts, Sat clinic (0800-1200) is acute care clinic, including adult patients.

Comments:

 

Phone Number:

305-293-4600.  DSN 483-4600

 

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NH Twenty-Nine Palms

(USN)



City, State:

Twentynine Palms, CA

# Pediatricians:

3

Length of Tour:

3 yrs

Frequency is call?

one in 3 but 1/2 are back-up call to an FP covering Peds

Type of call:

call by pager- must live in close proximity to hospital for emergenci

Delivery Service:

Yes.  400-500 deliveries per year

Inpatient Service:

yes- general ward, no ICU

Outpatient Service:

17-20 pts per day.  Majority well baby checks.  Remainder acute visits as well as routine f/u for chronic conditions such as asthma, ADHD, etc

Deployment:

non-deployable billet

Residents:

No.

Referral Centers:

Loma Linda

Community:

Desert community, 1 hour away from Palm Springs for shopping, restaurants, recreation, 2-3 hours away from San DIego, Vegas, LA.  Joshua Tree National Park 10-15 minutes.  Housing list very long at approx. 1 year and minimal number of nice homes to rent in town

Local Attractions:

Joshua Tree National Park.  Palm Springs.  Big Bear (hiking,skiiing)

The Best Aspects….

Small hospital, small community- friendly environment/close with co-workers

The Worst Aspects…

Location

Comments:

 

Phone Number:

760-830-2403

 

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NH Great Lakes

(USN)



City, State:

Great Lakes, IL

# Pediatricians:

4

Length of Tour:

2+ Yrs

Frequency is call?

every 3rd - 5th night depending on how many pediatricians stationed.

Type of call:

Pager from home.

Delivery Service:

None.

Inpatient Service:

Minimal

Outpatient Service:

24 patients per day, normal mix of general pediatric patients

Deployment:

 

Residents:

No.

Referral Centers:

Childrens Hospital in Milwaukee WIsconsin (1 hour away)

Community:

Not much right near base.

Local Attractions:

Chicago and Milwaukee.  45 minutes from Chicago, lots to do in the city.

The Best Aspects….

Regular work hours, good lifestyle. Improve on outpatient general peds skills

The Worst Aspects…

Limited inpatient experience

Comments:

 

Phone Number:

 

 

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NH Lemoore

(USN)



City, State:

Lemoore, CA

# Pediatricians:

3

Length of Tour:

3 yrs

Frequency is call?

q 3 days

Type of call:

on pager

Delivery Service:

yes, about one baby per day for peds.

Inpatient Service:

yes, maybe one kid a week in the winter and one kid a month in the summer for all of peds

Outpatient Service:

20 pts a day plus a few tel cons. varied population with some very sick kids but most are farly well. very good referral (peds hospital) one hour away, but no Devo there.

Deployment:

Currently low as our fleet hospital rotated from first on the list last year to last on the list this year.

Residents:

No

Referral Centers:

NICU and PICU one hour away by ground, though NICU occassionally full. one baby took us 18 hrs to ship secondary to weather (fog) and no beds in nearest referal center.

Community:

Rural - farms. low cost of living for CA and within 3 hrs of SF, LA, beach and the mountain, but also the worst air quality in CA. good shopping is 40 minutes away in fresno. few good restaurants in town, but fresno again is not too far.

Local Attractions:

Fresno

The Best Aspects….

Great general peds experience with help not too far away. slower pace of living, great for families, awful for single people, unless you want to date a pilot, a farmer or a dairy worker.

The Worst Aspects…

Air quality. hot dry summers.

Comments:

Billet opening in summer 2004.

Phone Number:

(559) 998-4461.  DSN 949-4461

 

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Naval Acute Care Clinic - Newport

(USN)



City, State:

Newport, RI

# Pediatricians:

1

Length of Tour:

3 yrs

Frequency is call?

Call is every other to every third week (FP takes the off week);

Type of call:

By Pager

Delivery Service:

Yes, at local civilian hospital.  10-15 / month

Inpatient Service:

Yes, at local civilian hospital

Outpatient Service:

15-21 per day; wide variety; many ADHD

Deployment:

Not likely (billet not on a platform)

Residents:

No, but we get Brown University Medical Students

Referral Centers:

Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, RI

Community:

Base Housing is good, off-base housing expensive. Excellent sailing/boating. Very active community.

Local Attractions:

Boston, Providence

The Best Aspects….

Clinic is busy, but manageable. Call is not overwhelming.

The Worst Aspects…

Being the only pediatrician.

Comments:

 

Phone Number:

(401) 841-6117/6118

 

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Naval Acute Care Clinic, Groton

(USN)



City, State:

Groton, CT

# Pediatricians:

2

Length of Tour:

3 yrs

Frequency is call?

Q 3_4 wks for 1 week at a time

Type of call:

at home but you do take care of newborns / inpatients at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London CT

Delivery Service:

do not attend deliveries, but do take care of the newborns during their stay

Inpatient Service:

yes, at a local civilian hospital (Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, CT. They have a small NICU staffed by neonatologists. No PICU )

Outpatient Service:

About 20 patients a day; we see mostly bread and butter peds, but we do accept the highest level EFMP kids at NACC Groton, so overall there is nice patient diversity

Deployment:

not very likely, but it has happened

Residents:

No.  There are opportunities to teach NP and PA students.

Referral Centers:

Yale University Children's Hospital in New Haven; Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence

Community:

Pretty affordable housing; I haven't heard of too many people having problems. Lots more activities during the summer months including beaches, outdoor activities. Not much exciting nightlife. Good place for families, probably not ideal for young single people.

Local Attractions:

Mystic CT (5 miles); New Haven (about 45 miles); Newport RI (1 hr drive).  Providence RI (1 1/4 hr drive); New York City and Boston MA (2 hour drive )

The Best Aspects….

Good variety of patients, affiliation with local community hospital that allows us to take care of our own newborns and inpatients.

The Worst Aspects…

Can have some tough winters; not much night life.

Comments:

 

Phone Number:

860 694 2386

 

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NH Guantanomo Bay, Cuba

(USN)



City, State:

Guantanomo Bay, Cuba