This clinic is adjacent to the Family Niagara Health clinic on (duh) Niagara Street right next to the entrance of the 190.
In this clinic you can tell right away that the med staff enjoy working with each other. On my first day I was so confused because all the nurses would use nicknames for each other instead of what their name tags would say. There's "Cookie" and "Speedy" to name a few. This clinic is all female power and consequently is pretty well organized and relatively efficient. The attendings are Dr. Kaufman, Dr. Perez-Senn, and Dr. Link. Each of them enjoy precepting students and residents alike and you'll soon discover that pediatricians can be very different from each other but still do enormously well with their patients. Kaufman is the one you'd go to for solid, honest criticism when you need it. She is also the most senior of the attendings and has the most experience. She's not afraid to do procedures herself if the clinic is short on staff (blood draws, gyn exams, etc) which is impressive. Perez-Senn is the story-teller and enjoys sharing experiences about life and medicine. Link is the hyperactively enthusiastic attending who practically bounces in and out of patient rooms with energy that will leave you amazed. If you can take away some of each of these attendings you'll have a pretty wide approach to pediatrics. And because this clinic is on the West side, if you know Spanish and are willing to practice it here you will be an extreme help to the attendings because pretty much 75% of the parents who bring in their newborns will only be able to speak Spanish. There are translator phones but being able to speak the Spanish yourself will definitely make the interview go more smoothly and comfortably. Plus, 4-year-olds love it when they can speak better than you can….