Resident of the month

Erin Oeltjen, MD

  • Name: Erin Oeltjen, MD 
  • Medical school you attended/year you graduated: UNMC, 2022 
  • Residency/fellowship at UNMC: Pediatrics  

Program directors: Nathaniel Goodrich, MD, and Lisa Sieczkowski, MD

How long is your training program and how long have you been at UNMC? Three years 

What do you like the most about your training program? 

I get to work with the best people every day. We have the cutest, most resilient patients. I also really enjoy the pediatrics program leadership and faculty we get to work with at both UNMC and Children’s Nebraska. Last (but definitely not least) – my co-residents are the best.  

List some accomplishments that you are proud of: 

  • I swam in the 2016 Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha. 
  • Couples-matching into our top choice for residency training.

Tell us three things about you that others may not know: 

  • My fiancé, Paul Witt, MD, is also a second-year pediatric resident, and we really enjoyed working together.
  • I was born in Italy.
  • I swam in college at the University of Nebraska. GO BIG RED!