Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program Curriculum and Schedule
Didactic Curriculum
Our program prioritizes fellow education with evolving didactics, simulation, and fellow-led teaching opportunities. Our fellows attend protected fellowship didactic sessions weekly and are strongly encouraged to attend other Division and Department conferences.
- Fellow Professional Development Series (Mondays, 1-2 p.m.): Includes ethics, board review, quality improvement, ultrasound, palliative care, hands-on clinical training (e.g., ECMO and CRRT wet labs), and other requested topics
- Fellow Core Didactics (Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m.): Covers content outlined by the American Board of Pediatrics for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Monthly fellow-led presentations for Division of Critical Care Medicine (Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m.): Fellows' Works in Progress (first), Hot Topics (second), and Journal Club (fourth)
- Fellow Simulation (monthly, Thursdays, 2-3:30 p.m.)
- Division of Critical Care Medicine conferences: PICU Case Conference (Tuesdays, 1:15-2:15 p.m.), Quality/Morbidity (second Wednesday, noon-1 p.m.), Morbidity and Mortality (third Wednesday, noon-1:30 p.m., fellows present)
- Department of Pediatrics conferences: Multidisciplinary Case Conference (Tuesdays, noon-1 p.m.), Grand Rounds (Wednesdays, 8-9 a.m.)
- Cardiac ICU conferences: Weekly Case Discussion (Thursdays, 1-2 p.m.), Heart Center Surgical Discussion (Mondays, 7:10-9 a.m.), CVICU Hot Topics and Journal Club (second Thursday, noon-1 p.m., alternating), CVICU Guidelines/QI/Research Meeting (third Thursday, noon-1 p.m.), CVICU M&M (fourth Thursday, noon-1 p.m.)
Fellows as Educators
Our fellows deliver a predefined didactic curriculum to pediatric residents rotating in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, which allows them the opportunity to develop their skills as medical educators.
Rotations
Below is the typical breakdown of rotations during the three-year fellowship:
| Year | PICU | CVICU | Anesthesia | Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year | 5 months | 2 months | 1 month | 4 months |
| Second year | 4.5 months | 1.5 months | 6 months | |
| Third year | 4 months | 1 month | 7 months |
We recently transitioned to a primarily night float system. Night shifts and calls are accounted for in the total months listed above. Vacation can be taken during research time.
Fellows have the opportunity to tailor their clinical rotations to meet their individual career goals by adding electives. Examples include anesthesia, palliative care, and transport.