3 Year curriculum for Fellows seeking certification from the American Board of Pediatrics

Year 1

Six months are spent within the pediatric emergency department. The first month includes didactic sessions of core emergent pediatric emergency medicine topics. A procedure lab is given during the subspecialty residents first year.

One month is also spent in each of the following rotations:

• pediatric intensive care

• pediatric anesthesia

• trauma

• adult emergency medicine.

Two months are devoted to research.

Year 2

Six months are spent within the pediatric emergency department.

One month is spent in each of the following:

• pediatric intensive care unit

• adult emergency medicine

• combined OB/GYN rotation with administration education.

Two months are devoted to research.

An elective month is offered with toxicology being encouraged for subspecialty residents without prior toxicology education.

Year 3

Six months are spent within the pediatric emergency department.

One month is spent in each of the following:

• adult emergency department

• combined emergency medicine systems education and pediatric abuse education.

Two months are devoted to research.

Two months of elective time are also given. Elective rotations are chosen by the subspecialty residents in conjunction with the fellowship director with emphasis on the subspecialty residents specific educational needs.

Block Curriculum

Electives:

pediatric surgery, pediatric cardiology, research, pediatric pulmonology, pediatric
Infectious disease, pediatric radiology