Pediatric Fellowship Core Curriculum

Three Year Core Curriculum

The Committee on Fellowship Education developed this educational series to address areas of shared scholarly interest among pediatric fellows. Over 100 subspecialty fellows will participate in eight full-day seminars scheduled throughout their three years of fellowship.

Attendance is mandatory, and fellows should be excused from all clinical duties for the entire day. Beyond providing essential educational content, these sessions foster cross-disciplinary interaction and collaboration, allowing trainees from across the department to connect in an informal and collegial setting.

Session 1 - Fall

  • Fellow's Welcome: Introduction to Fellowship
  • Health Sciences Library Overview
  • EBM Lecture: Interpreting the Data and the Literature
  • Diagnostic Medical Errors

Session 2 - Fall

  • Quality Improvement: Designing Interventions for Change
  • Developing Your Research Question
  • Finding a Mentor for Fellowship and Career
  • IRB Process & Research Compliance for Pediatrics 

Session 3 - Spring

  • SEELS Cohort Lecture: Feedback
  • Leadership Training: Developing Career Goals
  • Communication Around Serious Illnesses
  • Physician Wellness: Strategies to Promote Resilience

Session 4 - Fall

  • Fellow Wellness Check-In
  • Small Group Learning: Research Round Robin
  • Health Disparities
  • Fellow Wellness and Burnout

Session 5 - Fall

  • Health Economics
  • Ethics in Pediatric Medicine
  • Health Policy: Advocating for Child Health

Session 6 - Spring

  • The Process of Finding a Job
  • Panel Discussion: Faculty Advice about the Job Search
  • Physician Admin Duties: RVU Lecture & Clinical Productivity for Fellows
  • Developing Your CV and Cover Letter Using AI


Session 7 -  Summer

  • Avoiding Medical Malpractice
  • Academic Portfolio and Promotion
  • Negotiating a Physician Contract
  • Leadership Training - Interviewing for a Position
  • Personal Finance

Session 8 - Spring 

  • Wellness Check-In
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education
  • Leadership Training: Imposter Syndrome

Supplemental Activities

  • Fellow Readiness Conference
  • Biostatistics for Clinicians: A Short Course
  • Pediatric Spring Poster Session

Committee Members


Co-chairs of the Committee

​Faculty and Staff Members

​Fellow Members

 

Maureen Bauer, MD

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  • Director, Training Program in Allergy-Immunology 

Donna Curtis, MD, MPH, MSPH

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  • Director, Training Program in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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Thomas Parker, MD

  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Vice Chair Medical Education
  • Associate Director, Training Program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Meredith Bone, MD

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  • Children's GME Liaison

Angela S. Czaja, MD, MSc

  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Co-Director SEELS Program
  • Director, Pediatric Critical Care

Nicolle Dyess, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director, Training Program in Perinatal-Neonatal Medicine

Eliza Blanchette, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Director, Pediatrics-Nephrology

Lisa Umphrey, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Global Health

Michael Baca, MHA

  • Pediatric Fellowship Education Coordinator

Jennifer Saulino

  • GME Program Manager

Lindsay Neveaux

  • GME Program Manager

 


Alexandra Sawyer, MD
  • 3rd Year Pediatric Endocrinology

Kenji Tanaka, MD

  • 3rd Year Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Elaina Cummer, MD

  • 2nd year Pediatric Cardiology

Juhee Patel, MD

  • 2nd Year Pediatric Pulmonary

     

     

     


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