Pediatric hospital medicine fellowship
Developing future hospitalists that will help care for all children
Started in July 2015, the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU's (CHoR) Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship is a two year VCU GME accredited training program. The fellowship program provides clinical, education, research, quality improvement, and leadership training with the goal of developing future hospitalists who will become leaders in academic as well as community hospitalist programs.
Program opportunities
Clinical training
Clinical training consists of 16 weeks of clinical service per year. The fellow will work with the resident teaching team. Two of the 16 weeks will be at a community hospital site (St. Mary’s Hospital). Additional 16 weeks per year is dedicated to clinical elective rotations including, but not limited to, pain and palliative care, child abuse pediatrics, chronic care, medical transport, medical toxicology, nutrition, pharmacology, anesthesia, and radiology. Subspecialty rotations such as critical care medicine and infectious disease are also offered as electives. Family centered rounds is emphasized during the clinical service times.
Medical education
The fellowship has an educational mission to provide first class education and training. The fellow has an important role in teaching medical students and resident physicians. The fellow will spend time in the Introduction to Teaching during the first year. The fellow is then enrolled in the Teaching in Medical Education (TiME) course offered through Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. The TiME course emphasizes curriculum design, scholarship in medical education, and teaching strategies. At the end of the fellowship, the fellow will develop an educational portfolio.
Research and quality improvement
The fellow will participate in Research 4 Residents and Fellows Research course during the first year. Also during the first year, the fellow will complete the Institutes for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) modules. The fellow will work with research and QI faculty mentors throughout the fellowship with the goal of scholarly project and Quality Improvement initiative during the fellowship which will satisfy the ACGME requirements for a scholarly product. Fellows have presented (platform and poster) at national conferences such as PHM, PAS, AAP NCE, HVPAA, and APA Region 4 conference.
Medical leadership
The fellowship program has a unique partnership with VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute in which the fellow will enroll in the Leadership Development course. This course is a 10 month program designed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and experience of current and emerging leaders who represent the academic and administrative units of VCU Health.
Past fellows: Where are they now?
- Ashlie Tseng, MD: Pediatric Hospitalist at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond, VA
- Alison Ullman, MD: Pediatric Hospitalist at Centra Health, Lynchburg, VA
- Megan Coe, MD: Pediatric Hospitalist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Why Richmond?
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How to apply
The fellowship is not participating with ERAS currently. The fellowship is participating in the Match (NRMP). Interested applicants should provide the following:
- PHM Fellowship Shared Application form (available at www.phmfellows.org - click Applicants Tab then PHM Fellowship Application)
- Updated CV
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation (One letter must be from the pediatric residency program director)
- Original USMLE score or COMLEX score report
Applicants should be board eligible or board certified in general pediatrics. Once all application materials have been submitted, on-site or virtual interviews will be scheduled. During the interview, applicants will have an opportunity to meet faculty and current fellows and tour the facilities. For further questions, applicants can contact Dr. Clifton C. Lee, fellowship director or Dr. Ashlie Tseng, fellowship associate director.
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