Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Overview
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC sponsor a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) through the Department of Emergency Medicine. This fellowship was accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in 2007. The fellowship has a goal of training competent and compassionate physicians in PEM, and strives to accomplish this with a curriculum that encompasses four major areas: clinical training, research, teaching, and administration. One position per year will be offered to physicians who anticipate completion of residency training in either emergency medicine or pediatrics. There is a 2-year curriculum for EM residency graduates and a 3-year curriculum for pediatric residency graduates.
Clinical Training
The goal of the fellowship is to train physicians to be experts in PEM. Fellows will become proficient in the care of the acutely ill or injured child, which includes developing a comprehensive body of knowledge, learning technical skills associated with the practice of pediatric emergency medicine, and developing skills in the management of transport of critically ill or injured children. The majority of clinical time will be spent in the 16-bed pediatric emergency department of North Carolina Baptist Hospital, a level 1 trauma center seeing approximately 28,000 patients a year under the age of 18. Other rotations include adult emergency medicine (for pediatric graduates), pediatric clinics (for EM graduates), pediatric ICU, orthopedics, child advocacy and protection, trauma, and toxicology, as well as opportunities for electives in several additional areas.
During clinical rotations, the fellow will have supervision by faculty attending physicians, who will stay closely involved in all aspects of patient care. Throughout training, the fellow will have increasing responsibility for patient care, resident supervision, and case-based teaching, but will always be under the supervision of faculty.
Faculty
There are 24 faculty members in the Department of Emergency Medicine, 4 of whom are board certified or board eligible in pediatric emergency medicine.
Research
The goal of the research curriculum is to provide education that will enable the fellow to competently analyze clinical research and to have the skills to design and execute clinical trials. There will be course work in biostatistics, epidemiology, and research design. In addition, the fellow will choose a research mentor to aid in the design, execution, and presentation of a clinical research project during the fellowship (required for pediatric graduates and encouraged for EM graduates). There will also be emphasis on critical evaluation of the medical literature through journal clubs and scientific meetings.
Teaching
A specific teaching curriculum is in place that will cover important topics in PEM. In addition, fellows will be trained in teaching skills for residents, nurses, ancillary staff, and the non-medical community. Fellows will have direct responsibility for bedside and case-based teaching as well as didactic lectures for residents in pediatrics, emergency medicine, and family practice. They will be trained in formal and informal lecture preparation and presentation, as well as in the teaching of resuscitation and technical skills. They will actively participate in journal clubs, didactic and case-based conferences, and conferences related to their own dedicated academic curriculum.
Administration
Specific components of fellowship training will include quality improvement, risk management, case reviews, and leadership skills. There will also be teaching concerning billing, documentation, legal aspects of practice, and finance management and reimbursement issues.
About Winston Salem
About the hospital
About the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Emergency Medicine residency
Salary and benefits
Salary levels effective 7/1/07:
House Officer IV $45,000
House Officer V $46,000
House Officer VI $47,000
Application
For 2009 applicants, aplications for the fellowship should be sent directly to the contact address listed below. Application through ERAS will begin with 2010 applicants. Required documents include a CV, 3 letters of recommendation, personal statement, USMLE scores, and medical school transcripts to the contact information below. A photograph is recommended. Application deadline is September 15 of the current year for fellowship to begin July first of the following year.
Contact information:
Nancy Holliday, Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
1 Medical Center Boulevard
Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone: 336-716-4625
Fax: 336-716-5438
Email: nhollida@wfubmc.edu