Clinical Training
The clinical training component of our fellowship is based primarily in the Pediatric Emergency Department & Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s, which serves acutely ill and injured children from Cleveland’s neighborhoods as well as throughout Northeast Ohio and beyond. Our dedicated team which includes board-certified PEM physicians, PEM fellows, pediatric and emergency medicine residents, specialized pediatric emergency nurses, respiratory therapists, paramedics, social workers, clinical pharmacists and child life specialists is committed to providing our patients with the highest quality pediatric emergency care.
The Pediatric Emergency Department is an integral part of the clinical services offered at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s, with an annual patient volume of approximately 30,000 visits at our main campus facility. The emergency care provided in our department is supported by our large state-of-the-art tertiary children’s hospital that includes an advanced PICU, Pediatric CICU and NICU, along with a Pediatric Sedation Unit. We have the privilege of closely collaborating with a world-class team of pediatric medical and surgical specialists. UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s has been an American College of Surgeons-accredited Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center for more than 3 decades.
Our fellowship meets all requirements set forth by the American Board of Pediatrics/American Board of Emergency Medicine and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Our curriculum offers flexibility to foster individualized elective experiences and scholarly projects that will optimally enhance each fellow’s training experience to meet their unique career goals. Fellows spend clinical time in the Pediatric Emergency Department developing and refining the diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, teaching, team leadership and administrative skills required to provide exceptional care to acutely ill and injured children in the emergency department setting.
We offer a curriculum tailored to meet the learning needs and training requirements for physicians who have completed residency training in both Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine. For Emergency Medicine-trained physicians, we offer a 2-year training curriculum with the option for a third year of individualized curriculum.
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Customized elective & research/training experiences based on fellows’ specific learning/career goals. |
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Customized clinical electives & research/training experiences based on fellows’ specific learning/career goals. |
A wide range of elective experiences are available to trainees in our program. Customized electives and tracks may be arranged based on fellows’ specific interests, in collaboration with program leadership. Some examples of elective experiences include (but are not limited to):
- Sports Medicine
- Orthopedics
- Pediatric Forensic Medicine li>
- Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Pediatric Dental
- Pediatric Dermatology
- Community Pediatric Emergency Medicine elective
- Pediatric Surgery
- Quality Improvement/Administrative Elective
- Medical Education
- Pediatric Medical Subspecialties
MetroHealth Medical Center: Our fellowship is incredibly proud to partner with MetroHealth Medical Center, which is a clinical site for our fellows who have completed residency training in Pediatrics. MetroHealth is home to a busy, nationally recognized general Emergency Department, Level 1 Adult Trauma Center and regional burn center. MetroHealth hosts an excellent Emergency Medicine residency with a strong commitment to outstanding clinical and didactic education.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Emergency Department: Our program has the privilege of working in close partnership with our outstanding faculty colleagues and residents in the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine. The UH Emergency Department is a training site for our fellows who have completed residency training in Pediatrics.
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s: UH-Rainbow Babies & Children’s is a 244-bed, full-service children’s hospital and academic medical center which has served as a trusted leader in pediatric healthcare for more than 130 years. The hospital ranks among the nation’s top 50 in all 11 pediatric subspecialists. As the region’s premier resource for pediatric referrals, the hospital’s dedicated team of more than 1,300 pediatric specialists use the most advanced treatments and latest evidence and innovations to deliver the complete range of pediatric services for 750,000 patient encounters annually. Fellows in the program from both Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine backgrounds have the opportunity to gain invaluable clinical experience and train alongside world-class pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists who are leaders in their fields at Rainbow.