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Overview

The program provides comprehensive scholarly training that prepares all trainees with the background and skills to compete for academic faculty positions at the completion of their fellowship.

Graduates are expected to complete a scholarly project during their three years including presentation of the project at a national meeting, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics fall meeting or the Pediatric Academic Societies spring meeting, and submission of a first-authored manuscript to a peer-reviewed publication. Fellows are also required to be involved in QI.

Research Infrastructure

The Section has a full-time research coordinator and biostatistician who are available for assistance with study design, IRB applications, database management, statistical analysis, and grant submissions.

Fellows have access to Professional Research Assistants (PRAs) who can assist with study enrollment and data collection in the Children’s ED. PRA coverage averages 10-16 hours per day.

Timeline for Pediatric-Trained PEM Fellows

PEM Fellowship Year 1

• Choose a mentor and research project with the help of the Program Director and Research Director by the winter of the first year
• Presentation of idea to Scholarship Oversight Committee
• Presentation at the National PEM Fellows Conference
• Preparation and submission of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB) proposal if required
• Apply for funding if possible or necessary

PEM Fellowship Year 2

• Supervise patient enrollment and data collection
• Analyze and interpret data
• Presentation of progress to Scholarship Oversight Committee
• Poster presentation at the annual Department of Pediatrics Spring Poster Session
• Submission of an abstract to a national scientific meeting

PEM Fellowship Year 3

• Conclude patient enrollment, analyze and interpret data
• Submission of an abstract to a national scientific meeting
• Preparation and submission of a paper for publication in a peer-reviewed journal
• Presentation of final work product to Scholarship Oversight Committee who will determine if the fellow has met board certification requirements
• Poster presentation at the annual Department of Pediatrics Spring Poster Session
• Deliver Capstone presentation to the section

*Emergency Medicine-trained PEM fellows have a 2-year curriculum. The scholarship project requirements are the same regardless of training path.

Scientific Meetings and Other Conferences

Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellows are encouraged to attend national scientific meetings throughout their fellowship. If funding is available, the Section supports travel to any national meeting for which the trainee has an abstract or platform presentation according to section guidelines.

• National PEM Fellows Conference for first year fellows
• Pediatric Academic Societies National Conference (spring)
• American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition (fall)

National Research Networks

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Denver/Children's Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå is a member of PECARN, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. PECARN is a federally funded pediatric emergency medicine research network conducting multi-institutional research on the prevention and management of acute illness and injuries in children and youth of all ages. For more information, visit 

Several faculty are members of PEM CRC, the PEM Collaborative Research Committee, a subcommittee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine. PEM CRC is an unfunded volunteer effort which provides a framework for multicenter investigation. It provides a means of developing protocols and identifying interested co-investigators at over 40 member sites. For more information, visit 

Local Research Support 

The  (CCTSI) is a collaborative enterprise between University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Denver, University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå at Boulder, six affiliated hospitals and health care organizations, and multiple community organizations with resources to promote research and training that will advance health care and improve the public health. Through the CCTSI, Clinical Translational Research Centers (CTRCs) have been established at several affiliated hospitals, including Children's Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå, University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Hospital, and Denver Health Medical Center. The CTRC also offers biostatistical collaboration/consultation for study design, including sample size and power calculations, and data analysis.  CCHRI) also offered limited research support to fellows.

Overview

Learning from direct patient care is augmented by a comprehensive series of lectures and conferences focused on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and associated longitudinal curricula.

Specialty-Specific Curriculum

Fellows participate in several educational seminars focused on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Most education takes place during mandatory sessions on Thursday that anchor the educational program.

• Didactic lectures from current and guest faculty
• Flipped classroom research curriculum
• Case Review
• Toxicology Curriculum
• Quality Improvement Curriculum
• Simulation
• Ultrasound didactic, quality review and hands-on education
• EMS/Transport
• Health Equity and Inclusivity topics and workshops
• Radiology Review

Ultrasound Curriculum
	Longitudinal curriculum spanning 3 years Credentialing in POCUS applications upon graduation 2-week introductory Ultrasound block with PEM US faculty (1st year) 1 month adult POCUS rotation at Denver Health ED (3rd year) Monthly 2-hour POCUS sessions for all PEM fellows Self-scheduled scanning sessions with US faculty

Simulation Curriculum

CHCO Critical Care bootcamp with critical care, anesthesia, and cardiology fellows at the beginning of first year High fidelity multidisciplinary simulations facilitated by CHCO Simulation Center staff reinforce care for acute patients, PALS mastery, and honing communication and building teamwork skills (twice monthly) Monthly fellows-only simulation-based clinical education Fellows help facilitate ED resident simulations

Fellowship Tracks

New to our curriculum are optional fellowship tracks designed for those fellows who desire additional training with concentration in the following areas:

• Ultrasound
• Quality
• Research
• Medical Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå/Simulation
• Emergency Medical Services/Transport

These tracks have specific mentored scholarship requirements, supplemental coursework, and educational/teaching responsibilities in addition to regular series fellowship curriculum requirements.

Fellow-Faculty Dinner Series

Quarterly dinners hosted by faculty to discuss specific topics such as career, wellness, and resiliency.

Additional Learning Opportunities

Introductory Training Program in Quality Improvement

Fellows have the opportunity to apply for an 8-hour session by The Institute for Healthcare Quality, Safety and Efficiency (IHQSE) that covers the importance of quality science in health care, basic tools for analyzing processes of care and identifying opportunities for improvement, fundamental data collection and analysis techniques to support quality improvement projects, methods for creating and testing potential changes, and tactics for implementing and spreading improvement ideas.

Subspecialty Excellence in Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåal Leadership & Scholarship (SEELS) Program

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Department of Pediatrics is proud to offer the Subspecialty Excellence in Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåal Leadership & Scholarship (SEELS) Program for subspecialty pediatric fellows committed to an academic career in medical education.

The SEELS program guides fellows through an 18-month program that provides research mentorship, coaching, and instruction.

The overall goal of SEELS is to equip these fellows with the necessary knowledge/skills/attitudes for success as future medical educators through educational scholarship and professional identity development, faculty and peer mentorship, and engaging in an educational community of practice.

This educational series has been developed by the Committee on Fellowship Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå to address areas  of scholarly interest common to all pediatric fellows. Nearly 100 sub-specialized physicians in training will attend 5-6 half-day seminars spread across their 3 years of fellowship.

• Attendance is mandatory and the trainee is excused from clinical responsibilities.
• In addition to providing core educational material, these sessions allow trainees in different disciplines and throughout the department to meet and interact with one another in an informal and collegial environment.
• Occurs several times per year throughout fellowship with fellows of different subspecialties.

Pediatric Biostatistics for Clinicians Course

This course is primarily intended for 2nd and 3rd year Department of Pediatrics fellows as part of the comprehensive fellowship educational program. Designed to help fellows to develop an ability to be a critical consumer of the literature and develop familiarity with many commonly used statistical methods.

• This course comprises for six  2-hour sessions.
• Designed for second year fellows, but any fellow or resident an register for the course.

Advanced Degrees

program is offered through the university and select fellows through the Department of Pediatrics may apply for limited funding support for this program if grants are available.

A mini-certificate or a degree may be obtained at the Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Public Health (collaboration between University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Denver, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå State University and the University of Northern Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå). The certificate program requires 15 hours of graduate work and the MPH requires 42 hours of graduate work. This requires extra time commitment as the clinical and elective requirements remain unchanged. Funding for trainee graduate coursework is not supported by the section of emergency medicine.

• Collaborative Case Review Conference*
• Combined Pediatric Morbidity and Mortality Conference at Denver Health Medical Center*
• Section CME lectures*
• Resident education and simulations*
  • ED resident education days: PEM topics, simulation, suturing
  • Pediatric resident academic half day
  • EM resident didactics
  • Regional EMS outreach didactics and simulation
  • Acute Care education series for APPs and pediatricians
  • PEM-Critical Care Case Conferences
• Lecture to EMS during Year 2 EMS rotation*
• Clinical supervision and bedside teaching of junior trainees and medical students*
• EM clerkship didactics and simulation
• PALS Instructor (if able to obtain instructor status)

*indicates required teaching opportunity

Our Fellows

1st Year Fellows
	Chelsea Lauren Clarke, DO Medical School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Residency: Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital Email: Chelsea.Clarke
	Crystal Amber Dickson, MD  Medical School: University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine Residency: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Email: Crystal.Dickson
	Keren Eyal, MD, MPH  Medical School: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill SOM Residency: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Pediatric Residency Email: Keren.Eyal
	Jeremiah Thurgood Lowe, MD, MS  Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Residency: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Pediatric Residency Email: Jeremiah.Lowe

2nd Year Fellows
	Alexandra Beatrice Berardi-Bloomfield, MD  Medical School: New York Medical College Residency: New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Email: Alexandra.Berardi-Bloomfield
	Savannah Adelaide Zoe Brackman, MD  Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine Residency: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Pediatric Residency Email: Savannah.Brackman
	Erica K. Sheline, MD  Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine Residency: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Pediatric Residency Email: Erica.Sheline
	Margaret Elizabeth Tashjian, MD  Medical School: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine Residency: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Pediatric Residency Email: Margaret.Tashjian

3rd Year Fellows
	Tamara Burleson Garcia, MD, PhD  Medical School: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine Residency: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Pediatric Residency Email: Tamara.Garcia
	Kelsey Abigail Koff, MD  Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Residency: Seattle Children's Hospital Email: Abby.Koff
	Erin Anne McGonagle, MD Medical School: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine Residency: University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Pediatric Residency Email: Erin.McGonagle
	Shelby Brooke Tanguay, MD Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Email: Shelby.Tanguay

Post-Fellowship Careers of Our Pediatric PEM Fellows

Required Application Materials

All application material should be submitted through the  by July 31st. Applications received after this date will not be considered due to the large number of applicants and short interview season.  We participate in the  and typically do not offer any positions outside of the match. Required application materials include:

1. Completed ERAS common application form
2. Curriculum vitae
3. USMLE (or COMLEX/ECFMG) transcript
4. Personal statement addressing your interest in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
5. Letters of recommendation: A maximum of 3-4 letters of recommendation should be obtained, including 1 from your residency director and at least one from PEM-trained faculty.

ERAS Application Timeline

NRMP Fall Match Timeline

Applications

Applications will be accepted as soon as the ERAS opens to programs in mid-July.  Applications must be submitted before July 31st. Due to the large number of applicants, we will not be reviewing applications submitted after this time or applications which are significantly incomplete may not be considered. Additional dates for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship match are provided below.

Interviews

Our program will be conducting all-virtual interviews this season. Communications from the program will either come through ERAS or to the applicant’s designated email address. Applicants will be notified of their status by August 15th. The Department of Pediatrics may offer in-person visits for fellowship interviewees after the program rank list has been submitted. Applicants will be notified of these opportunities if they arise and can visit the city or campus on their own. Program representatives will not meet with applicants outside of these official opportunities.

Fall Interview dates are typically on Wednesdays in September and October.

If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact our program coordinator, Jessica Coleman via email at .

Do not send messages to the program through ERAS.

Salary and Benefits

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå offers salary and benefits packages that are competitive with other fellowship programs across the country. Current salary levels can be found at the School of Medicine - Graduate Medical Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Stipends

Please address further questions to:
	Tien Vu, MD  Fellowship Program Director, Section of Emergency Medicine University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine E-mail: Tien.Vu
	Jason Woods, MD  Associate Fellowship Program Director, Section of Emergency Medicine University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine E-mail: Jason.Woods
	Jessica Coleman  Fellowship Program Coordinator, Section of Emergency Medicine University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine E-mail: Jessica.Coleman