• Well-rounded clinical experience in two PED’s which complement each other. Harbor-UCLA is an academic public hospital PED that sees 24,000 pediatric patients annually, is a level I trauma center and a pediatric critical medical patient receiving center, and serves the South Bay community providing “bread and butter” EM care. Children’s Hospital of Orange County is an ED in a tertiary care private children’s hospital that sees 85,000 pediatric patients annually, is a level II trauma center, and provides general and subspecialty pediatric EM care to a large geographic area around Orange County
• Our program prides itself on providing fellows flexibility of curriculum and electives within the confines of ACGME-required rotations to accommodate individual learning needs, whether the fellow is primarily EM or pediatrics residency-trained, interested in a career in research, administration, education, or wishes to explore other areas such as ultrasound or EMS
• Graduated autonomy with rapid attainment of independence in seeing patients and supervising residents, and running the pediatric emergency department at Harbor-UCLA
• Numerous opportunities for education including: protected conference time twice a month, one-on-one instruction with ultrasound faculty, PALS, NRP, and ATLS, simulation center, cadaver labs, research methodology training and mentoring
• Fellows have ample opportunity to gain procedure skills through procedure labs, an anesthesia rotation, an annual rotation in a high-acuity PICU, training in a busy level I trauma center, a well equipped and staffed simulation center, a fellowship housed within a Department of Emergency Medicine with a well-established EM residency program, and skills sessions as part of the core curriculum
• Ability to develop skills in classroom and bedside teaching through supervision of residents, preparation and presentation of formal lectures to medical students and EM residents, and participation in presenting (with an emphasis on interactive lecture styles eg games, questions, panels, etc) as part of our fellowship core curriculum, which repeats every two years
• EM residency-trained fellows do 2 shifts/month in the adult ED (with the same total shifts per month as pediatrics residency-trained fellows) to maintain their skills in treating adults, and have the ability to moonlight in the adult ED as well
• Funds are available to support fellows presenting research at academic meetings

The curriculum is designed depending on whether the PEM fellow is primarily pediatrics or EM residency-trained, and is further customized according to the fellows’ needs and goals during individual meetings with the program director

Eligibility

Applicants will be considered if they have:

• Graduated from a U.S or Canadian medical school accredited by the LCME
• Successfully completed a residency in pediatrics or emergency medicine
• Demonstrate the interest and ability to pursue a career in academic emergency medicine or pediatrics.

Selection

Applicants will be selected by:

• Review of a resume
• Interview with the director and other department members
• Letters of recommendation
• The PEM fellow match, if the program participates in a given year
• Applicants may be selected outside of the match

Selection will be based on the dossier of the applicant, clinical, leadership, teaching, and supervisory skills, ability, aptitude and academic credentials, and his/her potential for an academic career. Personal qualities and communication skills will also be considered.