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The fellowship is
based at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in
Norfolk,Virginia. Children's Hospital is the only pediatric
tertiary care facility serving a referral population in excess
of 1.5 million. Thus, the institution provides a broad range of
primary, secondary and tertiary care services to a variety of
patients.
Overview
Our fellowship program offers four
major kinds of experiences: clinical, teaching, administrative
and research. Our state-of-the-art Emergency Department serves
approximately 40,000 patients each year. It is staffed primarily
by pediatric residents, supplemented by emergency medicine and
family practice residents on regular rotations. Supervision is
provided by full-time Pediatric Emergency Medicine faculty and
fellows. Surgeons and subspecialists are readily available for
consultation.
Curriculum
Teaching Training and Experience
A major component involves supervising
and teaching residents and students in the Emergency Department.
Fellows receive specific instruction in lecture design and
delivery, and participate as speakers in a variety of formal and
informal settings. Multiple opportunities exist for improving
teaching skills.
Administrative
Training
Fellows learn the principles of administration in biweekly
administrative meetings and by involvement in the day-to-day
operations of the emergency department.
Research
Training and Experience
Formal teaching on principles of epidemiology, statistics,
and study design and methodology provides fellows with a
framework for understanding clinical research. With faculty
supervision, fellows are expected to design and execute one or
more independent research projects and are encouraged to
participate in additional investigations.
Contact
This outline is intended to give the
applicant a flavor of the PEM fellowship which will offer the
trainee a closely supervised experience intended to prepare him
or her for a successful career in pediatric emergency medicine.
Please direct any questions to fellowship director Dr. Michael
Poirier at (757) 668-9222 or via email at
mpoirier@chkd.org.
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