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The Saint Louis University's pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship program is designed to train pediatricians and individuals trained in emergency medicine to be uniquely qualified to provide care and leadership in pediatric emergency medicine.

As a fellow, you will provide direct and supervisory care for critically ill patients, grow as an educator in pediatric emergency medicine and develop confidence in conducting research in an academic setting.

Learn More About SLU's Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Fellowship Training

The fellowship spans three years for those trained in pediatrics and two years for those trained in emergency medicine. The program is flexible and will be tailored to the needs of the individual.

is the primary site for the training of the fellowship and is the major pediatric teaching program of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

Located across the street from the medical school, the hospital is a free-standing 190-bed pediatric facility and a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center with ground and helicopter transport services for both pediatric and neonatal patients. The hospital is fully electronic, with an EMR system (Epic) shared between the emergency department, clinics and inpatient areas.

Curriculum

• 14 months of direct patient care and supervision in a busy urban emergency department.
• Seven months during training devoted to research. This time involves formulating a research idea, generating the IRB proposal and collecting and analyzing data.
• Six months open for elective rotations.
• Six months spent on the following required rotations: anesthesia, orthopedics, PICU, radiology, toxicology and administrative.
• Three months spent taking care of patients in an adult emergency room under the supervision of the SLU EM residency faculty.

PEM Service Month

• 12 to 13 emergency department shifts per month, three of which are on weekends
• Transport call each of these days

Research and Administrative Months

• Four emergency department shifts per month, two of which are on weekends
• Total of 10 transport calls per month

Orthopedics, Radiology, Anesthesia, Elective and Toxicology Months

• Two emergency department shifts per month, both of which are on weekends
• Total of 10 transport calls per month

Pediatric ICU Month

• No emergency department shifts
• Total of 10 transport calls per month
• No PICU overnight call

Adult EM Months

• No pediatric ED shifts; approximately 14 adult emergency department shifts
• No transport calls

Research Curriculum

The research curriculum includes an introduction to research in academics, biostatistics and epidemiology, research methodology and presentation/manuscript preparation and writing.

The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine is actively engaged in research. We are a member of the Patient Outcomes In Simulation Education (POISE) network. There are currently over 20 active research projects within the division, including topics in:

Resident Lecture Series

Each fellow is responsible for giving two hour-long noon conferences and two half-hour long morning report to the pediatrics residents each year on various topics in PEM.

Conferences

There are a number of conferences available for fellows to attend. They include:

Application Process

Applicants must be in their final year of training in either pediatrics, internal medicine-pediatrics, or emergency medicine. The fellowship accepts two applicants per year. Three letters of recommendation are required.

Applications are accepted through the, and the fellowship program participates in the

• Latest date for applications: September 15
• Interview period: August 15 to October 30.

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