Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

The Department of Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Center pediatric emergency medicine fellowship program began in July 2009. The program accepts 2 fellows with either pediatric or emergency medicine training per year.

The duration of the fellowship is three years for graduates of pediatric residency programs. During the three years, fellows will rotate in the pediatric emergency department for 15 blocks (4 weeks per block) and have 12 blocks of dedicated research time. The first year fellowship curriculum consists of clinical rotations in the pediatric emergency department and areas related to pediatric emergency medicine, including anesthesia, critical care, orthopedics, trauma and general emergency medicine. In the second year, the curriculum focuses on the continued development of clinical skills in the pediatric emergency department. The second year includes rotations in toxicology, ultrasound, radiology, child abuse and EMS. In the third year, the emphasis is on the completion of a research project and developing clinical independence in the pediatric emergency department. In the third year there is also time for electives and administrative duties to encourage the fellow to explore and develop their professional focus of interest.

Graduates of emergency medicine (EM) residencies are required to complete two years of fellowship training. To provide more in depth exposure to pediatric medicine, the curriculum includes first-year clinical rotations of neonatology, pediatric subspecialties, general pediatrics service, and pediatric critical care. In the second year, emphasis is on developing clinical independence and continued development of their clinical and administrative skills. Graduates of EM residencies will also be provided with research time and are required to produce a research project.

Throughout the fellowship there is a didactic curriculum, which includes lectures, clinical management conferences, research seminars, quality improvement/risk management review, journal club, and multi-disciplinary conferences with trauma and critical care.

Fellows 2009 - 2011

First Year Fellows


David Foster , MD	Nagela Sainte-Thomas, MD
Second Year Fellows

Miriam Krinsky , MD	Carlos Barahona, MD

Third Year Fellows


Sharon Yellin, MD	Shashidhar Marneni, MD

Curriculum

4 Week Block Rotation Schedule

Pediatrics Trained Fellow

First Year	NUMBER OF BLOCKS
Pediatric ED Adult ED PICU Orthopedics Anesthesia Gynecology/Sono Research Vacation	6 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 2 1
Second Year	NUMBER OF BLOCKS
Pediatric ED Trauma Toxicology Radiology Ultrasound EMS Adult fast track Child abuse Research Vacation	3 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 4 1
Third Year	NUMBER OF BLOCKS
Pediatric ED Elective Administration Research Vacation	4.5 2 0.5 5 1

Emergency Medicine Trained Fellow

First Year	NUMBER OF BLOCKS
Pediatric ED Pediatric Inpatient PICU Pediatric Outpatient Orthopedics Radiology NICU Child abuse Research Vacation	4.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1
Second Year	NUMBER OF BLOCKS
Pediatric ED Pediatric Outpatient Elective Administration Research Vacation	7.5 1 1 0.5 2 1

Application

Application to the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship is done via the ERAS application service.
The program number is: 1143513024
All applications must include the following:
1) Curriculum vitae
2) Personal statement
3) Three letters of recommendation
4) Current photograph
5) USMLE or COMPLEX scores

Deadline for submission of all application material (through ERAS) for July 2012 is
Thursday, September 1, 2011.

SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
phone: 718-245-4790 | fax: 718-245-4799

Webmaster: J. Zubrovich
Last updated October 3, 2011

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