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.
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital 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 education
- Ultrasound
- Disaster medicine
- Trauma medicine
- Pulse oximetry and carboxyhemoglobin screening
- Applications of simulation to pediatric emergency medicine
- Hylenex
- Asthma protocols
- Effect of obesity on sedation outcomes
- Laceration management with absorbable sutures
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:
Held every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m, the first hour of this conference is dedicated to the fellows; the second hour is open to all PEM faculty.
Conferences include journal club, procedure lectures, case presentations, M and M, radiology findings and a board review series.
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 Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), and the fellowship program participates in the The Match, National Resident Matching Program.
- Latest date for applications: September 15
- Interview period: August 15 to October 30.
Frequently Asked Questions
The third year fellow functions as a junior faculty member and precepts patients seen by the residents working in the ER. This includes working night shifts as a single ED attending.