In response to: Characteristics of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowships and Training Program

In response to: characteristics of pediatric hospital medicine fellowships and training program.

We applaud the Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship directors for their collaboration in the development of core competencies that can be applied to all pediatric hospitalist programs. We found wide variability in the structure and requirements of the programs and believe that the establishment of core competencies will likely be of benefit in bringing greater uniformity and structure to curr...

Characteristics of pediatric hospital medicine fellowships and training programs.

OBJECTIVE To explore the structure, components, and training goals of pediatric hospitalist fellowship programs in North America. DESIGN We constructed a 17-item structured questionnaire to be administered by phone. Questionnaire items focused on documenting goals, training, requirements, and clinical duties of pediatric hospitalist training programs. From February through June 2007, research...

Simulation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowships.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Graduate medical education faces challenges as programs transition to the next accreditation system. Evidence supports the effectiveness of simulation for training and assessment. This study aims to describe the current use of simulation and barriers to its implementation in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship programs. METHODS A survey was developed by con...

Barriers to ultrasound training in critical care medicine fellowships: a survey of program directors.

OBJECTIVE Ultrasonography is an effective tool for making quick diagnoses and guiding therapeutic procedures. National organizations have advocated increasing the use of critical care ultrasonography. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of teaching of critical care ultrasonography in fellowship programs. In addition, we hoped to identify barriers to establishment of ultr...

Pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training: a survey of program directors.