Fellowship Program

Curriculum

Year 1

The first year emphasizes clinical training to develop the knowledge and skills required for the evaluation and management of acute and chronic respiratory disorders spanning birth to young adulthood. Fellows lead a busy inpatient consultation service that serves all areas of the hospital. Overnight pager call is taken from home. Fellows work approximately every third weekend as well as one major holiday each year. Flexible bronchoscopy procedures are performed in the operating room and at the bedside; cases are frequently coordinated with colleagues from Otolaryngology, Gastroenterology, and Cardiology. Fellows frequently participate in formal multidisciplinary conferences with the PICU (Critical Care Boards), NICU (Severe BPD Rounds), and Otolaryngology (Tracheostomy Rounds) to discuss complex patients. Fellows are expected to take on an increasing role in leading family meetings to provide updates and to help formulate short- and long-term care plans. Fellows play an active role in teaching residents and medical students in a variety of forums (morning report, family-centered rounds, noon conference, ward teaching sessions).

The Outpatient rotation focuses on developing competency in pulmonary function test interpretation, sleep medicine (including basics of polysomnography interpretation), home invasive and non-invasive ventilation management, and respiratory care (tracheostomy tube management, supplemental oxygen and aerosol therapies, airway clearance therapies).

Exposure to research and quality improvement also begins with protected time to allow fellows to explore potential research opportunities, meet with potential mentors, and make preliminary preparations (apply for extramural funding, obtain Institutional Review Board approval, collect pilot data) to efficiently transition into the second year of training.

Years 2-3

The second and third years are devoted to scholarly education and training, which can be basic science, clinical, translational, epidemiologic, or health systems research in nature. Each fellow is expected to complete a scholarly project that is accepted for presentation at a national meeting and/or for peer-reviewed publication in order to graduate. Fellows receive education and mentoring in quality improvement and are required to actively participate in group and individual projects.

Clinical activities in the second and third years include additional time on the inpatient pulmonary consult service and continued participation in ambulatory clinics. There is an emphasis on developing independence in medical decision making, honing interdisciplinary team leadership skills, and gaining further experience in providing medical education to other trainees and disciplines.

Clinics (Years 1-3)

Fellows attend their own continuity clinics where they are expected to take primary responsibility for a cohort of patients throughout training - there is a strong emphasis on providing comprehensive and longitudinal care. Fellows also participate in cystic fibrosis and in several specialty clinics (Sleep, Neuromuscular, Tracheostomy-Ventilator, Aerodigestive, Bone Marrow Transplant) to gain hands-on experience with multidisciplinary teams and complex care management. Pre-assigned faculty members provide close supervision and teaching.

The Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Training Program accepts one new trainee each year. Applicants must have an MD degree from an accredited institution and must be board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. The Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Training Program accepts applications from U.S. citizens through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We will begin reviewing completed applications in August. Selected applicants will then be invited to interview and meet with our faculty and fellows and tour the facilities. We participate in the NRMP match and typically schedule interviews in October.

To apply, submit the following through ERAS:

· MyERAS application

· CV

· Three letters of recommendation (one from residency director)

· Personal statement

· Medical school transcript

· Wallet-size photograph

· USMLE transcript (transmitted by the NBME)

· ECFMG status report (for international medical graduates only)

We participate in the National Resident Matching Program's (NRMP) Fall Pediatric Subspecialties match.

Kaitlin Clancey, MS-HCA
Program Manager
Phone: 415-502-8231
Email: [email protected]

Kensho Iwanaga, MD MPH
Program Director
Phone: 415-502-2532
Email: [email protected]

Marilynn Chan, MD
Associate Program Director
Phone: 415-476-3471
Eamil: [email protected]