Fellowship Program

The pediatric pulmonology fellowship at UCSF is committed to training future academic pediatric pulmonologists. Our goal is to provide trainees with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide excellent care to patients and advance the field of pediatric pulmonology. Fellows are expected to complete one year of clinical training and two years of scholarly training to prepare for a career that combines clinical pediatric pulmonology with clinical/translational investigation, basic laboratory investigation, health sciences research, educational scholarship, or other areas of academic focus. The fellowship is designed to meet the requirements of the ACGME, prepare fellows for the Board Exam in Pediatric Pulmonology, and allow fellows to follow their own passion.

Clinical Experience

Clinical training for the fellows occurs in the following venues:

Outpatient Clinic: Fellows will gain experience in the evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management of infants, children, and adolescents with the full spectrum of pulmonary conditions. During fellowship, fellows will develop their own patient panel while caring for patients in the general pulmonary clinic and cystic fibrosis clinic (1 half day per week). They will learn how to field phone calls regarding these patients, determine the urgency by phone, perform appropriate physical examination, order and interpret studies, and initiate and manage treatments.

Inpatient Service: Fellows will learn how to manage acutely ill patients with pulmonary conditions, including those with life threatening complications. They will learn how to field pages regarding these patients, answer consults from other services, and care for patients in a variety of areas including acute care, intensive care units, and emergency department.

Procedures: Fellows will become competent in bronchoscopy, pulmonary function testing and interpretation, exercise testing, and sleep study interpretation.

Typical Fellows Schedule

Year	Inpatient	Research/Training	Clinical Electives	Vacation
1	10 months (1 month PICU)	---	1 month		1 month
2	Weekend	10 months	1 month		1 month
3	Weekends	10 months	1 month		1 month

The curriculum can be adapted to the goals of the trainee.

Research Training

Both clinical research and basic science research tracks are available to the fellows. The fellow is expected to participate in a research project, of either a clinical or basic science nature, during the last two years of the fellowship program. Options in medical education are also available. The program ensures a meaningful, supervised research experience based on early establishment of a mentor appropriate to the fellow's interests. The fellow is expected to write a grant, in order to provide meaningful instruction in grant writing. Trainees are encouraged to receive advanced training, either through formal curriculum or mentoring as appropriate. They are expected to prepare and submit a manuscript for publication, as per the requirements of the ABP.

UCSF boasts numerous institutes and academic programs, which enrich the training and provide extra resources to pediatric pulmonology fellows.

Department of Pediatrics Fellow’s College

Formal Training in Clinical Research

Mentoring

The pediatric pulmonology fellowship program and the faculty are committed to the career development and mentoring of fellows. The program director meets regularly with all fellows throughout their training to ensure that each fellow meets his/her educational, research and individual professional potential. All fellows will establish a Scholarship Oversight Committee (SOC) through the Department of Pediatrics. This committee is comprised of individuals both within and outside of pediatric pulmonology, who will oversee the fellow’s scholarly activity and provide final sign-off for the American Board of Pediatrics. In addition, UCSF provides a uniquely rich mentorship environment, with many opportunities for clinical, academic, research and career mentoring beyond our division.

The UCSF Pediatric Fellows’ College provides a unique three year program tailored specifically to the professional development needs of fellows in the Department of Pediatrics. This program offers career development seminars and mentoring programs for all pediatric fellows.

Conferences

There are many teaching conferences to augment the clinical education of our fellows. Core curriculum is provided through a weekly Pediatric Pulmonary conference series and a shared seminar series with the Adult Pulmonary Fellows.

• Pediatric Pulmonary Teaching Conference
• UCSF Pulmonary Research Conference
• UCSF Pulmonary Clinical Case Conference
• UCSF Pediatric Grand Rounds
• Pulmonary Physiology Seminar
• Biomedical Science/Molecular Medicine Seminars
• GME Grand Rounds
• Cystic Fibrosis Team Meeting

Policies, Procedures and Benefits

The UCSF Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship adheres to all the policies and procedures mandated by the University of California, the Graduate Medical Education Committee and the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Policies can be obtained at the GME web-site athttp://medschool.ucsf.edu/gme/

UCSF fellows receive a substantial housing stipend to help off-set Bay Area housing costs. UCSF fellows also receive health insurance and food stipend.

Campus Life

Mission Bay Campus

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Past and Current Fellows

Current Fellow

Lauren Elizabeth (LE) Faricy, MD [email protected]
Medical School: Oregon Health and Science University
Residency Training: University of Vermont at Fletcher Allen Health Care
Fellowship Training Years: 2014-2017
Research Project: CF and Exercise
Awards/Honors:
2013 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fellowship Training Grant
2014 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fellowship Training Grant

Past Fellows

Name	Dates	Current Position
Danieli Salinas, MD	2001-2005	Assistant Professor, Children’s Hospital LA
Gwynne Church, MD	2002-2005	Associate Professor, UCSF
David Robinowitz, MD	2003-2005	Associate Professor, UCSF
Shannon Sullivan, MD	2004-2007	Assistant Professor, Stanford
Monal Shah, MD	2005-2008	Assistant Professor, Emory
Thida Ong, MD	2006-2009	Assistant Professor, U of Washington
Brian Wu, MD	2007-2010	Hawaii Pacific Health, Hawaii
Mona Luke-Zeitoun, MD	2009-2012	Palo Alto Medical Foundation, California
Elizabeth Gibb, MD	2010-2013	Assistant Professor, UCSF
Robert Blount, MD MAS	2011-2013	Assistant Professor, UCSF
Meghan McGarry, MD MAS	2012-2015	Assistant Professor, UCSF

History of Fellowship

Formal clinical and research training in pediatric pulmonary medicine was established at UCSF under the leadership of Dr. Bill Tooley in the late 1970s. Dr. Gerd Cropp was appointed to lead the program in 1990, followed in 2001 by Dr. Dennis Nielson, and in 2011 Ngoc Ly was appointed the program director.

The training of pulmonary physicians at UCSF dates back to the 1950s with the appointment of Julius H. Comroe as the first director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI). As one the world’s leading lung physiologists, he established the CVRI as a premier research and training institution for both cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine.

Over the time the program has been in existence, it has trained over three dozen pediatric pulmonologists, the majority of whom are academics, and a number of these graduates have become leaders in medicine. Eleven graduates have served as division chiefs in academic programs (McQuitty, Shay, Teague, Seilheimer, Nielson, Hazinski, Hansen, German, Grunstein, Froh).

How to Apply

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. Interviews will be offered 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.

Contact Information

Sara Hoover
Fellowship Coordinator
Phone: 415-502-8231
Email: [email protected]

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

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