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The University of California San DiegoPediatric
Hospital Medicine Fellowship at Rady
Childrens Hospital San Diego
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University of California, San Diego

• Nationally ranked as the 7th best public
  university (U.S. News World Report, 2010
  Americas Best Colleges)
• Dedicated to the advancement of knowledge
  through excellence in education and research
• 6 undergraduate colleges, 7 professional schools

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UC San Diego Health Sciences

• Worldwide reputation for excellence and
  innovation
• Proven track record in scientific breakthroughs
• Health Sciences includes
• School of Medicine
• Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
  Sciences
• UC San Diego Medical Group
• UC San Diego Medical Center

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The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division
Directorships Medical Director of Chadwick Center
for Child Protection Co-Medical Director of
Polinsky Childrens Home for neglected and abused
children Medical Director of Juvenile
Hall Medical Director of Pediatric
Hospice Medical Director for Quality and Patient
Safety Medical Director of GME Medical Director
of Childrens Home Care Director of Inpatient
Services at RCHSD Chief Medical Informatics
Officer, RCHSD Medical Director, Pediatric Unit,
Palomar Medical Center Medical Director,
Pediatric Unit, Sharp Grossmont
Hospital Co-Director of Childrens Emergency
Transport Services Advanced Degrees, and
Advanced Clinical Training Masters in Medical
Management Masters of Business Administration Mast
ers in Education Board Certification in
Hospice Clinical Dermatology Fellowship Genetics
Fellowship Ethics formal training Palliative Care
formal training
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Overview

• Clinical Training
• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Academics and Teaching
• Advocacy
• Leadership and Career Development
• Research

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Clinical Training

• Admissions and Consultations
• Childrens Emergency Transport and Trauma
• Pediatric ICU training
• Skills knowledge and evaluations
• Community sites at
• Palomar Medical Center and Sharp Grossmont
  Hospital (non-resident services)

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Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

• QI and Risk Management Committees
• Pathways and Algorithms
• Quality and Safety Core Curriculum
• Rapid Cycle Improvement with mini-project

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Academics and Teaching

• Weekly ward schedule at Rady
• Attending Rounds - team
• EBM Conferences
• Morning Case Conf
• Professors Rounds
• Fellows attend multiple conferences, including
  Pediatric, ICU, and CHET MM Hospitalist Core
  Curriculum Series UCSD Fellows Research
  Conference Grand Rounds, and others.
• Fellows present yearly at the following
  conferences Resident Noon Conference, Division
  Journal Club, UCSD Fellows Research Conference

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Advocacy

• Experiences
• Juvenile Hall
• Hospice
• AAP
• California Specialty Care Coalition
• Polinsky Childrens Home
• Chadwick Center for Child Protection
• Home Care
• Doctors Black Bag Conferences
• Presentations/Project
• One mini-project (4-6 week)
• One presentation to Division or Residents

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Leadership and Career Development

• Experiences
• Risk management, peer review, medical staff
• Business aspects of medicine
• Leadership conferences
• Professionalism in practice
• Team leadership
• Career mentorship

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Research

• Formal clinical research training through UCSD
  CREST program Patient-Oriented Research, Basic
  Epidemiology, Health Services Research integrated
  into first year.
• UCSD Pediatric Fellows Research Conference Series
  core research didactic presentation experience
• Optional second year CREST and MPH or MAS (MPH
  or MAS requires 3 yr program please ask for
  details)
• Research mentor selected first year
• Project to be presented as abstract at SHM, APA,
  AAP, or other appropriate entity

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The Two Year Schedule

• 96 weeks of training over two years
• 4 weeks of vacation per year to equal 52 week
  per year
• 50 of year one is clinical 50 of year two is
  research
• Schedules may be modified to meet the needs of
  the fellow
• (training weeks below are estimates)

Year One Year Two TOTAL
Clinical (includes shadowing weeks, ED/PICU, 4 weeks clinical elective) 27 18 45
Research (exclusive of research education) 7 22 29
Advocacy, Teaching, Presentations, Quality Improvement and Leadership 11 7 18
Orientation, vacation, Boards, Society meeting 7 5 12
 Total 52 52 104
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The One Year Schedule
Training weeks below are estimates Weeks
52 Clinical (includes required ED/PICU, shadowing, 2 wks electives) 27
17 Research 9
6 Quality Improvement, Admin 3
6 Education Academics and Teaching 3
6 Advocacy 3
4 Orientation 2
10Vacation, Boards, Society meeting 5
99 TOTAL 52
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National Recognition

• Ranked among the nations best in 6
  specialties(U.S. News World Report, 2009
  Americas Best Hospitals)
• Ranked in the Top 100 Hospitals to Work For
  (Nursing Professionals magazine)
• Among the nations 100 Most Wired hospitals
  for four consecutive years(Hospitals and
  Health Networks)
• One of the 25 Most Wireless hospitals for
  three consecutive years(Hospitals and Health
  Networks)

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Hospital Medicine Fellowship- San Diego, CAWe
are accepting applications for pediatric
hospitalist fellowship beginning July 2010.
Candidates must be BC/BE in pediatrics by the
beginning of the fellowship. Excellent
opportunity with diverse curriculum. For direct
inquiries, call [phone]Please send CV, or
for further information, contact
Dr. Erin Stucky, c/o Admin assistant Billye Ingle
(bingle_at_rchsd.org)  Childrens Specialists of San
DiegoHospitalists3020 Children's Way, MC
5064San Diego, CA 92123 
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The University of California San DiegoPediatric
Hospital Medicine Fellowship at Rady Childrens
Hospital San Diego Training
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