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Hospital Medicine Fellowship

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About the Fellowship

The Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Fellowship at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is a well-established ACGME-accredited program, located in a safety-net, Top 10 Children’s Hospital. As one of the oldest PHM fellowships in the country, we have created a robust program that provides training in the fundamentals of clinical and academic PHM, as well as offers personalized curricula to help fellows achieve their specific career goals.

Training occurs primarily at our main campus, a 495-bed quaternary care facility. CHLA has been named one of the nation’s top 10 best children’s hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. The CHLA Division of Hospital Medicine has approximately 30,000 patient encounters per year.

Mission Statement

The CHLA Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship program develops physicians who:

  • Provide exceptional, personalized, culturally competent, and equitable management and co-management of hospitalized children with both acute and complex chronic medical problems
  • Enhance quality, safety, and performance of hospitals and healthcare systems
  • Advocate for children within hospitals and healthcare systems, both in and beyond our communities
  • Are expert medical educators who train the next generation of pediatricians
  • Are leaders in the academic advancement of Pediatric Hospital Medicine by participating in clinical research, medical education research, quality improvement research, and other scholarly activities

We achieve this through:

  • Attracting an academically accomplished and passionate group of fellows from diverse backgrounds
  • Creating a respectful and nurturing learning environment that provides broad exposure and training in pediatric hospital medicine, as well as individualized opportunities and experiences for personalized career development
  • Maintaining core fellowship faculty from diverse backgrounds who are accomplished in clinical care and academia, and dedicated to education and mentorship

Curricular Framework

  • 16 weeks per year of Core Clinical Rotations
    • Inpatient teaching/resident service
    • Medical and surgical co-management service
    • 4 night shifts per year
    • Palliative care rotation
    • Focused skills rotation (wound and ostomy care, tracheostomy care, central line care, etc.)
    • Stabilization of the Acutely Ill Child rotation (PICU, transport medicine, medical phone triage)
    • Newborn medicine
    • Community hospital medicine
  • 16 weeks per year of Systems and Scholarship
    • CHLA Institutional Core Curriculum
    • CHLA PHM Fellows Core Curriculum (MedEd, Healthcare Systems, QI/Patient Safety, Advocacy, Palliative Care/Complex Care, Leadership, Research)
    • Quarterly Simulation Workshops
    • Annual Procedure Workshop including POCUS training
    • Journal Club
    • M&M
    • National conference attendance
    • Scholarly Projects
  • 16 weeks per year of Individualized Curriculum
    • Clinical and non-clinical electives (Child Abuse, Transport, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Pain team, Anesthesia/Sedation, Advanced Advocacy, Advanced Medical Education, Informatics, etc.)
    • Graduate classes/degree programs through University of Southern California (Masters of Academic Medicine (MedEd degree), MPH, MHA, MBA, Masters of Translational Research, etc.)
    • National QI courses, informatics courses, etc.
    • Teaching/educator/mentoring opportunities
    • Scholarly projects

Mentorship

Our fellows are introduced to a comprehensive network of mentors, who are both local and national leaders in their areas of interest. Mentors include:

  • Interim Research Advisor
  • Research Mentor
  • Scholarship Oversight Committee
  • Career Development Mentor
  • Wellness Coach
  • Education Mentor

Benefits

  • Health, dental, basic life insurance, malpractice, and disability
  • 401K with 3% match
  • Housing stipend
  • Meal stipend
  • CME funds for conference attendance and other educational purchases
  • State licensing fees
  • Research funding
  • Office space, laptop, cell phone

How to Apply

We are participating in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). See website for applicable application, process, and deadline.

Required application materials include:

  • Completed ERAS application
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Three letters of recommendation, with one preferably from the residency program director or current clinical supervisor for those who have finished residency
  • Statement of interest describing how the pediatric hospital medicine fellowship will help you achieve your career objectives
  • Current photo

Please feel free to contact our office at PHMFellowship@chla.usc.edu with any questions.

Program Fast Facts

ACGME Accredited: Yes
Fellows per year: 3
Duration: 2 years
Postgraduate Training Required: Pediatric Residency
U.S. Citizenship: U.S. citizens, permanent residents
Salary Minimums:    
Post Graduate Year 4: $78,531 minimum
Post Graduate Year 5: $81,677 minimum
Post Graduate Year 6: $84,712 minimum
Post Graduate Year 7: $87,652 minimum
Post Graduate Year 8: $90,952 minimum
Post Graduate Year 9+: Please contact gme@chla.usc.edu
Benefits Include: Health and dental insurance, 14 days paid vacation+ 6 protected sick days, yearly educational stipend, monthly meal stipend, and 401(k) matching up to 3%