- 2 fellows selected per year (from Pediatric or Emergency Medicine residency)
- 18 PEM faculty members
- 60,000 ED patient visits per year
- Level 1 Trauma Center
- Strong point-of-care ultrasound curriculum and experience
- Multiple simulation-focused PEM faculty and simulation venues for fellows
- Close relationships with UConn Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
- Research infrastructure including statistical support and student research assistants
- 4 weeks of vacation per year
- Stipend for attendance to medical meetings and conferences, educational expenses, including electronics
- Strong administrative support, including centralized coordinator office
- Strong benefits package from the University of Connecticut
- Large volume patient population – 60,000 patients, level I trauma, wide variety of subspecialties, covering broad catchment area (including urban, suburban, and rural)
- Diverse faculty, including attendings who trained at 15 different fellowship programs and team members with academic interests in all the niches within Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Inclusive clinical environment, which values fellows as key members of the team and incorporates them into all aspects of ED operation, oversight, and quality improvement
- Supportive learning environment, which provides fellows with a tight-knit supportive group of co-fellows as well as faculty and program leadership invested in fellow wellness
- Close working relationships with the UConn Departments of both Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
- Superior curricula in point-of-care ultrasound and simulation
Block | 1st year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Connecticut Children’s ED | Trauma | ED |
2 | Connecticut Children’s ED | ED | Research |
3 | Anesthesia | Research | Adult ED |
4 | Research | Child Abuse | ED |
5 | Connecticut Children’s ED | ED | Research |
6 | PICU | Adult ED | Elective/Research |
7 | Connecticut Children’s ED / Ultrasound | Toxicology | ED |
8 | Hand Surgery | ED/Ultrasound | ED |
9 | Connecticut Children’s ED | ED | EMS/L&D |
10 | Adult ED | Research | PEM |
11 | Research | ED | Research |
12 | Connecticut Children’s ED | Ophthalmology/Research | PEM |
13 | Connecticut Children’s ED | Connecticut Children’s ED | Elective |