Pulmonary Fellowship Training at the Seattle PPC
The Pediatric Pulmonary
Center's pulmonary fellowship training program is an accredited program
of the American Council of Graduate Medical Education. Graduates of the
program are eligible for subspecialty certification by the American Board
of Pediatrics.
The PPC training fellowship
is a three year experience with a maximum of sixteen months spent in clinical
training; the remainder is spent learning leadership skills and research
methods.
Clinical Competency Training
First year
of the fellowship
- Pediatric pulmonary
fellows are expected to achieve clinical competency for by the end of
the first year of fellowship training.
- Six four-week clinical
rotations in the first year of training
- Trainees participate
in outpatient Chest and CF clinics
Second and
third years of the fellowship
- Two four-week clinical
rotations in each of the second and third years
- Focus on clinical
team management, coordination of care, and teaching
- Trainees participate
in outpatient Chest and CF clinics
Leadership Training
Leadership training
is integrated into both clinical and research activities during
all three years of the fellowship.
For a description
of leadership training for fellows, see Goals
and Objectives for PPC Trainees and UW MCH
Leadership Consortium.
Research Training
Research training
occurs for four months during the first year and sixteen months during
the second and third year of fellowship training.
Trainees:
- take didactic
courses in research design and biostatistics
- attend research
seminars and research-specific working groups with collaborators
- conduct original
research
Fellows meet objectives
through:
- Didactic courses
and research seminars
- Conducting collaborative
research after identifying one or more research preceptors
- The research
mentor and fellowship training director meet to identify responsibilities
for each trainee during the months of research training and meet
quarterly to monitor the trainees' progress.
- Each trainee
works directly with their research preceptor using the preceptor's
facilities, equipment, and support personnel.
- Each trainee
is encouraged to initiate and complete both a clinical and basic
research project involving one aspect of chronic pediatric respiratory
disease.
- Clinical research
will be supervised by a physician staff member of the Pulmonary
Division at CHMC.
- A research
project will be designed based upon current literature and will
be conducted in years two and three.
- As an exercise,
the trainee will write a research grant during the second year to
obtain research funding for the third year.
Applying for a PPC Pulmonary
Fellowship
For additional program
details or to apply for a fellowship position, write to one of the fellowship
directors, Dr. Greg Redding or Dr. Ron Gibson, at:
Pulmonary Medicine
Division, A-5937
Seattle Children's Hospital
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Requirements
- Completion of three
years of pediatric residency in an accredited program
- Demonstrated leadership
skills in clinical, teaching, and/or community service
- Demonstrated clinical
competency in medical care of children and teaching skills
- Commitment to a
career goal in academic medicine
- Interest in developing
research skills
Application materials to
be submitted:
- Three letters of
recommendation
- Personal statement
including goals and objectives that will be met by the PPC training
experience
- Sample of written
material such as an article, academic paper, or patient education brochure
- Curriculum vitae
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