Fellow Education
UT Southwestern launched a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program in July 2020. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited program is a
Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program Overview
The Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Fellowship Program was ACGME approved in 2020 and a new fellowship program was started in July 2021. The program's mission is to train future leaders in pediatric hospital medicine who are experts in caring for hospitalized children. We accomplish this through an emphasis on excellence in clinical care, education and teaching, and scholarship. The program consists of two new positions every year. The fellowship program is supported by 46 faculty, of whom 77% are PHM Board certified or eligible. Children’s Medical Center Dallas is the main site for the program, and fellows rotate through Parkland Memorial Hospital for a two-week newborn rotation and at Children’s Medical Center Plano for a four-week community rotation.
The Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern (home to the fellowship program) has 500+ faculty and staff, 18 Divisions and Centers, 200+ physicians in training, 19 ACGME-certified subspecialties in pediatrics, seven clinical sites, 477 active clinical studies, 350+ publications, and $70.4 million in grant funding.
The Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine was established in 2019 and consists of 46 faculty and three fellows. The Division has a robust clinical practice with over 20,000 annual hospitalizations. Its clinical practice consists of four teaching services, several solo hospitalist services, and three-night services. A transition care step-down unit was started in 2022 to care for children hospitalized with medical complexity and high acuity. PHM practice is the primary service for all general pediatric, neurology, genetic and metabolic, rheumatology, infectious diseases, and many patients with primary pulmonary/gastrointestinal/cardiology conditions. Each service has its own unique flavor and allows fellows to optimize their training experience. The program has a robust education curriculum, including didactic sessions dedicated to fellow education, including monthly academic half-days, Journal Club, Fellows Core Lecture series, Morbidity and Mortality conferences, Quality Improvement (QI) and simulation workshops. Fellows research education includes clinical research, education, QI, and clinical informatics focused research with access to various national databases (including the Pediatric Health Information System, Claims) and statistical support. In addition, fellows will have access to all resources and specialty services at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health. Our program also supports combined tracks.
Fellowship Program Information
Clinical Rotations
- Clinical sites: Children's Medical Center Dallas is the main site for the program. Fellows rotate through Parkland Memorial Hospital for two-week newborn rotation and at Children's Medical Center, Plano for four-week community rotation.
- Block schedule is based on ACGME requirements with:
- 32 weeks core PHM rotations
- 32 weeks individualized curriculum
- 32 weeks in scholarship
- 4 weeks vacation per year
Research and Quality Improvement
Fellows' research education includes clinical research, education, QI, and clinical informatics focused research with access to various national databases (including PHIS, Claims) and statistical support. In addition, Fellows will have access to all resources and specialty services at UTSW Medical Center and Children's Health.
Educational Opportunities
Our fellows have monthly academic half days where they are taught on clinical, educational, and administrative topics. They also participate in workshops that cover topics in simulation, research design, literature appraisal, quality, and patient safety, among others. Other educational opportunities for fellows include divisional activities (weekly intake presentation, practice and business meetings, Morbidity and Mortality conferences, Journal Club, etc) and department wide activities (weekly multidisciplinary case conference, pediatric fellows core conference, spring research presentations, etc.)
Our fellows also play an important role in resident and medical student education.
Administrative Opportunities
Each fellow is expected to take on an administrative role within the fellowship program. Examples include facilitator for the Core Fellows Lecture Series, recruitment, website development, social media, and the Program Evaluation Committee (PEC).
Each year, one member of the second-year class serves as the chief fellow, working closely with the fellowship administration to facilitate scheduling, education, and general program advancement.
Application Process
The UT Southwestern Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program is using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Application Dates
- Applicants can begin to apply to programs in ERAS July 5, 2023.
- Interviews will occur September-October
- We will be participating in the National Resident Matching Program match (www.nrmp.org) with the following dates:
- August 23, 2023: Match opens
- September 27, 2023: Ranking opens
- November 15, 2023: Rank list deadline
- November 29, 2023: Match Day
Life in Dallas
Dallas, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, is a growing city with a variety of neighborhoods to call home, restaurants to sample, arts to appreciate, sports teams to cheer for, and much more. See the link below for more information about Dallas.
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Contact Us
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program
Jacqueline Castillo
Coordinator, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program