Please note - The 2008-2009 Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship is filled.
If you would like to be considered for 2009-2010, please submit an application.
The Department offers an ACGME accredited one year fellowship in the principles and practice of Pediatric Anesthesia. The educational process is supported by a rich clinical caseload, in which 6,000 pediatric anesthetics are provided annually at the Penn State Children’s Hospital. All areas of pediatric surgical and interventional specialties are represented, including a busy pediatric cardiac surgery program. Seven fellowship-trained pediatric anesthesia faculty comprise the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia, and these division members provide clinical supervision, educational support and career development assistance to fellows.
In addition to these operating-room-based experiences, fellows will be challenged by clinical rotations in pediatric and neonatal intensive care, and pediatric pain management. These important clinical experiences will be augmented by the fellow’s participation in a monthly “problem-based learning” teaching module, which will provide an in-depth review of the scientific basis for pediatric anesthesia. Finally, a unique element of our fellowship will be opportunities for exposure to medicine in the developing world: all fellows will be offered the opportunity to participate in one overseas pediatric anesthesia mission, typically of ten to fourteen days duration.
Clinical and basic science research opportunities will be made available to trainees, including the necessary non-clinical time to successfully complete projects. Pediatric anesthesia fellows will also be expected to attend the monthly pediatric anesthesia journal clubs, and will be active members in both departmental and division meetings.
By offering this high-quality fellowship program in pediatric anesthesia, it is the goal of the department and the division to train strong future leaders in clinical practice, scientific study and anesthesia education.
Contact:
Janet Zeager
Department of Anesthesiology, H187
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: (717) 531-4264
Fax: (717) 531-4110
Email: jmzeager@psu.edu
