Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship
Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center
** The position for 2013-2014 has been filled. ** Please check back for updates in the future.
| Program Goals | We endeavor to train fellows in the art and science of providing excellent, safe, and compassionate perioperative and pain management clinical care to pediatric patients and their families, and to foster the development of leaders in clinical and academic pediatric anesthesiology. |
| Venue | Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Large pediatric referral center (over 1 million kids in our referral area) |
| Location | Beautiful Hershey, Pennsylvania. Experience the uniqueness of training at a major academic medical center in a small town setting. 15 min from Harrisburg International Airport. 15 min from an Amtrak Station (Middletown). 10 min from Hershey Park! 1 hr 45 min from Philadelphia. 1 hr 30 min from Baltimore. |
| Positions available | One ACGME-accredited fellow position each year |
| Duration | One year (12 months) |
| Faculty | Thirteen pediatric fellowship-trained anesthesiologists comprise the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, within the 55 member Department of Anesthesiology.
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| Curriculum Structure | Fellows' clinical experiences are based on monthly rotations in the ORs, PICU, NICU, Pain, and Pulmonary. (See "Clinical Rotations" and "Case Selection"below) Our formal didactic curriculum includes weekly fellow-level lectures, as well as departmental functions including Grand Rounds and Case Conferences. (See "Didactics" below) Fellows engage in a Scholarly Project, for which they are granted non-copious clinical time. (See "Scholarly Project" below) Fellows participate as Teachers as well as Learners. Our fellows develop and deliver lectures to our residents, and often function as junior attendings, supervising residents in the ORs. (See "Teaching" below) |
| Educational Goals & Objectives | View more information regarding our formal Educational Goals and Objectives for the fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology. |
| Clinical Rotations (months) | 7 Pediatric Peri-operative Anesthesia, including:
1 PICU 1 NICU 1 Pediatric Pain & Regional Anesthesia ½ Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine |
| Case Selection | Fellows review the OR schedules 1-2 days in advance, and are encouraged to request specific ORs/cases with the most educational benefit for them. In this way, fellows can facilitate their own clinical experiences, and, with the guidance of the program director, ensure that they work with a broad selection of complex pediatric cases. Our recent fellows have achieved case numbers significantly above the national fellow averages for most types of cases ("index cases"). |
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| Teaching | Each fellow is required to develop and deliver two one-hour lectures to anesthesiology residents. Fellows are given progressive responsibility in the ORs, as dictated by formal and informal evaluations and assessments. Toward the latter half of the fellowship, most fellows will have the opportunity to supervise residents in the ORs. This allows opportunities to develop supervisory and teaching skills, to facilitate the fellow's transition from trainee to consultant attending. |
| Overseas Opportunity | Each fellow will be offered the opportunity to participate in an overseas mission trip, providing pediatric anesthesiology services to underserved areas of the world. The trip is taken together with a member of the Hershey Pediatric Anesthesiology faculty, with a typical duration of 10-14 days. Non-clinical time and trip funds are provided by the department. |
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| Benefits & Salary | As per the Hershey Medical Center GME office |
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| Former fellows | Fellows graduating from Hershey have taken faculty positions at Penn State Hershey, University of Florida, Children's National Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, and private practices. |
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| Interview Process | Following receipt and review of the completed written application from a qualified candidate, the candidate may be invited for a day of formal interviews and tours with the program director and pediatric anesthesiology faculty. This gives the program the opportunity to evaluate the candidate in person, and gives the candidate the opportunity to assess our facilities and meet our faculty, current residents and fellows to discuss the program in detail. |
| How to Apply | Please click "How to Apply" on the left side of the screen. |
| Contact Information | Gregory Weller, MD, PhD Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Director c/o Linda Sanger Penn State Hershey Anesthesiology 500 University Drive, H187 Hershey, PA 17033 Phone: 717-531-4264 Fax: 717-531-4110 Email: lsanger@hmc.psu.edu |