Program Overview

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

The Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (JHACH) Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) fellowship is a 36-month training program aimed at training clinically excellent, academic intensivists.

Program Overview

The fellowship includes rigorous, hands-on experiences in neurocritical care, trauma management, extracorporeal life support (ECLS), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), the full spectrum of mechanical ventilation strategies, and other innovative therapeutics for the care of critically ill children.

Training and Education

During the PCCM fellowship, a diverse set of training is provided, including:

• Procedural skills
• Leadership
• Quality improvement
• Clinical and translational research
• Interpersonal relations and communication skills

These domains are addressed through increasing levels of autonomy and responsibility throughout training, close interaction with JHACH PCCM faculty, participation in a robust education curriculum, mentored scholarly academic investigation, and serial performance assessments.

Responsibilities and Expectations

Fellows are expected to manage, educate, and lead a multidisciplinary team, including advanced practice providers, resident physicians, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, respiratory therapists, social workers, case managers, and other allied health staff. Rounds are multidisciplinary, family-centered, and follow a team-science approach.

Program Information

• Length: Three years
• Stipend: Training stipend and benefits provided
• Requirements:
  1. Board eligibility or board certification in pediatrics or medicine-pediatrics residency program
  2. Eligible for a State of Florida Medical Training License
  3. ECFMG certification, if pertinent
  4. Completion of the ERAS application
  5. At least 3 letters of recommendation
  6. School of Medicine transcript
  7. USMLE/COMLEX transcript of Step 1-3 scores
  8. Interview
• Application: Complete an ERAS application. This position is filled through the National Resident Matching Program.

At a Glance

• Licensed beds: 259
• Percentage ICU Beds: 63%
• Inpatient admissions: 7,000+
• Total surgeries: 7,908
• Emergency Center visits: 45,000+
• Outpatient Visits: 318,000+
• No. of PICU + IMCU Beds: 22+6=28
• CVICU: 22
• Admissions per year (NICU + ICU): 3,800+

Additional Details

For more information about the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, including faculty, curriculum, and scholarly activities, please refer to the program's official resources.