Department of Pediatrics

  1. Baylor College of Medicine
  2. Departments
  3. Pediatrics
  4. Divisions and Centers
  5. Emergency Medicine
  6. Education
  7. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
  8. Curriculum

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Curriculum

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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

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Pediatric Residency Trained
PEM YearCurriculum
PEM Year 1
  • 8 months PEM*
  • 2 weeks anesthesia
  • 2 weeks sedation
  • 1 month PICU
  • 1 month adult EM
  • 1 month POCUS
PEM Year 2
  • 9.5 months PEM*
  • 2 weeks orthopedics
  • 2 weeks toxicology
  • 2 weeks child protection
  • 1 month Trauma
PEM Year 3
  • 1 month PEM*
  • ~7 months Research (EHE)** 
  • 2 weeks anesthesia
  • 1 week radiology
  • 1 month elective
  • 1 month EMS
  • 1 month adult EM

*~32 clinical hours a week (65% clinical/35% research) based on 50 hour work week

**Extra hours experience (EHE) available to maintain clinical skills (approx. 60 clinical hours/month)

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Emergency Medicine Trained
PEM YearCurriculum
PEM Year One
  • 7.5 months PEM*
  • 2 weeks pediatric anesthesia
  • 2 weeks pediatric sedation
  • 2 weeks child development
  • 1 month PICU
  • 1 month NICU
  • 1 month pediatric cardiology
PEM Year Two
  • 9.5 months PEM*
  • 1 month inpatient or outpatient pediatric specialty
  • 1 month elective
  • 2 weeks child protection
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Global Health Fellowship Track
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Combined PEM- Global Health Fellowship

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Pediatric Residency Trained
PEM/GH YearCurriculum
PEM/GH Year 1
  • 6 months PEM *
  • 2 months GH
  • 2 week anesthesia
  • 1 week sedation
  • 1 month PICU
  • 1 month adult EM
  • 1 month POCUS
PEM/GH Year 2
  • 6.5 months PEM/Research
  • 3 months GH
  • 2 weeks orthopedics
  • 2 weeks toxicology
  • 2 weeks child protection
  • 1 month trauma
PEM Year 3
  • 4.75 months PEM/Research
  • ~1.25 months Research (EHE)
  • 3 months GH
  • 2 weeks anesthesia
  • 1 month emergency medical systems
  • 1 month Adult EM
  • 2 weeks toxicology
PEM Year 4
  • 6.75 months Research (EHE) **
  • 4 months GH
  • 1 week radiology
  • 1 month elective

*~32 clinical hours a week (65% clinical/35% research) based on 50 hour work week

**Extra hours experience (EHE) available to maintain clinical skills (approximately 8 shifts per month)