Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program

Outstanding Clinical Training Experience

Cystic Fibrosis Training

• Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center

  • Karen, McCoy, M.D., Director

  • Over 200 patients

• Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center

  • John Heintz, M.D., Director

  • Over 200 patients

• Inpatient and Outpatient Care experiences allow development of expertise identifying and treating common, and rare, clinical challenges seen in the Cystic Fibrosis population

• Support from outstanding collaborative group of secretaries, nurses, dieticians, social workers, genetic counselors, psychologists, respiratory therapists, and ENT practitioners

General Pulmonary Training

• Remarkably varied patient population cared for in both hospital and outpatient settings

• Pulmonary Inpatient Service cared for on pulmonary specialty floors – with respiratory therapy and experienced nursing support

• Pulmonary Consult Service follows patients referred from wide breath of services, including ENT, General Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Critical Care, and others – reflecting the breadth and depth of Nationwide Children’s Hospital itself

• Pulmonary Fellow’s Clinic allows fellows to follow their own patient populations (comprising a spectrum of clinical issues, from complex patients often identified during hospital stays, as well as more “straightforward” patients referred by local primary care physicians)

• Diverse patient populations include patients with:

  • Infantile wheezing

  • Asthma control issues

  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

  • Chronic mechanical ventilation

  • Neuromuscular disease

  • Thoracic dystrophy disorders

  • Complex pulmonary/Airway disorders

  • Aspiration syndromes

  • Pulmonary malformations

  • Pulmonary disease related to immunocompromised states

  • Many others

• State of the Art Diagnostic techniques

  • Flexible bronchoscopy with dedicated lab and respiratory therapists

  • Infant pulmonary function testing

  • Controlled ventilation HRCT

  • Aggressive and innovative radiology department supports multiple other diagnostic and therapeutic endeavors

  • Pediatric Pulmonary Sleep Laboratory

Research Training

• Research pursuits ranging from clinical to bench, along with scholarly activities focused on educational or public health pursuits supported

• Wide range of research pursuits readily available via ties with

  • The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, our on-site state of the art research facility, serves as a home to more than 100 principal investigators engaging in basic science and clinical research.

  • The Ohio State University, particularly the OSU Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

  • Internal research activities including those associated with the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutic Development Network and Asthma Clinical Research Center

• Scholarly Oversight Committee actively involved in guiding progress, along with research mentor

Fellowship Structure

• 3 year program

• 18 months clinical experience

  • 6 months of inpatient service

  • 6 months of consult service

  • 6 months of “focused” experience including

    • 1 month of PICU

    • 1 month of BPD/infant PFT

    • 1 month of Sleep Medicine

    • 3 months of elective study – options include Palliative Care,  Allergy/Immunology, Pediatric Transplant, Radiology/Pathology studies, and others

• 18 months dedicated to research

• Distribution of month to month scheduling flexible, to meet needs and priorities of fellow

• Time and funding allotted for national meetings

• Upon successful completion of the program, the fellow has met the training requirements for  Pediatric Pulmonology certification by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Specialized Fellowship Training Opportunities

• Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Pulmonary Training Program

• Support of Combined Programs (e.g. Pediatric Pulmonary/Allergy, or Pediatric Pulmonary/Neonatology) on a candidate by candidate basis

Benefits

• Competitive Salaries

• Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision Health Care

• Funds for Books, Professional Meetings and Travel

• Moving and Relocation Expenses

• Annuity Programs

• Reimbursement for License and Professional Organization Fees