Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Clinical Training
The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship is a three-year program divided into 4-week rotations dedicated to clinical and research training. The majority of clinical rotations will be in the UC Davis PICU/PCICU, with additional clinical training in:
- Airway management and anesthesia
- Management following cardiac procedures (catheterization and surgery)
- Critical care transport
Other Specialized Training Opportunities
There are opportunities to pursue elective training in:
- Specialized burn care
- Palliative care
- Advanced ultrasound
- Toxicology
- Heart failure/assistive mechanical devices
Fellows will work closely with PICU, pediatric cardiology and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery faculty throughout their fellowship. In addition, they will have broad multidisciplinary exposure to various subspecialty teams involved in the care of critically ill children.
The remainder of the training curriculum is dedicated to the pursuit of scholarly academic activity, including training programs in professionalism and research design.
Sample Training Schedule
- 30 weeks – UC Davis PICU/PCICU (divided to ensure dedicated PICU & PCICU training)
- 4 weeks – Anesthesiology and Airway Management
- 2 weeks – Critical Care Transport
- 12 weeks – Research
- 4 weeks – Vacation
- 22 weeks – UC Davis PICU/PCICU
- 6 weeks – Elective Experiences
- 20 weeks – Research
- 4 weeks – Vacation
- 16 weeks – UC Davis PICU/PCICU
- 2 weeks – Pre-attending
- 4 weeks – Elective Experiences
- 26 weeks – Research
- 4 weeks – Vacation
- Palliative Care
- Advanced Ultrasound
- Toxicology
- Adult Heart Failure/Assistive Mechanical Devices
- Shriner’s Hospital Anesthesia/Orthopedics
- Shriner’s Hospital Burn Medicine
More About the Program
The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship is an ACGME-accredited three-year fellowship program that seeks to train leaders in the field of pediatric critical care. The fellowship provides clinical training in the acute management and coordination of care for critically ill pediatric patients.
Our fellowship provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes to prepare fellows to serve as educators and physician scientists who contribute to advances in the field of pediatric critical care medicine.
Get in Touch With Us
For more information or questions, please contact:
Program Coordinator
hs-pedsfellowship@ucdavis.edu
Jessica Signoff, M.D.
Director, Fellowship Training Program
(916) 734-7098
Jksignoff@ucdavis.edu