The pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship offers superior training at a Level I, free-standing pediatric hospital with an annual ED census of approximately 85,000 patients. Our fellows care for a variety of high acuity medical illnesses and traumatic injuries. Mentors are provided early in fellowship, and our supportive faculty are involved in quality improvement and research activities. A broad curriculum provides competency in PEM using bimonthly didactic sessions with lectures, interactive learning sessions and monthly simulation training. Fellows work alongside a PEM attending but still have plenty of opportunities to develop autonomy, supervise and educate residents.

Fellows Awards

• Tucker Anderson - 2018 PEMPix Judge’s Award at AAP, 2017 EmergiQuiz selection at AAP
• Robert Stewart - 2018 EmergiQuiz Honorable Mention at AAP, 2018 PEMPix presentation at AAP
• Sri Aravapalli - 2016 AAP PEMPix presentation, 2015 AAP PEMPix presentation

Research Interests

• Use of high-dose intranasal fentanyl in the emergency department (ED)
• Early administration of IV magnesium to severe asthma exacerbation decreases the hospital
  admission rate
• Impact of terbutaline as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of severe acute asthma exacerbation in the
  pediatric emergency department
• Financial impact of NPO times for sedation in the ED
• FIRe: Firearm injury research
• Bedside ultrasound for confirmation of gastrostomy tube placement
• HIV testing in the ED
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric non-accidental trauma
• Reducing time to resolution of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis: Does it help to start insulin early?