The fellowship length is two years for emergency medicine residency graduates and three years for pediatric residency graduates. Each block is four-weeks long, and there are 13 blocks per year.
Emergency Medicine-Trained Fellows
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
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PEM/Research (6.75 blocks) |
PEM/Research (9 blocks) |
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Ultrasound (0.25 blocks) |
Elective (1.5 blocks) |
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PICU/CVICU/CHET (1 block) |
PICU/CVICU/CHET (1 block) |
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NICU (UCSD) (1 block) |
ED Immersion (0.5 blocks) |
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Child Protection (1 block) |
Vacation (1 block) |
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Primary Care (1 block) |
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Pediatric Anesthesia (1 block) |
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Vacation (1 block) |
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Total # of PEM shifts: 96 |
Total # of PEM shifts: 100 |
Pediatrics-Trained Fellows
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
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PEM/Research (7.5 blocks) |
PEM/Research (8 blocks) |
PEM/Research (9 blocks) |
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General EM (UCSD) (1 block) |
General EM (Mercy) (1 block) |
General EM (Mercy) (1 block) |
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Ultrasound (0.25 blocks) |
Toxicology (1 block) |
Burn (0.5 blocks) |
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Adult Trauma (Mercy) (1 block) |
ED Immersion (0.5 blocks) |
Elective (1.5 blocks) |
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PICU/CVICU/CHET (1 block) |
Elective (1 block) |
Vacation (1 block) |
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Pediatric Anesthesia (1 block) |
Vacation (1 block) |
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Vacation (1 block) |
EMS (0.5 blocks) | |
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Total # of PEM shifts: 98 |
Total # of PEM Shifts: 84 |
Total # of PEM Shifts: 88 |
Most of the fellows’ clinical time is spent in the emergency department at Rady Children’s Hospital. Other clinical training occurs at the UC San Diego Medical Center/Hillcrest, the only state-designated Comprehensive Emergency Department in San Diego County that serves an urban, underserved population. This facility is a Level 1 Trauma Center and the county’s only burn center. The fellows have general emergency medicine, emergency medical services (EMS), toxicology, and burn rotations at UC San Diego. Additional training occurs at our partner hospital: fellows rotate on trauma surgery and general emergency medicine at Scripps Mercy Hospital, a high-acuity, urban, Level I trauma center.