General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship
The Division of General Pediatrics offers a fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics, designed for physicians pursuing academic and research careers in general pediatrics. It is funded through the University of Washington’s NRSA Primary Care Fellowship in conjunction with general internal medicine and family medicine. Grant funding is provided by the National Institute of Health and administered by the Public Health Service Health Resources and Services Administration. We provide two years training in research methods, research experience with an established investigator, the opportunity to enroll concurrently in the Master of Public Health program. Fellows assume a precepting role in one of our pediatric residency clinics.
Our fellowship has provided high quality post-graduate training to more than 50 primary care trained physicians since 1988, when it was funded as one of the first group of NRSA primary medical care fellowships nationwide. Our fellows have conducted a wide range of projects which have been published in leading journals. Paula Lozano, MD, MPH is the director of the General Academic Pediatrics fellowship.
General Academic Pediatrics Fellows benefit from the courses offered by the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine and from its talented faculty. Most fellows pursue the Master in Public Health degree during their two-year fellowship. More information on the MPH programs offered by the School of Public Health and Community Medicine can be found online at http://sphcm.washington.edu/prospective/.
The UW Division of General Pediatrics and the affiliated Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development of the Seattle Children’s Research Institute, the Child Health Institute of the University of Washington, and the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center provide rich and diverse mentoring opportunities for Pediatric NRSA fellows. The Division faculty includes over 30 investigators with research programs examining health and health care from a population perspective, as well as at the level of individual patient encounters. Division faculty staff a variety of outpatient and inpatient pediatric clinical programs.
The Seattle Children’s Research Institute Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development brings together a diverse and talented group of researchers with different backgrounds, but a singular purpose: To work collaboratively to address major issues related to the health of children everywhere. The Vision of the center is: “We will find new ways to promote health and development so that all children can reach their physical, intellectual and emotional potential. We will promote pediatric health care that is equitable, family-centered, safe and effective. We will work with families, communities, schools, providers and health-care organizations to translate research findings into actions that improve the quality of children’s day to day lives.”
The Child Health Institute (CHI) is a collaborative research effort comprising faculty and staff from the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, and Public Health & Community Medicine at the University of Washington (www.childhealthinstitute.org). CHI faculty represent the disciplines of pediatrics, psychology, psychiatry, economics, health services and statistics. CHI is one of the few research centers in the United States devoted exclusively to the study of the access, cost-effectiveness, quality and outcomes of health care for children.
The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center is one of 10 injury-control centers supported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in the country. Its 40 full- time staff are devoted to research, education and prevention programs aimed at diminishing the personal impact of trauma and broadening the effectiveness of injury prevention and trauma treatment programs regionally and nationwide.
The General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship Program provides a rich, interdisciplinary environment through work-in-progress sessions to provide fellows guidance in their research, educational seminars, contact with NRSA Fellowship faculty as well as the diverse UW faculty, and collegial relationships with various other fellowship training programs at UW. General Academic Pediatrics Fellows benefit from a close relationship between UW and affiliated area institutions, including Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Center for Health Studies (Group Health Cooperative), Public Health Seattle/King County and Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.
US citizens or permanent residents who have completed an M.D. degree and 3 years post-graduate training are eligible to apply. Complete information and application materials are available online at http://depts.washington.edu/nrsa/. Applications for July 2009 are due September 1, 2008. Applicants may also be considered on a rolling basis prior to that time. Early applications are encouraged.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Lozano by email (plozano@u.washington.edu) early on in the application process.