Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Mission Statement

We are looking for well-rounded, highly motivated individuals who will enhance our Division both within the ED and outside of it. Our intent is to provide a broad foundation clinically, academically, and in research through our support and mentoring. We expect graduates from our program to be the future leaders and role models in our field of pediatric emergency medicine.

Please download our program flyer (PDF).

Overview

  • Superb clinical experience and clinical education with graduated responsibility
  • Opportunities to enhance your teaching skills as part of the emergency department (ED) team, with bedside teaching and small to large group didactics
  • Advance your academic career through research, publishing, and presentation opportunities
  • Classes and Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree available at the University of Washington School of Public Health

Advantages of the program

  • Our faculty includes recognized leaders in emergency medicine. Current research involves simulation, foreign bodies, sedation, diarrhea, quality improvement, transport, cardiac arrest, and ultrasound.
  • Clinical research is aimed at improving the care and treatment of children and can impact local, national, and international heath care. Your clinical research project is based on your area of interest and will be held to our high standard of research and publishing.
  • Eight months per year are spent in the ED at Seattle Children's Hospital.
  • Five month-long rotations including trauma, adult emergency department work, and pediatric intensive care are required.
  • Numerous clinical elective rotations are offered and include such options as child abuse, toxicology, anesthesia, and orthopedics.
  • Training sites include Seattle Children's Hospital, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center, and Madigan Army Medical Center ED.
  • Our fellowship program is one of only a few programs nationwide that supports core work toward a MPH degree at one of the top-rated programs in the country.
  • Graduates of our program have successful careers in academic and clinical PEM.