Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship

Hospital-Based Medicine team

The Division of Hospital-Based Medicine launched the first Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship in Illinois in July 2015, and our program became the first ACGME-accredited PHM fellowship in the state in 2020. The fellowship program was founded to promote the development of leaders in academic pediatric hospital medicine and leverages the clinical and academic assets on the joint medical campuses of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Fellows engage in diverse clinical experiences at our top-ranked, free-standing tertiary care children’s hospital, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, along with elective opportunities at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital and the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. Fellows benefit from protected time for scholarship and dedicated mentorship to support the development, completion, and publication of a scholarly project. A core clinical curriculum lecture series and quality improvement education are included, as well as the option to pursue advanced degrees at Northwestern University. Our fellows are eligible to apply for tuition support for these advanced degree programs.

Research and Scholarly Projects

Fellows can complete their scholarly project requirements by taking advantage of the myriad opportunities and resources at Lurie Children’s, at the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, and across Northwestern University. Faculty within the division are active in the areas of clinical, population, and health services research, medical education, quality improvement, hospital administration, medical ethics, advocacy, and global health, among many other areas. Fellows meet with both assigned mentors and potential project collaborators in the very first week of orientation.

Fellows are encouraged to consider obtaining advanced degrees through Northwestern University’s acclaimed master’s programs, including, Clinical Investigation, Health Services & Outcomes Research, Health & Biomedical Informatics, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration and Public Health. Robust quality improvement training is available through Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, including the Improvement Scholars program and QI Writers course.

Fellows may also pursue the McGaw Clinical Scholars Programs, which are 2-year programs that provide advanced training in:

Bioethics
Global Health
Health Equity & Advocacy
Health Professions Educator

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Program Structure

Three fellows per year join our 2-year Pediatric Hospital Medicine program focused on developing academic, scholarly, and clinical skills. Our fellows engage in diverse clinical experiences at our top-ranked, free-standing tertiary care children’s hospital, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, as well as elective opportunities in newborn care at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital, pediatric rehabilitation medicine at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, and other affiliated sites. Our community rotation site at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is accessible by train from downtown Chicago.

	Year 1	Year 2
General Inpatient Pediatric Medicine: includes teaching services, direct-care teams, and night shifts	16 weeks	16 weeks (4 weeks as Community Hospital Medicine)
Clinical Electives	4 weeks	4 weeks
High Acuity/Critical Care Elective	4 weeks	4 weeks
Clinical Electives	4 weeks
TOTAL CLINICAL	24 weeks	24 weeks
Research and Scholarly Activity	16 weeks	16 weeks
Scholarship Skills Individualized Learning	8 weeks	-
Professional Development Individualized Learning	-	8 weeks
Vacation	4 weeks	4 weeks
TOTAL NON-CLINICAL	28 weeks	28 weeks

Application Process

We accept applications to our fellowship program through ERAS and follow the deadlines provided in the ERAS fellowship application timeline.

Qualified applicants will be invited to interview on one of our fall interview dates.

We participate in the NRMP match and follow the fellowship match deadlines provided by NRMP.

Please send questions regarding our program to our fellowship program director and associate program director:

Dr. Victoria Rodriguez: varodriguez@luriechildrens.org

Dr. Sadie LaPonsie: slaponsie@luriechildrens.org

Advocacy

Discover the many ways our faculty are impacting children's health beyond the hospital.

Global Health

Each year, as many as 20 third-year pediatric residents travel to Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania, to participate in an educational initiative that provides exposure to the management of complex pediatric diseases in a low-resource setting. Learn more about this extraordinary opportunity.

Why Northwestern?

Millennium Park in Chicago Housestaff training through McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University provides diverse and challenging clinical experiences and world-class education located in the heart of the beautiful city of Chicago.

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Wellness

Our program leadership believes that fellowship should be a time to thrive both personally and professionally. Resources to support your physical and mental health are available through McGaw and Lurie. We have monthly in-person group meetings, a fellow-led Wellness Committee, and many annual social & wellness event traditions, including a welcome dinner, orientation outing, program social lunches, winter holiday party, fellow appreciation week, spring dinner, and graduation happy hour.

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Deanna Grohmann

Division Administrator

Hospital-Based Medicine

degrohmann( at )luriechildrens.org

More Information

Further program details, including the housestaff manual and a sample training contract, are available on the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University site.

Physician-Scientist Training & Resources

We offer a wide range of resources, mentorship opportunities and formal training programs to help our residents and fellows excel as physician-scientists. Explore all of the resources and hear from housestaff who are making research a major part of their career development plans.

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