Fellow training will emphasize the six competencies of the American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME):

• Patient Care
• Medical Knowledge
• Practice-base learning and improvement
• Interpersonal and Communication skills
• Professionalism
• Systems-Based Practice

Neonatal Conferences

Fellows will present, attend and be involved with the following conferences:

• Fellow didactics – fellows will attend or present material focused on the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Content Specifications in the form of discussions, lectures and board style questions
• Simulation – Fellows will lead simulation experiences of infrequent difficult situations at least twice a year.
• Case Conference – twice a month – When on service at Children’s, fellows will attend and present complicated patients to the neonatology group to discuss management and treatment options.
• Neonatology Division Meeting – twice a month - Provide updates on faculty and fellow research efforts and reviews of new clinical initiatives.
• NICU interdisciplinary committee – every other month – Fellows will be expected to attend when on service at Children’s.
• Neonatology Journal Club – monthly – fellows are required to attend a scientific review and critique of current literature in neonatology. Fellows will be required to present once each year.
• Morbidity & Mortality Conference at Nebraska Medicine and Morbidity & Mortality Conference and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center – monthly – Fellows will attend and present cases of morbidity and mortality to identify areas of improvement or learning from difficult cases.
• Perinatalology/Neonatology/Surgery Conference – Monthly – Fellows are required to attend, when on service, this multidisciplinary conference of neonatologists, perinatologists and pediatric surgeons. We review expected and recently delivered surgical patients, present data and review best evidence base practice.
• Cardiac Cath Conference – weekly – fellows will attend this multidisciplinary conference every Monday morning to review and discuss upcoming and complicated cardiac patients with the cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery team.
• The Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds – weekly – fellows are able to attend the weekly grand rounds through the department of pediatrics.
• Children’s Health and Research Institute (CHRI) – Research education series.
• Pediatric Fellows Academy – a core curriculum provided to all pediatric trainees interested in academic medicine that focuses on common academic topics. Occurring monthly, it covers topics related to education, research and career development.
• Difficult Conversations Workshop – Yearly, fellows will work with standardized patients to practice difficult conversations that occur in the NICU.