Pediatric Fellow Academy

The Pediatric Fellow Academy is a monthly gathering for fellow physicians of different pediatric specialties to come together for didactic sessions and social interactions. During these gatherings, the fellows will enhance their teaching, writing and research skills while working on their own professional development. The academy supplements the fellowship didactics by improving teaching skills, allowing the participation in scholarly activities, critically evaluating research and other foundational skills important for an attending physician. Didactic sessions are provided by faculty in various pediatric specialties as well as members of the university and community.

Additional Topics

In addition, the following topics are covered:

• Classroom and bedside teaching techniques
• Communication
• Developing a teaching portfolio
• Mentor/Mentee relationships
• Evaluation and feedback
• Introduction to statistics
• Epidemiology
• Accessing the library resources
• Performing a literature review
• Critically reviewing literature
• Writing for medical/scientific publication
• Grant writing
• Research regulatory affairs (IRB, IACUC, IBC)
• Clinical research
• Quality Improvement
• Scientific conference management
• Transitioning to faculty/practice

Optional Activities

Optional enrichment activities that interested fellows may pursue outside of these structured conferences will include:

1. Mock job interviews
2. CITI training for enhanced knowledge of human subjects research laws and ethics
3. Online courses in statistics and epidemiology offered via UNMC
4. Online courses in educational design theory offered via UNMC
5. Online training in clinical trials administration and design, offered via NIH-funded IDeA States Pediatric Network