PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
CONTACT US
Email: Anes.Admin@llu.edu
Phone: (909) 558 - 4015
Ext. 44015
Hours of Operations:
Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - 2:00pm
Pacific Standard Time Zone
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INTRODUCTION
The Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (LLUCH) is a 12-month ACGME-accredited fellowship. The Program accepts 3 fellows each year. All surgical subspecialties are represented, and fellows can expect to gain experience in anesthetic management for all types of pediatric surgeries with the exception of pediatric lung, bowel, and liver transplantation. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at LLUCH has 84 licensed beds and is equipped to provide the highest level of care for the most complex disorders.
DIDACTIC
Formal didactic lectures, problem-based learning discussions, and literature review sessions are held each Wednesday morning after the Anesthesiology Department Grand Rounds. Fellows are expected to attend Grand Rounds and the Wednesday morning Pediatric Anesthesia Fellow Conferences when not on PICU and NICU rotations. Simulator sessions will also be available. Additionally, journals, educational DVDs and textbooks are available in the Anesthesiology Library.
Linda Mason, MD
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Program Director
Darnell Sy
Residency / Fellowship Coordinator
Debbie Whitaker
Administrative Assistant
CALL DUTIES
Fellows will take home call one weekend of each month. Additionally, fellows will be called in for all pediatric solid organ transplants and any index or complex cases on weekdays. This is the only way to ensure that fellows gain exposure to cases that may not present at another opportunity during the fellows' training. Whenever fellows are called in for a case after midnight, they will be relieved of OR duties the following day (except when on weekend call, unless called in after midnight on Sunday). The fellows are not subject to late call and weekend call responsibilities when on specialty rotations (i.e. NICU, PICU, Pain Management, Ambulatory). Presently, the fellows are not required to take in-house calls. Although the call hours and schedules are subject to change, to meet future requirements of the ACGME and the duties of the Department of Anesthesiology, these call requirements will be in effect for the foreseeable future.
RESEARCH
Fellows are highly encouraged to design a research project that can be published and presented at a major professional meeting, such as the annual SPA or ASA meetings. A one month research rotation will be granted to fellows who design an IRB-approved research project. Fellows are encouraged to initiate the project at the start of the fellowship year, to allow adequate time for completion of the project, or at minimum, to collect enough data for an interim analysis of the data. This will allow the data to be presented as an abstract or poster at the appropriate meeting. Fellows will receive 2 days of research each month, on Thursday of every other week, to work on research projects and other approved academic endeavors, apart from the approved research month. Fellows are expected to be present at the workplace on their research days. Should an important index case be scheduled on the fellow’s research day, the fellow will do the case and the research day will be rescheduled. Research days will not be available during the NICU, PICU, and Pain Management rotations. Additionally, fellows are required to deliver an Anesthesiology Department Grand Rounds presentation on an approved topic in Pediatric Anesthesia sometime during the course of the fellowship.
Fellows are encouraged to attend national or international Pediatric Anesthesia subspecialty meetings. Five days of meeting time are allowed during the fellowship year, in addition to vacation or sick leave. These days can only be taken for approved meetings. Unused meeting days do not roll over into vacation or sick leave. Fellows will be granted additional meeting days if they present research findings at a national meeting. An allowance is also available for educational expenses.
HOW TO APPLY
Loma Linda University participates in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship NRMP match with three fellowship positions each year. All applications for the one-year fellowship are processed through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS ACGME Program ID # 0420531042) and are accepted until May 31st. Additional application materials may be sent to the Fellowship Coordinator, Darnell Sy, at the email address below.
Required Documentation
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Curriculum vitae
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Dean's Letter
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Medical School Transcript and Diploma
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USMLE Step 1-3 Scores
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ABA ITE Scores
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Letters of Recommendation (please submit 3, one of which must be from your Program Director)
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Letter of Good Standing, including residency start date and anticipated date of completion (if not incorporated in the Program Director Letter)
Application Timeline
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Application period opens: December
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Initial application file review: Mid-March
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End applications: July
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Interviews: March through July
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Rank Order Lists Due: Late September
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Match: October