The Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program at the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, in affiliation with Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), trains physicians in advanced skills in pediatric pulmonology. Our three-year program, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), provides diverse clinical and research-based experience that can lead to specialty certification.
You’ll have numerous opportunities to build your knowledge base and refine your clinical and research skills through regular contact with a diverse population of pediatric inpatients and outpatients.
Our Fellowship Program
Our pediatric pulmonary fellowship program balances clinical experience with research training.
The program seeks to:
- train physicians in diagnostic and therapeutic methods for inpatient, outpatient, and consultative pediatric pulmonary medicine
- provide strong clinical expertise in the care of children with a wide range of pulmonary disorders
- educate physician colleagues in pulmonary diseases
- advance medical research in the field of pulmonary medicine through clinical- or laboratory-based research projects
- help physicians prepare for and develop their pulmonary professional careers
Clinical Experience
The clinical experience includes a balance of inpatient and outpatient opportunities to refine your clinical skills.
- disorders of the upper airway
- neuromuscular diseases
- congenital disorders of the lower airways
- asthma
- tracheostomy
- mechanical-ventilator dependent patients
- bronchiolitis
- cystic fibrosis
- interstitial lung disease
- pneumonia
- disorders of the chest wall, diaphragm, and pleural space
- acute lung diseases of the newborn infant
- respiratory failure
- aspiration/inhalation injuries
- bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- pulmonary vascular diseases in childhood
- acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
- pulmonary complications in immunocomprised/immunosuppressed patients
- control of breathing disorders (including sleep disorders)
- miscellaneous lung disease
Our inpatient pulmonary team serves as the primary care team for the inpatient pulmonary service. We also consult with the care teams for general pediatrics, physical medicine & rehabilitation, orthopedics, orthopedic surgery, and our intensive care units (pediatric, neonatal, and cardiac). Additionally, elective time is available to individualize your clinical experience to align with your professional goals.
Our Pulmonology Facilities
Our division includes several pediatric pulmonologists, many of whom are dual-boarded physicians — with combined certification in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine, for example, or internal medicine and pediatrics.
Nursing staff and care coordinators round out the division, which typically performs, every year, more than 1,500 new outpatient evaluations and 130 bronchoscopic evaluations. Your inpatient experience includes a significant consultative role, 350-plus inpatient consults and at least 200 inpatient admissions annually.
Our 4-bed sleep laboratory performs more than 1,000 polysomnograms each year. Our intensive care units are equipped to provide Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) when necessary. Additionally, the division plays an active role in teaching residents, fellows, and medical students.
Research Opportunities
Your research education begins with comprehensive training in biostatistics, lab research methodology, clinical research methodology, study design, grant preparation, and preparation of protocols for the institutional review board (IRB). These areas are covered during the first year of your fellowship.
In subsequent years, you’ll have access to our world-class laboratories, equipment, and resources, along with guidance from research professionals located on campus.
You’ll be encouraged to tailor the program’s research component to your interests and professional career plan. This may include laboratory research in our NIH-funded Lung Center, or clinical research with application for funding from both institutional and outside sources. While research funding is encouraged and supported, it is not a requirement to maintain the fellowship position during any year.
The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is adding a five-story expansion to enhance our quality of care for our patients and families.
About Our Hospital in Delaware
The duPont Hospital for Children is a multi-specialty, tertiary care teaching institution located on a 300-acre estate in the scenic Brandywine Valley in Wilmington, DE.
As a program participant, you’ll have access to advanced computer systems for patient care activities, electronic mail, word processing, internet access, and library research functions. Among the hospital’s amenities for all staff are:
- free parking
- park-like setting
- gym/fitness center
- on-site child care center for children of staff
- massage therapy
What's Coming in 2014
We’re building a healthier future for kids by expanding our hospital. Opening in 2014, our enhanced hospital will be like no other in the region — designed by and for families.
Contact Us
Angie CableProgram Coordinator |
Raj Padman, MDProgram Director |
Apply for This Fellowship
Application Requirements
Deadline: February 28, 2013
- ERAS general application or Nemours fellowship application
- Personal statement
- Transcript and Dean's letter from medical school
- USMLE or COMLEX transcripts
- 3 years of Allopathic Pediatric Residency
- Letters of recommendation (3 total including Residency Program Director)
- Additionally, please send a single electronic or print copy of any publications directly to the fellowship coordinator listed below.
