Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship

Program Overview

The Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship Program (AGP) at the Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, in affiliation with Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, provides pediatricians with comprehensive training in academic general pediatrics and pediatric research. The 2-year program seeks to train pediatricians in research methodology, education, population health and advocacy.

Fellows should expect that, upon completion of the fellowship, they will be competitive for academic faculty positions in general pediatrics at major institutions. Graduating fellows will be confident in their skills to function as  academic pediatricians who participate in education, research, advocacy or population health. The Nemours AGP Fellowship is accredited through the Academic Pediatrics Association.

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Our Fellowship Program 

The 2-year program provides comprehensive training in general pediatrics with opportunities in the following areas as per the fellow’s clinical interests: 

  • Complex care (inpatient and outpatient)
  • Pediatric "Access" clinics (developmental-behavioral pediatrics, gender wellness and dermatology)
  • Primary care and continuity clinics
  • Health services and population health research
  • Clinical and translational pediatric research

Training Overview

  • Fellows in this program should expect exposure to diverse clinical training. Fellows will also participate in research training and will have substantial research experiences in order to expand their skill set and knowledge base.
  • No greater than 40% of the training is dedicated to clinical time while at minimum 60% of the training is dedicated to research.
  • The fellow will interact with other subspecialty fellows through didactic lectures and research training courses.
  • Fellows will have access to the Delaware Center for Translational Research/ACCEL program at Nemours, including the CTR’s mentoring and research education resources.
  • Fellows will have the opportunity to collaborate with members of our multidisciplinary clinical teams, including psychologists, lactation consultants, care coordinators, community health workers, social workers.
  • Fellows will have access to professional development resources.

Research Opportunities

  • Fellow will identify a research question or questions, goals and objectives, and develop a hypothesis testable through primary data collection within the first 3 months of fellowship.
  • At least one secondary data analysis will also be integral to the fellow’s research progress, and the fellow and mentors/fellowship director will identify this/these in the early months of the fellowship.
  • Fellows are encouraged to apply for internal funding to support their research project.
  • Fellow must complete this project by the end of their second year to graduate.
  • Optional but encouraged courses toward a Master of Public Health at Thomas Jefferson University provides the fellow with additional training. Other Master degree programs are also available to the fellow.
  • Fellows are assigned a primary research mentor based on their research interests. The mentor assists them through the entirety of their fellowship. This mentor is assigned during the first three months and meets with the fellow at least two times a month. 
  • The fellow will be guided to select a scholarly oversight committee (SOC) that is comprised of at least one individual outside of the Division of General Pediatrics and one or two individuals from the Division of General Pediatrics. The SOC must meet with the fellow once within the first six months and then regularly thereafter (every 3-6 months). 
  • There are multiple research "cores" at Nemours or affiliated with Nemours. These include, but are not limited to, the Biomedical Core Lab, the Epi-Biostatistics Core, the Bioinformatics Core, the Medical Informatics Core, as well as other research-oriented cores available through Nemours’ partnerships via INBRE and ACCEL.
  • The DE-CTR ACCEL mentoring core is headquartered on the Nemours campus.
  • Nemours Biomedical Research has several Centers of Research Focus, both in Delaware and Florida:
    - Applied Clinical Genomics
    - Childhood Cancer Research
    - Clinical Diagnostics
    - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases (Fla.)
    - Healthcare Delivery Science
    - Orthopedic Research and Development
    - Pediatric Auditory & Speech Sciences
    - Clinical Research and Development
    - Pediatric Lung Research
    - Pharmacogenomics & Translational Research (Fla.)

Salary & Benefits

Salary

  • PGY 1: $61,341
  • PGY 2: $63,261
  • PGY 3: $65,840
  • PGY 4: $68,655
  • PGY 5: $71,430
  • PGY 6: $74,419
  • PGY 7: $77,078
  • PGY 8: $78,267

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Prescription drug
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • 6 weeks paid parental leave and reproductive health coverage
  • Basic leave and accidental death and dismemberment
  • Supplemental term life
  • Voluntary universal life
  • Voluntary critical illness
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Supplemental accidental death and dismemberment
  • Disability (STD, 13 weeks paid, and LTD)
  • Voluntary long term care
  • Flexible spending account (FSA)
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Retirement
  • Work cell phone
  • Free parking
  • Office space
  • Administrative support
  • Lab coat/jacket
  • Reimbursement for licensure, DEA, CDS, required courses (PALS, BLS)
  • Personal computer in office, online access

Paid Leave

  • Four weeks vacation per year (PTO)
  • CME: five days/year plus $2,000 for expenses

Other Benefits

  • Health Risk Assessment: Provided to all FT and PT associates at no cost. Program consists of an online health risk assessment and access to a health coach (care counselor).
  • Nurse Help Line: Provided to all FT and PT associates and their families at no cost. Program provides toll-free access to a registered nurse, 24/7, for health care questions and advice.
  • Employee Assistance Program: Program provides confidential, short-term counseling to associates and their dependents experiencing problems that may be affecting their work or other important areas of their life.
  • Health/Fitness Center: In the Delaware Valley, for a small fee, associates have access to full fitness center, massage, and gym at the Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware. Off-site clinics, offerings vary by location.
  • Child Care Center: Onsite child care at the Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware  is available at discounted rates. Limited availability and subject to a waiting list.

About Our Hospital in Delaware

The Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is a multispecialty, tertiary care teaching institution located on a 300-acre estate in the scenic Brandywine Valley in Wilmington, Del.

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

Living in Delaware Valley

Because of our location in the tri-state area of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, we offer unique living/working opportunities. For example, you can choose to live in the downtown Philadelphia area and easily commute to our park-like hospital campus in Wilmington.

Explore Wilmington

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is located in Wilmington, Del., about 30 minutes from center city Philadelphia, and an easy drive to Baltimore, Lancaster County, Pa. (“Amish Country”), and the beaches in Atlantic City and Delaware. There is much to do in and around the city, including mansion and garden tours, museums, breweries, wineries, fine restaurants and numerous state parks.

Learn More About Delaware:

Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau

Delaware Tourism

Delaware’s Beaches

Explore Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the sixth largest metropolitan area in the United States and offers a wealth of historical, cultural and recreational opportunities. From world-class museums to its professional sports teams to the colorful, bustling districts of South Street, Chinatown and the Italian Market, Philadelphia has something for everyone.

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New Jersey Beaches

Pennsylvania Mountains

Train With Recognized Leaders

If you’re looking for a rewarding program built on academic excellence and family-centered care, Nemours Children's offers outstanding medical, surgical, pharmacy, nursing, therapy and psychology programs. Train with faculty who are respected leaders in their fields, a patient care model that stands apart and access to groundbreaking research. 

Meet Our Clinical Leadership

Matthew Di Guglielmo, MD, PhD

Fellowship Program Director

Director, Division of General Academic Pediatrics; Department of Pediatrics, Nemours

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Jessica Rohde, MD, MPH

Associate Fellowship Program Director

Division of General Academic Pediatrics; Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. 

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Dawn Vandergrift

Fellowship Coordinator
(302) 651-6040
dawn.vandergrift@nemours.org

Meet Our Program Faculty

Matthew D. Di Guglielmo, MD, PhD
Fellowship Program Director
, Division of General Academic Pediatrics; Division Director, General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Career development and mentoring, practice transformation, health care delivery, obesity, brain-gut axis, microbiome, infant nutrition

Jessica Rohde, MD, MPH
Associate Fellowship Program Director
, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Opioid-exposed infants and mothers, breastfeeding, maternal health, and post-partum depression

Ashley Antilla, MD
Director of General Pediatrics Continuity Clinic and Curriculum, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Associate Residency Program Director, Nemours/Sidney Kimmel Medical College. Resident and medical student education, communication in the inpatient and outpatient setting, children with special healthcare needs, primary care

Brit Foster, DO
Faculty, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Gender wellness, medical education, primary care

Neera Goyal, MD, MSc
Faculty, Nemours Children’s Health Primary Care at Jefferson. Perinatal and newborn care, health services research, home visiting programs, opioid exposed infants and mothers

Meghan Harrison, DO
Faculty, Division of General Academic Pediatrics; Access Pediatrician, Division of Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Autism, early child development, ADHD, primary care, maternal health, and post-partum depression

Sunny Kim, DO
Physician-in-Charge, Nemours Children’s Health Primary Care at Wilmington; Faculty, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Primary care

Jonathan Miller, MD
Chief, Primary Care, Delaware Valley, Nemours Children’s Health; Ethics Committee Co-Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Ethics consultation, vaccine hesitancy, pediatric dermatology, children with medical complexity, primary care, pediatric hospital medicine

Brittany Perry, DO
Faculty, Division of General Academic Pediatrics; Access Pediatrician, Division of Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Autism, ADHD, primary care, health disparities

Maria Petrini, MD
Medical Director, Clinically Integrated Network, Value-Based Services Organization, Nemours Children’s Health; Faculty, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Infectious diseases, care of complex patients, preventative medicine, QI projects on clinical pathways, care management, communication within medical home, documentation improvement, value-based care, primary care

Amy Renwick, MD
Regional Chief, Central Region Primary Care, Nemours Children’s Health; Chief and Director, Division of Transition of Care, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Self-management, self-efficacy, preconception counseling, and outcomes in adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions, PKU, galactosemia, adoption and foster care, primary care

Sara Slovin, MD, MPH
Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Nemours; Faculty, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Health information technology, practice transformation, pre-visit screening, social determinants of health, health disparities, breastfeeding

Jordan Watson, MD
Faculty, Division of General Academic Pediatrics; Access Pediatrician, Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Access, dermatology, resident education, wellness, primary care

Anne Kazak, PhD
Principal Research Scientist, Nemours Biomedical Research; Center Director – Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, Nemours. Child and family adjustment to pediatric illness, life threatening illnesses and injuries, psychosocial care, medical traumatic stress

Md Jobayer Hossain, PhD
Biostatistician, Biostatistics, Nemours Biomedical Research. Innovative application and development of statistical methods to ensure research effectiveness in clinical studies of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, monitoring and outcome disparity, as well as in epidemiology and public health

Meghan McAuliffe Lines, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, Division of Psychology; Clinical Director of Integrated Primary Care Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Integrated primary care, preventive screening, trauma-informed care, trainee education/career development and mentoring

Jennifer Kuhn, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, Division of Psychology; Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Site Psychologist, Nemours Children’s Health Primary Care at Wilmington. Integrated primary care, preventive screening, trainee education

Stephanie Deutsch, MD
Medical Director, CARE (Children at Risk Evaluation) Program, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Application of quality improvement methodology to the standardization of abusive injury screening practices, child welfare policy development around substance exposed infants, enhancing detection of occult injury in physical abuse victims

Allan R. De Jong, MD
Medical Director, CARE (Children at Risk Evaluation) Program, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, comprehensive management of substance exposed infants

Jamila Richardson, MSN, RN, IBCLC
Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Lactation Services Program Manager, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours. Reinstating the lactation clinic in the outpatient primary care clinic at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware. Develop prenatal care plans for families during visits with perinatology. Breastfeeding champion courses for inpatient and outpatient staff, early feeding readiness conferences, and a certified lactation counselor course.

Susan Marron, BS, IBCLC
Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Department of Pediatrics, Provides care for patients and their families in intensive care, acute care, and the outpatient primary care center. Provides lactation education and specialized human milk pumping and feeding plans to assist the breastfeeding mother-baby dyad during inpatient consultations and outpatient primary care appointments.

Other Key Personnel

  • Holli Zerhusen, Administrative and Data Coordinator, General Academic Pediatrics
  • Kate Levan, Medical Secretary, General Academic Pediatrics, Healthy Weight and Wellness Section
  • Thao-Ly Phan, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Healthy Weight and Wellness, Division of General Academics Pediatrics
  • Abby Nerlinger, MD, Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Division of General Academic Pediatrics

 

Meet Our Participants

Alumni

Jessica Rohde, MD, MPH
2019

Brit Foster, DO
2022

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Application Requirements

Deadline: September 1, 2023

Training Begins: July 1, 2024

Currently Accepting Applications

1. Application form

2. Personal statement — two pages or less

  • Describe reason for pursuing general academic pediatrics fellowship
  • Describe research and clinical interests, project ideas
  • Describe career goals

3. Letters of recommendation (minimum three)

  • One from pediatric residency program director
  • Two other letters supporting your candidacy

4. Optional

  • Portfolio of prior work (research or QI)

Nemours AGP Fellowship participates in the NRMP match for fellowship candidates.


Eligibility of Candidates

  • Completed a three-year accredited pediatric residency program
  • Board eligible/board-certified in pediatrics
  • If a graduate of a medical school outside the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico, a valid ECFMG certificate or one that does not expire prior to the start of the fellowship.
  • If a citizen of a country other than the United States, or without permanent resident status in the United States, a copy of current and appropriate visa(s).

Questions About Applying?

Veronica Sapp
Fellowship Coordinator
veronica.sapp@nemours.org

Matthew DiGuglielmo, MD, PhD
Fellowship Program Director
(302) 651-6040
matthew.diguglielmo@nemours.org

Jessica Rohde, MD
Associate Fellowship Program Director
(302) 651-6040
jessica.rohde@nemours.org