Job Description: Unanticipated Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow Position
We have an unanticipated opening for a pediatric critical medicine fellow position at Rady Children's Hospital, University of California - San Diego. We are looking for a 2nd year pediatric critical care fellow or an applicant looking for a 2 year pediatric critical care fellowship program, who has completed pediatric cardiology fellowship (or other 3 year ACGME pediatric fellowship) to start as soon as possible.
Rady Children's Hospital was recently ranked among the 10 best children's hospitals in the nation. It is one of the largest children's hospitals on the west coast serving over 1 million children from 3 counties and Northern Mexico. This diverse population provides fellows with the opportunity to manage children with an incredible variety of pediatric critical care issues.
Pediatric and Cardiac Critical Care Highlights:
• 5th largest free standing pediatric hospital in the nation, largest on the West Coast
• Only major pediatric regional referral center for three counties
• Only designated regional Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center in the county (over 1000 traumas per year)
• 96 000 ED visits per year, 21 000 admissions per year, 2000 PICU admissions per year
• 1000 pediatric transports per year (by ambulance, fixed-wing & helicopter)
• Dedicated Cardiac Thoracic ICU (CTICU)
- 30 beds
- 1000 cardiovascular cases per year (open heart, cath, EP)
- 200 - 250 bypass cases per year
- Active ECMO, VAD, Berlin, and cardiac transplant program
• Active renal replacement therapy program, kidney, and liver transplant exposure
• Bone marrow transplant center
• Palliative care team
• Rehabilitation unit and service
• Fantastic faculty and critical care culture
• Incredible opportunities for research
• Beautiful San Diego!
Candidates should have completed an ACGME residency in Pediatrics and/or ACGME Pediatric Fellowship.
Interested individuals should forward a copy of their CV, a personal statement, and three letters of recommendation to:
Helen Harvey, MD
UC San Diego Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Program Director
Rady Children's Hospital | UC San Diego
hharvey@health.ucsd.edu
Last Updated: July 18, 2023