Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program
The mission of the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program is to produce academic leaders in the field of pediatric hospital medicine who will contribute to advancements in the care of hospitalized children.
Program Goals
- Enhance the expertise of already excellent clinicians in the care of hospitalized children across the spectrum of medical acuity and complexity in both tertiary and community settings.
- Promote the practice of evidence-based, high-value, patient- and family-centered care.
- Cultivate an environment in which diversity, inclusion and equity are valued and prioritized.
- Provide a flexible curriculum that allows fellows to tailor their training and experiences to their clinical and academic goals and interests.
- Foster the development of fellows as quality improvement and patient safety champions through formal training and leadership experience.
- Support and mentor the development of fellows’ individual scholarship interests, so that they are well-positioned for success as academic faculty members post-graduation.
About the Hospital Medicine Program
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center focuses on improving the care of pediatric patients nationally and internationally. Fellowship Director Amit Kumar Pahwa discusses the unique attributes of the program.
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program | Tai Hairston, M.D.
The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center offers many educational opportunities for clinicians who are interested in working in a pediatric hospital setting and pursuing scholarship. In this video, Tai Hairston highlights his experience as a fellow in the program as well as its unique qualities.
Clinical Training Sites
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Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, within The Johns Hopkins Hospital, is a 209-bed hospital with a 45-bed, Level 4 neonatal intensive care unit and a 40-bed pediatric intensive care unit offering pediatric ECMO. There are nearly 30,000 emergency department visits and 9,000 admissions per year. There are greater than 65,000 patient visits to more than 30 pediatric subspecialties. Each general pediatric floor is supported by case managers, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language therapy, and dieticians.
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center provides care for children with general pediatric conditions who need a short hospital stay, or those who have had surgery or are being treated for burns. Treatment and care are coordinated by an in-house pediatrician and a staff of experienced pediatric nurses. This site contains a 15-bed combined pediatric emergency department/inpatient unit as well as a newborn nursery overseen by pediatric hospital medicine faculty. Fellows will rotate at this site for their community hospital medicine experience.
Virtual Tours
Virtual Tour of Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Johns Hopkins Children's Center offers one of the most comprehensive pediatric medical programs in the country in our state-of-the-art Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center building.
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