Fellows coordinate care for patients from all medical and surgical pediatric subspecialties. Specifically, fellows actively participate in the care of patients on trauma, cardiovascular, neurosurgical and general surgical services.
Mandatory and Elective Rotations:

• Anesthesia Service
• Cardiology/Cardiac Intensive Care
• Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
• Toxicology (Virginia Poison Control is attached to the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU)
• Pediatric pulmonary disease and the pulmonary function laboratory
• Medical respiratory intensive care unit
• Pediatric transports (discretionary)

The division and collaborating faculty have particular expertise in molecular biology and pathophysiology. Fellows are presented with ample opportunities to participate in research through VCU Reanimation Engineering Shock Center. In this rich research environment, fellows are encouraged to pursue a mentored laboratory or clinical research experience. Specifically, they learn how to develop a hypothesis oriented to the lab, methodologies for data collection and analysis, and how to present findings and prepare manuscripts for publication. In the past, our fellows have won the AAPs New Investigator Research Grant Awards two successive years for two independent projects.

Fellows attend and present at weekly conferences including journal clubs, chapter reviews, case conferences and research meetings. In addition, they participate in other instructional opportunities such as didactic sessions, directed readings, dedicated critical care board review and morbidity/mortality conferences. Fellows receive formal education in biostatistics and study design, ethical and legal aspects of critical illness, PICU administration, and scientific writing.