Department of Pediatrics

  1. Baylor College of Medicine
  2. Departments
  3. Pediatrics
  4. Sections, Divisions, & Centers
  5. Emergency Medicine
  6. Education
  7. Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  8. Curriculum

Curriculum

Master
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

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Pediatric Residency Trained
PEM Year Curriculum
PEM 1st year
  • 8 months PEM*
  • 2 weeks anesthesia
  • 2 weeks sedation
  • 1 month PICU
  • 1 month adult EM
  • 1 month POCUS
PEM 2nd year
  • 9.5 months PEM*
  • 2 weeks orthopedics
  • 2 weeks toxicology
  • 2 weeks child protection
  • 1 month Trauma
PEM 3rd year
  • ~8 months Research (EHE)**
  • 2 weeks anesthesia
  • 1 week radiology
  • 1 month elective
  • 1 month EMS
  • 1 month adult EM
  • 2 weeks toxicology

*~32 clinical hours a week (65% clinical/35% research) based on 50 hour work week

**Extra hours experience (EHE) available to maintain clinical skills (approx. 60 clinical hours/month)

 

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Emergency Medicine Trained

PEM Year Curriculum
PEM 1st year
  • 7.5 months PEM*
  • 2 weeks pediatric anesthesia
  • 2 weeks pediatric sedation
  • 2 weeks child development
  • 1 month PICU
  • 1 month NICU
  • 1 month pediatric cardiology
PEM 2nd year
  • 9.5 months PEM*
  • 1 month pediatric ID or Neuro
  • 1 month elective
  • 2 weeks child protection
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Global Health Fellowship Track
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Global Health Fellowship Track

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Pediatric Residency Trained

PEM Year Curriculum
PEM 1st year
  • 6 months PEM*
  • 2 months GH
  • International Fieldwork
  • 2 weeks pediatric anesthesia
  • 2 weeks pediatric sedation
  • 1 month PICU
  • 1 month adult EM
  • 1 month POCUS
PEM 2nd year
  • 6.5 months PEM*
  • Up to 3 months GH
  • Scholarly & clinical work
  • DTM, HELP
  • 2 weeks orthopedics
  • 2 weeks toxicology
  • 2 weeks child protection
  • 1 month adult EM
PEM 3rd year
  • 4-5 months PEM
  • 1-2 months PEM EHE**
  • Up to 3 months GH
  • Scholarly & clinical work, DTM, HELP
  • 2 weeks anesthesia
  • 1 month EMS
  • 1 month adult EM
  • 2 weeks toxicology

Fellows graduate from PEM in 3 years. 4th year consists of 75% clinical work as PEM faculty and 25% GH time

*~32 clinical hours a week (65% clinical/35% research) based on 50 hour work week

**Extra hours experience (EHE) available to maintain clinical skills (approx. 60 clinical hours/month)