Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital (Pediatric Ultrasound)
Program Description
Type of Program
The Pediatric Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine & Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston is one of the few pediatric POCUS fellowships in the southern United States. We are located in the nation’s fourth largest and one of its most diverse cities. Our 5 pediatric POCUS fellowship-trained faculty and 1 POCUS fellow comprise Team Grayscale, one of the largest POCUS groups found nationally.
Texas Children's Hospital at the Baylor College of Medicine is one of the nation's premier children's hospitals and home to the largest number of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists in the largest medical center in the world. As a level I pediatric trauma center with an estimated annual census of 69,000 patients at the Main Campus in the Texas Medical Center and an additional 108,000 patients at the West Campus and Woodlands campuses, our children's hospital provides a unique educational experience combining high pediatric patient volume with a variety of patient pathologies.
The pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) division at Texas Children's Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine consists of 60+ faculty. The emergency center serves as an educational home for 18 PEM fellows, 1 global health PEM fellow, 1 pediatric POCUS fellow, medical students, and residents from the pediatrics, emergency medicine, and family medicine programs of the Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Brooke Army Medical Center in nearby San Antonio.
Year Fellowship Started
2015
Ultrasound Program Status
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Number of Ultrasound Faculty
5
Notable Faculty
Kiyetta Alade, MD, RDMS, Co-Director of Pediatric POCUS.
Stephanie Leung, MD, Co-Director of Pediatric POCUS and Pediatric POCUS Fellowship.
Benjamin Silva, MD, MPH, Co-Director of Pediatric POCUS Fellowship.
Jessica Rankin, MD, Director of Pediatric POCUS (Austin)
Alia Hamad, DO.
Ultrasound Fellowship Education
Our one year pediatric POCUS fellowship offers an exceptional learning opportunity in an environment dedicated to physician education through rotations with the divisions of pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric cardiology, and pediatric radiology at Texas Children's Hospital and the department of emergency medicine at Ben Taub Hospital under the comprehensive umbrella of the Baylor College of Medicine. Pediatric POCUS fellows will gain expertise in ultrasound image acquisition and interpretation, develop research and administrative experience, and integrate ultrasound skills with clinical practice to become a leader in the field of pediatric point-of-care ultrasound.
Do you bill for ultrasounds?
Yes
Do you require follow up imaging for patients who get ultrasounds?
Depending on ultrasound application.
Other Information
Our Pediatric POCUS Fellowship is a Texas Medical Board Approved Fellowship.
We accept applications from graduates of pediatric and emergency medicine residency programs and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship programs.
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