The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is recruiting a candidate for a one-year long Pediatric Acute Care Fellowship program. Ideal candidate should either be someone who has completed or will complete a pediatrics, family medicine, or emergency medicine residency program in the United States.

One of only a handful of Pediatric Acute Care/Urgent Care fellowships in the country, our Pediatric Acute Care program is a one-year fellowship designed for clinicians interested in both community and academic medicine. To meet national core competencies, fellows will gain necessary clinical skills such as performing basic procedures common to urgent care and will gain experience with POCUS first-hand from top leaders in the field. Fellows will also be exposed to urgent care administration, telehealth, research, and education. Working closely with both acute/urgent care providers and the Pediatric Emergency Medicine division, fellows will have a wide breadth of mentorship available.

Acute/Urgent care-trained pediatricians are needed to provide the excellent in-person and remote clinical care that our patient population in Pittsburgh deserves. We seek to mentor a diverse set of pediatric fellows to excel as competent and expedient high-quality pediatric urgent care clinicians committed to putting their patients first, providing equitable and safe care, and who will become future leaders in the field of pediatric urgent and acute care.

Opportunity Details

• The candidate must have completed a Pediatrics residency or Family Medicine residency
• Must have an MD or equivalent with the ability to obtain an unrestricted PA license
• H1B visa sponsorship available.
• Join a Division with 38 pediatric emergency medicine faculty, 3 general pediatrician faculty as well as thirty advanced practice providers
• Schedule is 8 shifts per month in the low-acuity section of the pediatric emergency department along with additional educational duties during rotations
• Rotating shift schedule to days, nights and weekends
• Faculty responsibilities include patient care, house staff and student education, and academic pursuits.

What we Offer

• Relocation assistance
• CME allowance plus time
• PTO plus holidays
• Outstanding benefit package including health, dental, vision and pension and occurrence-based malpractice

About UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

• UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is a level 1 trauma center and has an annual volume of more than 80,000 visits; 21% of these patients are admitted, including approximately 1,700 annual admissions to the Trauma Service. The 313-bed, acute care teaching hospital is located on 10 acres in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.
• Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is the major referral site for western Pennsylvania, northeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia for ill and injured children.
• UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals and is at the cutting edge of research. The hospital and Department of Pediatrics ranks 7th among children’s hospitals in NIH funding for pediatric research. In 2023 the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ranked the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 8th in NIH Funding and the Department of Pediatrics 14th
• UPMC Children’s was the nation’s first pediatric transplant center. With a history spanning 130-plus years, UPMC Children’s today is renowned for its outstanding clinical, research, and medical education programs and services — and for its frontline role in advancing standards of excellence in pediatric care.
• UPMC is a $23 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer
• 95,000 employees, including 4,900 physicians
• Over 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals
• Over 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites
• UPMC is inventing new models of accountable, cost-effective, patient-centered care
• Closely affiliated with University of Pittsburgh

About the Community

• Pittsburgh is a vibrant, mid-sized city with the feel of a small town. Located in the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, it offers the best of everything — an urban melting pot, historical landmarks, ethnic neighborhoods, a vibrant nightlife, picturesque countryside, and the famous three rivers.
• The city is renowned for its cultural institutions, including the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the National Aviary, and a diverse cultural district.
• The city's major league professional sports teams include the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Pittsburgh has a reputation as an advancing leader in medicine, education, health care, robotics, software engineering, and high-tech industries.
• The city is consistently ranked as one of the top places for families in the U.S. and one of the most affordable, livable, and safest U.S. cities.