Academic Curriculum
Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship
Core Curriculum and Program Expectations
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Engage in scholarly activities that can build skills in research methodology and techniques, systematic literature review, primary research project, grant and manuscript writing (60-80% protected time)
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Work at Children’s Mercy Broadway, Vibrant Health/Cordell D. Meeks, Jr. Clinic, and Operation Breakthrough outpatient clinics, including primary care, teen, and specialty clinics as well as full-term nursery at University Health (20-40% clinical time)
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Supervise and teach pediatric residents and medical students
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Complete either a Master’s degree or certificate in health professions education
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Participate in the specific educational seminars that will complement trainees learning needs including curriculum development and evaluation, journal club, research-in-progress, scientific presentations, and physician wellness
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Receive mentorship from faculty in the Division of General Academic Pediatrics
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Complete an international, medical education elective
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Participate in an optional fourth year of fellowship training in clinical pharmacology
Core Curriculum Didactics
- Monthly meeting of fellows from all subspecialties hospital-wide to address topics common to all ACGME-approved fellowship programs, including leadership development, ethics, quality improvement and safety, and manuscript preparation.
Grand Rounds
- Weekly conference with local and national speakers presenting pertinent pediatrics topics.
Professor Rounds
- Case-based presentations with an educational didactic component for hospital staff prepared and presented by a senior resident each week.
Continuous Quality and Practice Improvement
- Annual seminars as well as monthly longitudinal experiential classes are offered to promote education of and development of quality improvement.
Our Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship leadership team
Tyler K. Smith, MD, MPH, FAAP
Program Director
(816) 960-4162
Rachel Laws, MBA, C-TAGME
Sr. Fellowship Coordinator
rmlaws@cmh.edu