Curriculum
The UNC Pediatric Pulmonology Training Program is typically a three-year program, although we are open to non-traditional fellowship training programs including combined fellowships with adult Pulmonary or Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine or fast track programs as outlined by the ABP.
The curriculum includes three core elements: clinical service, education and conferences, and scholarly activity. The typical clinical schedule for a three-year fellowship is as follows:
The curriculum does have some flexibility to accommodate special research training needs; the program is happy to discuss alternative curricula with interested applicants to ensure ACGME requirements are met.
Education & Conferences
The program supports several didactic and education conferences:
- Chest conference – biweekly meeting with radiology to discuss challenging and educational cases, including short didactic talks by fellows and other learners
- Fellows conference – biweekly didactic sessions given by faculty within and outside of the division on relevant clinical topics
- Board review – weekly conference based on the ABP content outline for Pediatric Pulmonology, with a focus on respiratory physiology (West’s Essentials of Respiratory Medicine) and board practice questions
- Division conference – weekly conference for faculty and fellows
- Pediatric Fellowship Seminar Series – biweekly conference for all Pediatric Subspecialty fellows that focuses on research and writing, communication, and professionalism