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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

About our fellowship

Five pediatric emergency fellows sit together on a gurney in an exam room.Thank you for taking the time to visit our website and to learn more about our fellowship training program. More than 48,000 children annually are cared for at our medical facility, which provides ample opportunities for our fellows. The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at UMMC began in 2016. We currently accept two fellows per year.

Children's Emergency Services, the emergency medicine program at Children's of Mississippi, assesses and treats children acutely ill or injured children aged 18 and under. Our Children's Emergency Services include the Col. Harland Sanders Children's Emergency Department and the Selby and Richard McRae Children's Trauma Unit, and are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are staffed by physicians who are board certified in pediatric emergency medicine, emergency medicine, and/or general pediatrics. All pediatric subspecialists are available for consultation.

As the only children's hospital in Mississippi, we have a varied patient population with a wide range of patient care experiences. Our curriculum provides comprehensive training in the field of emergency medicine, opportunities to grow as a physician scientist, and training in the art of being an educator. You will work in a collaborative team that includes attendings, nurse practitioners, nurses and support staff.

Additionally, fellows work closely with a faculty mentor to develop a basic science or clinical research project to help establish skills in the field of research and discovery. You will have opportunities to participate in administrative and quality improvement activities to foster improvements in systems within the hospital. There are weekly educational conferences specifically designed for the fellow to optimize subspecialty board preparation.

Letter from the Program Director

Nathan Freeman, MD
Nathan Freeman, MD

Thank you for your interest in our Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowship Program!

We are the pediatric emergency department for the only children's hospital in the state and serve as its only tertiary care center. This means our fellows gain hands-on experience with the full range of pediatric emergencies—from cardiac and metabolic crises to cancer diagnoses and neurosurgical complications. You'll graduate well-prepared to practice anywhere in the country.

PEM is a diverse field, and we offer broad training in trauma, burn, pre-hospital care, ultrasound, simulation, medical education, and more. As the state's only pediatric trauma center and only burn center, our fellows manage a high volume and variety of trauma and burn cases. You'll also train with our nationally recognized pre-hospital program and practice leadership and communication in our advanced simulation center. Our professionalism series prepares you to teach and navigate the non-clinical aspects of medicine.

We value a strong sense of community. We host regular wellness events, encourage open communication, and hold quarterly journal clubs at faculty homes—with home-cooked meals—to build lasting relationships.

If you're interested in joining a supportive and comprehensive PEM training environment, we invite you to apply and learn more about what makes our program unique!

Nathan Freeman, MD

Program Director

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