Fellows are asked to choose one of seven academic tracks to individualize their scholarly work based on their area of interest*.
*If a fellow has a scholarly interest that does not fit an already established track, there are abundant opportunities to tailor a novel track to fit that interest.
PEM fellows spend time each month clinically in the ED, leading/participating in didactic sessions, and pursuing their individual academic interests – completing advanced coursework, research projects, and extra time within their scholarly areas of concentration. This mirrors the schedule of a Brown PEM faculty member.
Year One
Pediatric EM (5.5 months)
Ultrasound (1 month)
Adult EM (1 month)
Orthopedics (1 month)
Child Protection Team (1 month)
Toxicology (1 month)
Adult Trauma (1 month)
Anesthesia (2 weeks)
Year Two
Pediatric EM (5 months)
Ultrasound (1 month)
Adult EM (1 month)
Plastics (1 month)
PICU (1 month)
Elective (3 months)
Year Three
Pediatric EM (6.5 months)
Anesthesia (2 weeks)
Adult Critical Care ED (1 month)
EMS (1 month)
Elective (3 months)
Year One
Pediatric EM (6 months)
PICU (1 month)
Anesthesia (2 weeks)
Child Protection Team (1 month)
Elective (3.5 months)
Year Two
Pediatric EM (6 months)
PICU (1 month)
Anesthesia (2 weeks)
NICU (1 month)
Elective (4.5 months)
Optional Year Three
Masters in Medical Education, Public Health or Clinical & Translational Research at the Brown School of Public Health, or combined EMS fellowship
Mentorship is a core component in the development of clinical and research skills as well as career advancement. We have developed a multi-pronged approach to mentorship that ensures that each fellow feels supported in every activity of fellowship. Additionally, we believe that excellent mentorship early in training helps fellows understand how to seek out mentors throughout their careers and become excellent mentors themselves.
Each scholarly concentration within our fellowship has a designated director who serves as the mentor for each fellow on that track. Directors meet with each fellow regularly and help fellows:
The ACGME requires that each fellow complete a scholarly product to graduate fellowship. Fellows have the benefit of fellowship leadership, their scholarly concentration directors and a dedicated faculty with whom they can vet and develop ideas. Once a fellow decides on a project, a faculty member with expertise and experience in this area is paired with the fellow to oversee the project as it moves forward. The Scholarly Oversight Committee (SOC), comprised of skilled research faculty within and outside of our division, meet twice yearly with each fellow individually to help advance their research projects.
In the first year of fellowship, each fellow is asked to identify a faculty member with whom they feel a kinship on a clinical and personal level to serve as his/her/their clinical mentor. This is intentionally a fellow-selected faculty member separate from the existing mentors in research and the scholarly concentration. The clinical mentor is intended to serve as an additional support for the fellow: to discuss clinical cases, work life balance, career decisions and any other topics that arise during fellowship.
Jenna Lillemoe, MD - South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, MA
Carli Reisdorf, MD - MarinHealth Medical Center- Greenbrae/UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Joshua Meyer, MD - Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA
Lauren Vrablik, MD - Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
Hannah Barber-Doucet, MD, MPH - Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Rebecca Levin, MD, MPH - Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Sakina Sojar, MD - Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Hoi See Tsao, MD, MPH - UT Southwestern Children's Hospital, Dallas, Texas
Natasha Gill, MD, MPH - Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Laura Mercurio, MD - Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Julie Leviter, MD- Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT
Matthew Lecuyer, MD, MPH- Children's National Health System, Washington, DC
Max Rubinstein, MD- Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH
Stephanie Ruest, MD, MPH- Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Almaz Dessie, MD- Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Elizabeth Prabhu, MD- New York Presbyterian/Columbia, New York, NY
Robyn Wing, MD, MPH- Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Mariann Nocera, MD- Connecticut Children's Hospital, Hartford, CT
Marleny Franco, MD- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadephia, PA
Therese Canares, MD- John's Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Frances Turcotte Benedict, MD, MPH- Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
The fellowship team will be reviewing applications in late July and we will be sending out interview invitations in the beginning of September.
We are accepting applications for 2 positions from physicians who have completed either a pediatric or an emergency medicine residency. Rhode Island Hospital sponsors both J-1 visas as well as H-1B visas (if the applicant has graduated from a United States medical school) for exceptional applicants.
Virtual interviews through the Zoom platform will be held on consecutive Tuesdays from the end of September through the beginning of November.
Your Interview Day will Include:
Although a virtual platform cannot replace the chance to meet our faculty and fellows in person, we hope that you still will be able to get a sense of our program, our personality, and have the chance to ask any questions you might have!
Please feel free to reach out with any questions at any time.
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