Fellow Schedule

All three years of fellowship are similar in terms of clinical versus research time.  Research time is protected with no designated 24 hour call.  On average a fellow spends 3 weeks on service (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) or Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) time) and 3 weeks off service (on research or elective).  While on service, call averages every 3 days (2 calls per week).

Over the course of 36 months of fellowship:

  • PICU – 16 months
  • CTICU – 5 months
  • Vacation – 3 months
  • Research/ Elective – 12 months

1st Year

  • Anesthesia elective – 0.5 month
  • PICU – 5 months
  • CTICU – 1.5 months
  • Research/ Elective – 4 months
  • Vacation – 1 month

2nd Year

  • PICU – 5 months
  • CTICU – 2 months
  • Research/ Elective – 4 months
  • Vacation – 1 month

3rd Year

  • PICU – 5.5 months
  • CTICU – 1.5 month
  • Research/ Elective – 4 months
  • Vacation – 1 month

Elective Time

  • Anesthesia
  • UCSD Burn ICU
  • Palliative Medicine
  • CTICU/ Cardiac Surgery/ Cardiac Cath Lab
  • India Cardiac Mission
  • PICC Elective
  • Bronchoscopy Elective