Skip to main content

Training

Training Details

The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina follows a "research-focused" approach. The two-year fellowship consists of 26 total units (four weeks each), with one unit of vacation each year (2 total). The remaining 24 units are broken down as follows.

The eight Core Clinical Rotations occur in four-week blocks, similar to what a candidate may have experienced in residency.

The eight Systems and Scholarship units and eight Individualized Curriculum units are longitudinal units.

Core Clinical Rotations (8 units)

Hospital Medicine – which includes components of complex care, and consultation with co-management of surgical and subspecialty patients (4 units)

PICU/Intermediate Care – includes experiences in the care and stabilization of the critically ill child (1 unit)

Newborn Nursery/Level II Nursery – includes experiences in the care and stabilization of the newborn (1 unit)

Community Experience (1 unit)

Elective - (may include any of the listed electives but others options not listed are available; 1 unit)

  • Level I or Level II Newborn Care
  • Internal Medicine (for Med-Peds trainees) Transitions in care
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Palliative Care
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Sedation
  • many others

Systems & Scholarship (8 units)

MUSC meets these requirements through fellow engagement in:

Masters Degree Program (see drop-down on left)

Monthly fellows’ seminars

Twice-monthly Division “Research in Progress” meetings with all faculty and fellows

Quarterly fellow scholarship oversight committee meetings (SOC’s)

Integrated didactic educational curriculum

Typically, fellows choose an area of focus for a research or QI project, working with the program director and faculty mentors at MUSC.

The scholarship training of the program meets all of the developing PHM certification expectations, including training in Improvement Science, Clinical & Translational Research, Medical Education, Leadership, Practice Management, Patient Safety, and Advocacy.

Individualized Curriculum (8 units)

Because we are a research-oriented fellowship, at MUSC these units are typically longitudinal and are met by the fellow’s research project and MPH program completion. Second year fellows are able to add additional (elective) clinical units depending on how their fellowship project and MPH course work are proceeding.

Consistent with our long-standing mission of producing academic pediatric hospitalists, candidates complete a two-year Masters of Clinical Research, offered through our College of Graduate Studies. The tuition for the degree is paid for by the fellowship.

Learn more about the MSCR at MUSC.

The community pediatric hospitalist rotation for the MUSC PHM fellows occurs at the Children’s Unit at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. This collaborative unit, developed through a partnership between MUSC Children’s Health and Roper St. Francis Healthcare, provides comprehensive inpatient pediatric care in a community hospital setting while maintaining close access to pediatric specialty services.

The rotation at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital provides MUSC PHM fellows with the opportunity to experience community-based pediatric hospital medicine within a unique academic-community partnership. Fellows care for a broad range of common pediatric conditions, and work alongside multidisciplinary teams dedicated to delivering family-centered care close to home. MUSC PHM fellows work directly with MUSC Children’s Health pediatric hospitalists while collaborating with pediatric-trained nurses, pharmacists, child life specialists, and other healthcare professionals. The Children’s Unit features 16 private patient rooms, dedicated pediatric resources, and access to pediatric subspecialty expertise through both in-person consultation and telehealth services.

Fellows are encouraged to engage in quality improvement initiatives, interdisciplinary collaboration, and educational opportunities throughout the rotation. This experience offers valuable exposure to community pediatric hospital medicine while highlighting innovative models of partnership between academic and community healthcare systems.

Pediatric Hospitalist Program
Children’s Unit at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital 
2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive Charleston, SC 29414