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Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Surgery Houston, TX 12 months 6 Students

Surgery Physician Assistant Fellowship

Providing advanced pediatric surgical training to physician assistants

The Pediatric Surgery Fellowship for Physician Assistants is the first of its kind in the country to offer a 12-month didactic and clinical pediatric training program to physician assistants. Our fellowship ensures a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a full spectrum of pediatric surgical subspecialties, and to become a leader in all areas of pediatric surgery. Surgical subspecialties include: congenital heart surgery, general pediatric surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, trauma, urology, and an innovative new addition, surgical hospitalist.

The one-year program includes 10 months of clinical pediatric surgical subspecialty experience and one month of basic laboratory research.  Each participating fellow then elects one surgical division to focus on during the final month of the program. Training will be provided in clinics, on the surgical floors and in the operating room and will involve pre-, intra- and post-operative care.

The program is led by Dr. Larry Hollier, chief of plastic surgery, Ryan Krasnosky, PA-C, fellowship program director and director of surgical advanced practice providers, Kristen Daniels, PA-C, academic program director and Jenna Solice, project manager.

Minimum qualifications

To qualify for the Physician Assistant Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery, eligible candidates must have:

• Graduated from a PA Program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) prior to matriculation into the program.
• Masters of Physician Assistant Studies.
• Current PA license from the Texas Board of Medicine and certified from the NCCPA
• National Certification by the NCCPA. New graduates may receive acceptance into the program, pending successful completion of the PANCE.
• Current Curriculum Vitae.

Additional Requirements:

• Completed application.
• Personal statement that focuses on your interest in the program and overall career goals.
• One professional recommendation letter.

Fellowship and application details

Length of program: 12 Months
Program size: 6 Fellows
Program start date: January 16, 2017

Application Deadline: October 6, 2016
Interviews: August 5, 2016 & October 7, 2016

Apply here.

Goals and Objectives

  1. Acquire knowledge of all pediatric subspecialties within Texas Children’s Hospital to allow for diagnosis, treatment and management of the pediatric population
  2. Strengthen physical assessment skills essential for the care of the pediatric and adolescent surgical patient
  3. Develop baseline understanding of potential complications related to the diagnosis and treatment of specific surgical diagnoses
  4. Develop skills in performing invasive procedures
  5. Provide opportunities to explore the physician assistant professional role
  6. Experience the physician assistant collaborative role among MD’s and PA’s within Texas Children’s Hospital
  7. Integrate a knowledge base necessary to educate patients and families
  8. Provide fundamental knowledge on the physician assistant first-assist role within the operating room

Curriculum

Didactic curriculum

Structured to provide the PA with a solid foundation of fundamental knowledge in which to develop and hone clinical acumen in the care of the surgical patient, the didactic curriculum will combine live lectures and conferences to be complemented by reading assignments, PowerPoint presentations and written articles. The content is vast, encompassing topics in physiology and pathophysiology, surgery, critical care management and the advanced surgical techniques associated with the treatment of department-specific disease processes.

Clinical curriculum

Developed to work in concert with the didactic portion, the clinical curriculum features strategically formulated OR days, inpatient rounds and division-specific surgical procedures. The PA fellow will be expected to perform daily rounds, present to patients articulately and accurately, describe and implement the plan of care, perform therapeutic procedures, and participate and become proficient in all surgical aspects of the intra-operative care of the surgical patient. The final goal is to foster and instruct the PA so that they develop proficient clinical skills in the pre-, peri-, and post-operative care of the surgical patient.

Credentials Awarded

Upon successful completion of the program, fellows will be awarded a Certificate of Completion for the Texas Children’s Hospital Physician Assistant Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery.

Benefits

  • Stipend – $65,000
  • Professional liability insurance
  • $75,000 group term life insurance
  • Uniforms
  • Paid time off (PTO) accrual
  • Medical and dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Prescription drug program
  • Health Care reimbursement account
  • Retirement program