Fellows' Conferences

PHM Fellows Core Lecture Series

The PHM Fellows Core Lecture Series occurs in six half-day blocks and covers a variety of clinical and professional topics relevant to the specialty of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. 

Bay Area Joint Educational Didactics (JEDI)

PHM fellows from Bay Area institutions (Stanford, UCSF, Kaiser Oakland) come together 3 half-days a year to participate in interactive sessions on PHM core competencies and network with fellows and faculty. 

Fellows' College

All fellows participate in the Department of Pediatrics Fellows' College which covers core topics in teaching, quality improvement, business of medicine, ethics, professionalism and career development.  

MCHRI Grant Writing Club

All 1st year fellows participate in the Department of Pediatrics Grant Writing Club, which is designed to teach fundamentals of grant writing, culminating in MCHRI grant submission in Feburary.

Fellows' Scholarship Club

The Fellows' Scholarship Club is a research seminar for all pediatric fellows, which covers topics such as: identifying research mentors, study design, statistics, survey development, and statistical software.

PHM Division Conferences

Clinical Case Conference

Weekly: PHM faculty and fellows meet weekly to share, discuss and learn from current cases at LPCHS.
Monthly: PHM faculty and fellows meet monthly to share, discuss and learn from clinically challenging cases that present to LPCHS and regional sites.

Journal Club

Journal Club occurs monthly and is led by PHM faculty and fellows to keep abreast of the current literature in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Each fellow presents an article once a year.

RICH Meetings

Research in Children's Health (RICH) meetings occur twice a month and include works-in-progress presentations and additional research training. Fellows present their own projects at least 2 times per year. 

Morbidity and Mortality Conference

PHM fellows lead division members twice a year through discussion and analysis of a challenging case.

Departmental Conferences

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Held every Friday from September to June, Pediatric Grand Rounds is a great way to learn cutting edge pediatric clinical research, basic science research, child advocacy, quality improvement, medical education and global health.