Newborn facilities include a combined mother-baby unit, as well as a 16 bed NICU which admits approximately 300 infants annually. It is the only tertiary civilian hospital delivering these services in the western Pacific region. The combined NICU admits approximately 1100 infants annually. The team consists of specially trained transport nurses and respiratory therapists and is accompanied by a neonatologist or fellow for critically ill infants. With 218 Transports over the past year fellows have ample opportunities to participate in neonatal transports.
Optional rotations are also available at outside institutions to provide ECMO experience.
The first year emphasizes clinical rotations while the second year emphasizes research. Third year fellows experience increased supervisory responsibilities in the clinical setting as well as completion of research. In the first month of fellowship, the trainee begins a structured reading program with the fellowship director to build a reference file of important literature. Other faculty members meet weekly with each fellow on an individual basis to review readings from basic neonatal texts. An animal care facility is located nearby and a full-time veterinarian is on staff.