Care of these patients is directed by the Pediatric Cardiology fellow under the supervision of attending Critical Care faculty and Pediatric Cardiology faculty. The cardiology fellow in the PICU has specific responsibility for medical and surgical cardiac patients. During the PICU rotation, the fellow may choose to observe in the operating rooms with the approval of the PICU staff. In general, night call responsibility is rotated among all fellows on the clinical service, and averages every fourth week night and every 6th weekend. The third year fellows are included in the weekend call schedule and are available for emergencies, meetings, etc.
Secretarial support is provided for transcription of letters, manuscripts, abstracts, etc.
Fellows are allowed 3 weeks of paid vacation annually, excluding authorized attendance at cardiology meetings. Support is provided for attendance of 1 major meeting during the first year of fellowship. During subsequent years, support is provided for meetings at which the fellow is on the official program. In-Training Examination is given during August. The exam is computer-based and the fee is paid by the Division.