Careers in A/I: Training Programs - Pennsylvania
Address
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Allergy & Immunology
The HUB for Clinical Collaboration
3500 Civic Center Blvd., 13th floor
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
Phone: (215) 590-2549
Fax: (215) 590-6849
Email: allergyandimmunology@chop.edu
Website: www.chop.edu
Program Director
Jennifer Heimall, MD
Phone: (215) 590-2549
Email: heimallj@chop.edu
Associate Program Directors
Juhee Lee
Katie Kennedy
Program Coordinator
Robin Cassidy
Phone: (215) 590-1997
Email: cassidy@chop.edu
Major Goals of Training Program
The Allergy and Immunology (AI) Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia aims to train physicians with background in Pediatrics or combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics residency experience in the clinical and research knowledge and skills needed to become future leaders in the field of AI. The CHOP AI program serves both the local Philadelphia inner city population and surrounding suburbs, but also draws patients from around the world for high complexity specialty care. In order to provide the best possible care as well as research opportunities we recognize and strive to recruit a diverse cohort of trainees from a broad range of academic, research and community outreach backgrounds.
Trainees Accepted Each Year
4
Duration of Fellowship
3 years
Application Deadline
Please refer to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for fellowship match information in regards to the fellowship timeline, application deadlines and additional important dates.
Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
No
Electives for Residents and Students
Yes, on request
Special Requirements
Pediatrics or Med/Meds Residency
Address
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
500 University Drive, H041
Hershey, PA 17033-0850
Phone: (717) 531-6525
Fax: (717) 531-5785
Program Director
Gisoo Ghaffari, MD FAAAAI
Email: gghaffari@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Associate Program Director
Tracy B. Fausnight, MD
Phone: (717) 531-1846
Email: tfausnight@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Program Coordinator
Victoria Richards
Email: vrichards@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Major Goals of Training Program
1- To train outstanding independent allergists/immunologist for academic and private practices.
2- To train diverse cohort of physicians who value and promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the work-place.
3- To Provide ample opportunities for biomedical research and scholarly activities during training.
Trainees Accepted Each Year
2-3
Duration of Fellowship
2 years
Application Deadline
Please refer to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for fellowship match information in regards to the fellowship timeline, application deadlines and additional important dates.
Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
No
Electives for Residents and Students
Pediatric and Medicine Allergy Immunology
Special Requirements
Board eligible or certified in Medicine, Pediatrics and Medicine-Pediatric
Address
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
1600 Rockland Road
Allergy and Immunology
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone: (302) 298-7867
Fax: (302) 651-6558
Email: leslie.austin@nemours.org
Website: http://www.nemours.org/education/gme/fellowships/allergy.html
Program Director
Gretchen Harmon, MD
Email: gretchen.harmon@nemours.org
Major Goals of Training Program
The program prepares fellows-in-training with the necessary knowledge and skills to pursue careers as specialists in the field. Based at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, and Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, DE, the program offers balanced clinical and research experiences in pediatric and adult allergy, asthma, and immunology. During the two years, you will rotate monthly on rotations designed to provide you with the tools to launch your career in allergy and immunology. If desired, there are also opportunities to participate in related clinical rotations. You will play an active role in educating and training pediatric residents and will supervise medical students from Sidney Kimmel Medical College and other medical schools. Fellows’ scholarly activities can be tailored to include subject matter that may be of particular interest. Graduating fellows are prepared for careers in either academic medicine or private practice.
Trainees Accepted Each Year
2
Duration of Fellowship
2 years
Application Deadline
Please refer to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for fellowship match information in regards to the fellowship timeline, application deadlines and additional important dates.
Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
No
Electives for Residents and Students
Yes
Special Requirements
Board eligible/certified in Pediatrics or Internal Medicine
Address
cUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System
3737 Market Street
3rd Floor- Allergy & Immunology
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 615-3718
Fax: (215) 614-0869
Email: Olajumoke.fadugba@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Website: www.pennmedicine.org/allergy-and-immunology-fellowship
Program Director
Olajumoke Fadugba, MD
Phone: (215) 662-2775
Email: Olajumoke.fadugba@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Co-Director
Scott Feldman, MD PhD
Email: scott.feldman@uphs.upenn.edu
Fellowship Coordinator
Melissa Englehardt
Phone: (215) 615-3718
Email: Melissa.englehardt@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Major Goals of Training Program
The Allergy and Immunology Section of the Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division, an academic component of the nation's first medical school, is committed to advancing medicine by setting the highest standards for professional education, biomedical research and individualized approach for patient care within our discipline.
We are lifelong students and teachers of Allergy and Immunology dedicated to:
- Developing physician leaders for academic and clinical medicine;
- Advancing the frontiers of medicine through basic and clinical research and by developing new strategies for the prevention, detection and treatment of allergic and immunologic diseases;
- Caring for patients as a multidisciplinary team of professionals who apply the latest scientific and medical advances with competence, compassion and humility.
Trainees Accepted Each Year
1
Duration of Fellowship
2-3 years
Application Deadline
Please refer to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for fellowship match information in regards to the fellowship timeline, application deadlines and additional important dates.
Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
No
Electives for Residents and Students
Yes
Special Requirements
Yes, Allergy and Immunology
Address
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Avenue, AOB-Suite 3300
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone: (412) 692-7885
Fax: (412) 692-8499
Email: laura.west@chp.edu
Website: http://www.chp.edu/health-care-professionals/education/fellowships/allergy
Program Director
Laura J. West, MD
Email: laura.west@chp.edu
Associate Program Director
Merritt Fajt, MD
Phone: (412) 692-7885
Email: fajtml@upmc.edu
Program Coordinator
Joann Broadus
Phone: (412) 692-5590
Email: broadusj2@upmc.edu
Major Goals of Training Program
The main goal of the program is to provide a broad training experience that prepares physicians to enter academics as either clinician/educators or researchers. The program is based at the only pediatric hospital in the region, and consequently trainees are exposed to a wide range of both allergic and immunologic disease states in children. The adult experience is obtained at the University Hospital which also provides a wide variety of clinical cases in adult patients. One of the strengths of the program is that there is a broad clinical experience in pediatric and adult clinical care, inpatient and outpatient cases, and both allergic and immunologic disease states.
Each fellow has a mentoring committee to facilitate the selection and progress of research projects. The goal is to both present a research project at a national meeting and to prepare a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal by the completion of the training period. There is an extensive educational curriculum.
Trainees Accepted Each Year
2 (1 pediatrician, 1 internist)
Duration of Fellowship
2-3 years
Application Deadline
Please refer to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for fellowship match information in regards to the fellowship timeline, application deadlines and additional important dates.
Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
None
Electives for Residents and Students
Yes
Special Requirements
ABP or ABIM eligibility