Academic Activities

The Department of Pediatrics provides numerous opportunities for supplemental instruction. In addition to these Department-wide offerings, PHM fellows have the opportunity to create an individualized curriculum tailored to their personal goals and projected career path within this subspecialty. The following courses and conferences ensure a well-rounded education in Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

PHM Teaching Conferences

Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Core Curriculum
Monthly meeting specifically for PHM that includes structured and dedicated teaching on medical education, advocacy, Quality Improvement (QI), clinical research, Board review and more.
Second Thursday, all PHM fellows attend

PHM Journal Club
Quarterly meetings led by PHM faculty at Texas Medical Center (TMC) with participation from faculty in Sugar Land, Katy, and TMC. Fellows expected to participate in all journal clubs and lead one each year.

Sugar Land PHM Journal Club
Monthly meetings led by PHM faculty at our community site in Sugar Land, with participation from faculty in Sugar Land, Katy, and TMC. Fellows will lead the Sugar Land journal club during their community PHM rotation there.

Attending-led Morning Report
Occurs 2-3 times per month. Attendings choose and prepare a case for morning report, then guide the residents and medical students on wards through the case. Fellows expected to lead at least one case quarterly.

PHM Division Meeting
Held every Thursday 12-1pm. Fellows expected to attend all meetings unless on vacation, post-call, or clinical duties preclude them from attending.

Department of Pediatrics Teaching Conferences

Pediatric Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds are a series of lectures, which present the symptoms, diagnosis, and management of a particular disease in the pediatric population.
Tuesdays, 8am

Pediatric Fellowship Core Curriculum
Monthly didactic session or workshop is provided for the fellows in all Pediatric Subspecialty Training Programs to provide an educational forum to address common ACGME program requirements.
Second Tuesday, 12pm

Pediatric M&M
Quarterly presentations done in conjunction with pediatric residents and faculty