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Zainab Khan, MD, is one of our two 2nd year Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellows! She studied biology at The Honors College at Arizona State University and did molecular endocrinology research before earning her medical degree at University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. She then trained in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University. Her projects included a QI project on family-directed interpretation to improve communication equity in clinic; being a member of VIP LIGHT hyperbilirubinemia project; effect of COVID-19 on FCR I-PASS study; survey project to evaluate MS1 perspective on interprofessional communication. She also worked at a rural health center on a Navajo reservation. She has received a travel award to attend the American Muslim Health Proof Conference in 2019, AAP SOPT health equity grant, and a QI grant. Her current fellowship projects include examining workup, management, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with Gram-negative bacteremia, as well as a QI project on improving screening for sexually transmitted infections in hospitalized adolescent patients. Her areas of interest include patient safety, quality improvement, systems, and high value care. -
Caitlin Toney, MD, is one of our two 2nd year Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellows! She studied biology and history at Stanford University, completed a post-bac at UCSD, and worked as a children’s ski instructor before earning her medical degree at UCSD. She then trained in pediatrics at UCSD, where she also served as a chief resident. Her projects included surveys and educational videos with HS and college athletic trainers and athletes on relative energy deficiency and maintaining adequate caloric intake. She has received Gold Humanism, a humanitarian service award, a dept of peds senior award, a humanism in medicine resident award in pediatrics, and a RAP symposium award for her project. Her current fellowship projects include development and examination of an inpatient intern coaching and mentorship curriculum, as well as a QI project on improving screening for obesity in hospitalized children. Her areas of interest include medical education and QI. -
Si Hui Wong, MD, is one of our two new 1st year Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellows! She studied biology, chemical engineering, and economics at Purdue University and earned her medical degree at University of Queensland School of Medicine. She then trained in pediatrics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Her projects have included examining myocardial strain on ECHO and cardiac MRI to compare accuracy, streamlined timing to restart feeds in pts w bronchiolitis on HFNC, and reducing outpatient circumcision rates requiring anesthesia and reducing bleeding complications. She also worked as a professional development director for the Society of Women Engineers and conducted global health work in Uganda. Her awards include a commendation for excellence in medicine in society course, an undergrad research award, and most personal growth in engineering from the Society of Women Engineers. Her current fellowship projects include examination of ordering of serial CRPs in patients hospitalized with UTI/pyelonephritis, as well as QI projects in improving flu vaccine administration and development of a watcher program for patient safety. Her areas of interest include advocacy, QI, leadership, and migrant health.
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Nicole Hickman, MD, is one of our two new 1st year Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellows! She studied biology at University of Washington before earning her medical degree at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. She then trained in pediatrics at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Her projects have included screening for social determinants of health in resident clinic, making a clinical practice guideline for newly arrived immigrant patients, correlation b/w neighborhood and severity of NAFLD, examination of racial disparity in paternal acknowledgement on birth certificates and effect of higher maternal education attainment on infant mortality, and qualitative research interviewing newly arrived immigrant pts to see if they receive culturally competent care. She also led a Nutrition Kitchen Program with cooking classes using ingredients from food pantry bags given out at clinic with culturally competent recipes and was president of UCSD med school chapter of scrubs addressing firearms epidemic (SAFE). Her awards include a CTRI NIH grant for translational summer research, top 3 med student award, AMWA distinction top 10 female medical student, and a SOHM travel grant. Her current fellowship projects include examination of hospitalizations for children in border patrol custody and/or as unaccompanied minors, as well as a QI project on decreasing HFNC use in bronchiolitis patients through high flow holidays. Her areas of interest include medical education, advocacy, social determinants of health, and immigrant health.
Pediatrics Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program
The Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program provides clinical and scholarly training with the goal of developing future hospitalists and academic leaders in the field. The clinical and research opportunities are unparalleled, and San Diego is an exciting city with an inviting year-round climate.
Clinical training occurs predominantly at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego. Outstanding possibilities for research training are available under the guidance of Pediatric Hospital Medicine faculty, as well as world-class collaborators at UCSD.;
Our Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program is accepting applications. Candidates must be BC/BE in pediatrics by the beginning of the fellowship.
The UCSD-Rady Children's PHM Fellowship Program participates in ERAS . Applications are accepted per the ERAS timeline and will continue to be accepted through the fall. We will start offering interview invitations per the ERAS timeline and strongly encourage applicants to submit their materials prior to this date. Applicants must register for NRMP and submit their rank list by the NRMP deadline each year. For exact dates, please access the NRMP website at www.nrmp.org and review the upcoming deadlines for the "Pediatrics Specialties Fall Match." The fellowship begins the following July (specific date set by UCSD School of Medicine, typically July 5-8th to allow for moving days).
If you have any questions about the program, please contact us via the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Coordinator at phmfellowship@rchsd.org.
Leadership
Aarti Patel, MD, MEd – Fellowship Director
Begem Lee, MD – Associate Fellowship Director