The pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship offers superior training at a Level I, free-standing pediatric hospital with an annual ED census of approximately 85,000 patients. Our fellows care for a variety of high acuity medical illnesses and traumatic injuries. Mentors are provided early in fellowship, and our supportive faculty are involved in quality improvement and research activities. A broad curriculum provides competency in PEM using bimonthly didactic sessions with lectures, interactive learning sessions and monthly simulation training. Fellows work alongside a PEM attending but still have plenty of opportunities to develop autonomy, supervise and educate residents.
Fellows Awards
- Tucker Anderson - 2018 PEMPix Judge’s Award at AAP, 2017 EmergiQuiz selection at AAP
- Robert Stewart - 2018 EmergiQuiz Honorable Mention at AAP, 2018 PEMPix presentation at AAP
- Sri Aravapalli - 2016 AAP PEMPix presentation, 2015 AAP PEMPix presentation
Research Interests
- Use of high-dose intranasal fentanyl in the emergency department (ED)
- Early administration of IV magnesium to severe asthma exacerbation decreases the hospital
admission rate - Impact of terbutaline as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of severe acute asthma exacerbation in the
pediatric emergency department - Financial impact of NPO times for sedation in the ED
- FIRe: Firearm injury research
- Bedside ultrasound for confirmation of gastrostomy tube placement
- HIV testing in the ED
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric non-accidental trauma
- Reducing time to resolution of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis: Does it help to start insulin early?
Program Staff: Emergency Medicine
Program Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Associate Program Director
Fellowship Coordinator
Justin Scoggins
jscoggi1@uthsc.edu
901.287.5265