Faculty Development Workshop-Balancing adult pediatric sleep medicine within fellowship programs

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The panel discussion focused on how to balance adult and pediatric sleep medicine within fellowship programs. Each panelist shared their approach and philosophy in their respective programs. The University of Pennsylvania initially applied as two separate programs due to separate hospital entities, but eventually merged into a joint program. They offer both pediatric and adult tracks within the fellowship, with funding flowing through the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The University of Michigan has an integrated program with two to three adult fellows and one pediatric fellow, with flexibility in rotations and exposure to various specialties. Boston Children's Hospital combines two to three adult fellows with one pediatric fellow due to funding constraints and provides rotations in different clinics and specialties. Vanderbilt University offers a one-year integrated sleep fellowship for two fellows, allowing exposure to both pediatric and adult patients. The panelists acknowledge the challenges of providing appropriate education and exposure to pediatric sleep medicine in programs that primarily focus on adult sleep medicine. They suggest sharing resources, leveraging online platforms, and reaching out to neighboring programs for collaboration. They also discussed the marketability of fellows trained in only one year of sleep medicine with no other subspecialties. The panelists agree that sleep medicine can be a full-time job regardless of subspecialty training and that the landscape is changing, with more recognition of the importance of sleep and collaboration across disciplines.

Keywords

balance

adult sleep medicine

pediatric sleep medicine

fellowship programs

University of Pennsylvania

University of Michigan

Boston Children's Hospital

Vanderbilt University