SAEMF Education Project Grant - $20,000

"Development of Key Objectives and Best Practices for Training Emergency Medicine Residency Graduates Completing a Pediatric Emergency Medicine (EM2PEM) Fellows"

The increasing number of emergency medicine (EM) residents entering pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship programs has underscored the need for a standardized set of key objectives and best practices to ensure consistent training and high-quality patient care. This project aims to achieve consensus on and develop a standardized set of PEM fellowship key objectives and a roadmap to measure competency for trainees who have completed an EM residency (EM2PEM) through Delphi methodology. This project seeks to enhance educational outcomes, ensure that all fellows achieve essential competencies, and ultimately improve patient care in pediatric emergency settings.

Recipient(s)

  • Elizabeth Jacobs, MD

    Elizabeth Jacobs, MD

    Rhode Island Hospital

    "Development of Key Objectives and Best Practices for Training Emergency Medicine Residency Graduates Completing a Pediatric Emergency Medicine (EM2PEM) Fellows"

    Elizabeth Jacobs, MD, is a professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, with over two decades of experience in pediatric emergency medicine. She has served as the pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship director for the past ten years and has played a key role in shaping the education of future leaders in the field. Dr. Jacobs also has served as chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section of Emergency Medicine Program Directors Steering Committee and has contributed to many national pediatric education initiatives. Her extensive background in curriculum development, leadership, and collaboration with institutions across the country has fueled her passion for creating a standardized, evidence-based curriculum for emergency medicine residency graduates completing a PEM fellowship (EM2PEM). Her project will develop a set of key objectives and competencies to standardize the specialized training needs of EM2PEM fellows, ensuring consistent, high-quality education and improving pediatric emergency care and patient outcomes.