Medical College of Wisconsin Academic Fellowship in Hospital Medicine
This fellowship includes two tracks, Academic and Procedural.
Academic Track Overview
Our 2-year academic fellowship in hospital medicine offers immersive and structured training in research methodology for candidates interested in pursuing a clinician investigator career in hospital medicine. Successful graduates are well positioned to apply for federally funded research conducted in the inpatient setting or linking inpatient care to outpatient care or the community.
Our curriculum is designed to provide closely mentored training opportunities in health services and health systems research, quality improvement, decision science, implementation research, and both qualitative and quantitative research methodology. Successful graduates will be not only comfortable managing inpatient teams but also be able to conduct multidisciplinary research both in the inpatient setting and across the inpatient-outpatient, care transition continuum.
Ideal Candidates
Ideal candidates are interested in a career in hospital medicine, with a career plan to continue as a hospitalist, rather than transitioning into a subspecialty, and are interested in becoming faculty in an academic medical center following completion of the fellowship. Fellows are appointed at the level of Clinical Instructor in the Department of Medicine and upon completion will be strongly considered for a faculty position.
Clinical Responsibilities
Clinical duties include 13 weeks of clinical work as a hospitalist in the Division of General Internal Medicine.
Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research
Fellows will receive structured training in clinical and translational research, health systems research methods, biostatistics, quality improvement, clinical trial design and grant preparation through the MS in clinical and translational research program at MCW.
Mentorship
Fellows receive close mentoring from an array of accomplished mentors and mentorship groups. One on one mentorship is provided by pairing fellows with content and methodology mentors based upon their research topic. A list of mentors and their areas of interest is provided under “resources” below. All fellowship mentors come together as a mentorship panel to provide feedback and guidance to the fellows on a quarterly basis. In addition, fellows work closely with the MCW Center for Advancing Population Science (CAPS). Fellows will present their work for feedback and guidance from senior faculty and peer mentors at CAPS Works In Progress, mentorship group meetings, grant development, and writing group meetings.
Bed-side Procedural Fellowship (1 year)
The program offers a unique opportunity to work closely with the dedicated Bedside Procedure Team with years of experience in a range of medical procedures. Fellows will gain hands-on experience and master techniques such as central line placement, lumbar punctures, thoracentesis, and more. The fellowship is an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care while advancing your own skills and knowledge. Beyond skill acquisition, this fellowship is designated to prepare fellows to become forefront leaders in procedural medicine.
Resources
Contact Us
Sanjay Bhandari, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Stephanie Peterson
smpeterson@mcw.edu | (414) 955-0392