Our Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
A Message from Our Director
Welcome! I’m excited that you are considering the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin for the next step in your training and career journey. Our leadership team provides our adult learners with the clinical, scholarly, and professional experiences that help them reach their individual goals. Our innovative curriculum allows for an immersive hospital medicine experience that promotes graduated autonomy. As fellowship director, I am invested in each of our learners, and I am eager to work with our fellows to create their own individualized pathway into the hospital medicine career they desire.
Patrick McCarthy, MD, MME
Fellowship Program Director and Assistant Professor
Fellowship Tour
See the people, places and spaces that make our Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship so special.
Meet our Directors
Meet the Hospitalists, Part 1
Meet the Hospitalists, Part 2
As a fellow, you will
- Develop expertise in caring for hospitalized children with acute conditions, chronic diseases, medical complexity, and diagnostic uncertainty
- Gain the experience and skills needed to practice independently in academic or community-based practices
- Complete a scholarly project in areas such as clinical research, education, or quality improvement that will help you advance our specialty and develop your career
- Build skills in leadership, hospital administration, practice management, and value driven care
- Work with a talented team in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin, which is currently comprised of 42 hospitalists, and 9 advanced practice providers (APPs).
About Our Fellowship
Our Spaces and Places
I love the supportive and innovative nature of MCW. Our hospital medicine division is full of wonderful colleagues who care about our individual goals, career paths, and accomplishments throughout the fellowship years. Our program leadership goes the extra mile to help create and provide the fellowship resources and activities we need to be as successful as possible. I chose MCW for fellowship because they seemed like a fun group of people that would prioritize my needs, and I was right!
A current fellow
Our Team
Patrick McCarthy, MD, MME
Program Director
Brandon Palmer, MD
Associate Program Director
Vanessa McFadden, MD, PhD
Research Director
Judy Borchardt
Division Program Associate
Maggie Reichertz
Program Coordinator
Our Second Year Fellows (2021-23)
Bethany Corbin, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center
Lauren Titus, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Our First Year Fellows (2022-24)
Christina Metcalf McKinney, MD
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Residency: University of Louisville College of Medicine
Danielle Owerko, MD
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Contact Us
Thank you for your interest in our program. We look forward to connecting with you!
Patrick J. McCarthy, MD, MME
Program Director
Maggie Reichertz
Program Coordinator