The UCSF Hospitalist Fellowship was the nation's first fellowship in Hospital Medicine. This two year fellowship aims to train internists in the skills they need to become academic hospitalists who are both excellent clinician-educators and possess the knowledge and skills to become independent researchers. Fellows participate in the UCSF introduction to clinical research as well as the Advanced Training in Clinical Research course for one year. Through strong mentoring and exposure to the resources of the hospitalist group, the Department of Medicine, and those of other Departments, Hospital Medicine Research Fellows are given the opportunity to develop and carry out research, quality improvement, and other projects. These projects provide fellows the opportunity to learn the skills needed to become competitive for academic hospitalist positions with "protected time", to procure both intramural and extramural funding for projects, and to publish the fruits of their research and present their research at national meetings (such as NAIP or SGIM).
The emphases of the UCSF hospitalist group include research in:
- The organization of hospital care
- Measuring and improving the quality of hospital care
- Patient safety
- Outcomes research related to common hospital illnesses (eg, thromboembolism, pneumonia)
- Medical management of surgical patients
- Hospital interfaces (ie, communication between hospital and outpatient settings)
- End of life care
- Pain management
- Medical education in the inpatient setting
Fellows attend on the medical service at UCSF for an average of 3 months per year. The timing of ward attending is structured to allow maximum flexibility for research activities and to participate in the research courses. Fellows receive mentoring in clinical teaching (including observation and feedback) and have the opportunity to participate in the Stanford Faculty Development Course taught by Dr. Wachter.
Further information contact:
Robert M. Wachter, MD
Professor and Associate Chairman, Dept. of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Chief of the Medical Service, Moffitt-Long Hospitals
Box 0120 UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143-0120
(415) 476-5632 (phone)
(415) 502-5869 (fax)
bobw@medicine.ucsf.edu
To Apply: email a CV, the names of 3 references along with letters of recommendation, and a 1-2 page letter describing your background, career plans, and research interests.
