L to R: Erinn Schmitt, M.D., assistant program director, Hannah Gardner, M.D., 2nd Year Fellow, Alexandra Healy, M.D., 1st Year Fellow, Jennifer Hoefert, M.D., 2nd Year Fellow, Samantha Hanna, M.D., 1st Year Fellow, and Chang Wu, M.D., program director.We are proud to announce that the UAB Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Fellowship Program has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). “We are extremely excited to be one of the first pediatric hospital medicine fellowships to receive ACGME accreditation in the certification’s inaugural year,” said Chang Wu, M.D., program director for the UAB PHM Fellowship. The subspecialty of pediatric hospital medicine has been working to receive recognition and certification from the American Board of Pediatrics as well as accreditation for training programs from the ACGME since the early 2010s. This certification cycle of the ACGME marks the first opportunity for pediatric hospital medicine fellowship programs to be accredited.  

Since it was established in 2012 by Robert Pass, M.D., division director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, the UAB PHM Fellowship Program has successfully trained many academic hospitalists to date, a majority of whom now hold formal leadership roles in their respective institutions. Currently, under the leadership of Dr. Chang Wu, program director, and Erinn Schmit, M.D., assistant program director, the UAB PHM Fellowship Program continues to attract ever-growing numbers of competitive fellowship applications as the subspecialty of pediatric hospital medicine becomes established. 

“ACGME accreditation will see our program join the current panel of subspecialty fellowships that promote the department’s vision of academic excellence,” said Dr. Wu. “For our trainees, we will continue to emphasize quality clinical care, education, and scholarly pursuit as we strive to cultivate the future leaders of our specialty while providing optimal care to the hospitalized child.”

Congratulations to the UAB PHM Fellowship Program, our PHM fellows and program directors!