{"id":601,"date":"2026-01-28T15:25:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spucnews.urgentcarepeds.org\/?p=601"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:29:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:29:40","slug":"fellowship-spotlight-the-childrens-hospital-of-philadelphia-chop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spucnews.urgentcarepeds.org\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship Spotlight: The Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Alexandra Lucas, MD<\/strong><br><em>Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia\u00a0<br>Philadelphia, PA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Division of Urgent Care Pediatrics is proud to offer a new Academic Pediatric Acute Care (APAC) Fellowship currently recruiting for July 2026.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This fellowship has been thoughtfully designed to span the breadth and depth of acute care medicine while allowing for individualized training throughout the one year program. The fellow will have the unique opportunity to rotate through our free-standing Urgent Cares, Emergency Departments, and various Subspecialty Departments within the institution. This fellowship is designed to be extremely flexible in order to meet the goals of the individual, while also providing a robust clinical and academic experience. Significant time during the year will be dedicated to electives tailored to the specific interests and needs of our Fellow. Fellowship graduates will gain the knowledge, skills, and mentorship to reach their goals in Pediatric Acute Care Medicine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program Highlights\/Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30-40% of the year will be spent in our free-standing Urgent Care Centers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approximately 30% of the year in our Emergency Departments\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>some of this time rotating per Fellow\u2019s goals, some of this time as an ED Pediatrician<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approximately 30% of the year in electives chosen by Fellow \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 weeks vacation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fellow will complete one academic project specific to their interests and goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentorship in research, clinical medicine, business of medicine, education, etc.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competitive salary reflecting time spent as an Attending Physician<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please reach out to the Fellowship Director, Dr. Alexandra Lucas (<a href=\"mailto:lucasa1@chop.edu\">lucasa1@chop.edu<\/a>), for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alexandra Lucas, MDChildren\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia\u00a0Philadelphia, PA The Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Division of Urgent Care Pediatrics is proud to offer a new Academic Pediatric Acute Care (APAC) Fellowship currently recruiting for July 2026.\u00a0\u00a0 This fellowship has been thoughtfully designed to span the breadth and depth of acute care medicine while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-winter-2026"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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