Quality Improvement
Fellows are also required to be involved in one quality improvement project a year. This is typically a joint effort among all fellows. The QI project is presented yearly at the Orlando Health Quality Retreat and can also be presented at other conferences. Opportunities also exist in leveraging data from the several national improvement collaboratives we participate in.
Recent projects have included improving no-show rates in our endoscopy suites, reflex direct bilirubin levels in the NICU for early detection of biliary atresia, Rapid Response in Esophageal Button Batteries and iron dextran versus iron sucrose infusion in TPN patients to decrease hospital costs.
Teaching
Our fellowship program works closely with the general pediatric residency program, and it is the job of the fellows to teach residents rotating through their gastroenterology and subspecialty months. There is always one pediatric resident working with the inpatient team and usually one resident working in the outpatient clinics. Medical students, including both pediatric and adult GI medical students, rotate with our fellowship program at various points throughout the year. This allows for ample teaching opportunities for the fellows. There are also opportunities to present lectures, grand rounds and journal clubs to the residents.
Conferences
Fellows are encouraged to attend and present at local and national conferences. There is CME funding available to those who present at any conference as well as scholarship opportunities available. Recent fellow research projects have been presented at the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Annual Conference, European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Annual Conference, World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (WCPGHAN), and Digestive Diseases Week (DDW).
