Created in 2019, this year-long fellowship closes a gap in pediatric care.
“Many family medicine physicians are not comfortable taking care of extremely ill children because they don’t get a ton of exposure to pediatrics during their residency, said Dr. Sara Phillips, fellowship director and associate professor of pediatrics at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences.
Additionally, the fellowship equips family medicine physicians to care for chronically ill children in rural communities that may not have pediatricians.
“Family medicine doctors are the frontline care for kids in rural areas,” Phillips said. “Our program participants will have the advantage of seeing what children experience in the NICU and in emergency room settings.”