Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

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Important Update: New Program Name & Identification Number  

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowship Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals is now officially sponsored by the UCSF School of Medicine through UCSF Graduate Medical Education.

While our program name and identification numbers have changed, the fellowship remains the same. This transition only affects administrative details and does not impact the structure or content of the fellowship. As such, our curriculum, training locations, faculty, and other elements of our program have not changed.

Please use the following new program information when applying:

• New Program Name: University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine Program
• Specialty: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
• New ACGME #: 1140500001
• New NRMP #: 1062114F0

We recommend searching by the new program name or ACGME number to ensure you find the correct listing. Our program’s previous name (provided only for reference) may now appear as closed or non-participating in application portals: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Program

As a reminder, you will need to locate our program in the following two systems:

• ERAS: This is where you submit your application and where we review and schedule interviews, etc.
• NRMP: This is where you register and submit your rank list to match with us.

If you have any questions or difficulty locating our program in these systems, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected][email protected] , program coordinator, and [email protected][email protected] , program director.

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The UC San Francisco Department of Emergency Medicine and the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine offer a two- to three-year Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program.  

Thank you for your interest in the Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowship Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals! Our PEM fellowship has trained leaders in PEM for more than 40 years, initially at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (formerly Children's Hospital Oakland), and more recently, at two main sites:  

1. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland  
2. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco

We offer three years of training for pediatrics-trained fellows and two or three years for emergency medicine-trained fellows, depending on your individual background and career goals. Both pathways provide rigorous clinical and academic development within a collegial, high-acuity learning environment. Fellows gain broad exposure to pediatric emergency cases across our two main sites, benefiting from the depth of resources and expertise that have defined UCSF’s leadership in pediatric emergency medicine for more than four decades.

Our mission is to equip fellows with the skills and confidence to deliver excellent patient care, conduct independent research, teach the principles and practices of pediatric emergency medicine, and effectively lead and manage a pediatric emergency department.

Recruitment Mission Statement

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship is committed to training pediatricians and emergency medicine physicians to become future leaders in pediatric emergency medicine.  

We seek to recruit fellows who:

• Demonstrate a passion for pediatric emergency care and a desire to develop expertise within a specialized niche of the field.
• Exemplify a growth mindset and interest in lifelong learning, taking initiative in professional development and seeking out opportunities to expand their knowledge and skills.
• Embrace innovation and collaboration to pursue a broad range of unique experiences, leveraging UCSF’s extensive institutional resources and the Bay Area’s dynamic health care landscape.  

Are committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of UCSF's public mission and in alignment with the UCSF PRIDE Values and Principles of Community.

Why Choose UCSF for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Training

• Diverse clinical settings, including one of just two stand-alone pediatric trauma centers in Northern California: Fellows work in high-acuity, high-volume settings, serving diverse patient populations.  
• The people: Fellows learn from a multidisciplinary team of dedicated faculty who are recognized for their leadership in pediatric emergency medicine, mentorship, and scholarship.
• Robust research curriculum and scholarly development: Fellows benefit from a structured research curriculum, dedicated mentorship, and access to funding and collaborative opportunities through PECARN and UCSF’s broad network of research faculty across the division, department, and university.  
• Comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum: Weekly didactics integrate simulation, procedures, safety, and quality improvement, evidence-based medicine, and a dedicated point-of-care ultrasound curriculum with hands-on scanning shifts and workshops. Fellows also participate in an annual bootcamp to strengthen core clinical and leadership skills.  
• Outstanding teaching and educator training: Fellows supervise, work, and learn with trainees in pediatrics, emergency medicine, and family medicine, with robust opportunities to develop their clinical, classroom, and simulation teaching skills, as well as their medical educator portfolio. This includes access to world-class medical education mentorship and training programs, such as the Teach for UCSF Certificate and the UCSF Health Professions Education Pathway.
• Bay Area lifestyle: Live and train in San Francisco, one of the most dynamic and culturally rich cities in the United States, with access to world-class food, outdoor activities, and a vibrant medical and academic community.