General Surgery Fellow

Pediatric Surgery Quality and Safety Research Fellowship

Nemours Children's Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware

Program

Description:

The Nemours Children's Hospital
- Delaware, Division of General Pediatric Surgery is accepting applications for a Quality and Safety / Research fellow. In June 2021 we were accredited as a Level 1 Children's Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons. As a Level 1 Center we have a large portfolio of ongoing quality improvement initiatives which the quality and safety fellow will have the opportunity to expand, further develop, and lead, according to his or her interests.

The fellow will gain hands-on experience in QI methodology and project design, supported by Nemours QI specialists and data analysts. At Nemours we have standardized surgical M&M to identify opportunities for improvement and support loop closure, and our Quality and Safety fellow will participate in this process.

The Fellowship is a partnership between Nemours Children's Hospital-DE and the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) designed to educate surgical trainees in the fundamentals of health services delivery, public health and population health. It combines clinical care, mentorship, and training with a formal education program. Year one of the fellowship includes tuition for five courses leading to a Graduate Certificate from JCPH with a concentration in Quality and Safety.

The candidate may independently pursue a Master of Science (MS) in Healthcare Quality and Safety. The MS degree requires coursework and a Capstone project.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.