Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Program

Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Fellowship Program Director
Sally Evans, MD

Fellowship Training Associate Program Director
Abigail Case, MD

Pediatric Residency Rotation Director
Dawn Deike, DO

Fellowship Program Coordinator
Skye Smith

Faculty
Abigail Case, MD
Andrew McCoy, MD
Dawn Deike, DO
Elana Katz, MD
Christopher J. Keenan, DO, FAAP
Chong-Tae Kim, MD, PhD
J. Michael King, MD
Laura Prosser, PT, PhD
Laura Simon, MD, FAAP

The Division of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia offers a fellowship training program for two ACGME accredited positions per year in a two-year fellowship. The fellowship at CHOP will provide an education from a diverse faculty and include access to state-of-the-art facilities.

The program in pediatric rehabilitation medicine is one of the nation’s premiere pediatric institutions. Our pediatric rehabilitation medicine fellowship includes opportunities to manage patients in an onsite inpatient rehabilitation unit, to provide consultation in an acute carefree standing children's hospital. Trainees are able to follow patients in Fellows Clinic along with other outpatient clinics and interdisciplinary programs. Fellows will participate in research, teaching opportunities, quality improvement work and much more. Our goal is to train the future leaders in pediatric rehabilitation medicine using all of the resources CHOP and the Philadelphia region have to offer.

The curriculum of the pediatric rehabilitation medicine fellowship has been developed to provide fellows and residents with opportunity to learn direct patient care in a variety of clinical settings, as well as opportunities to develop indirect clinical skills in research, quality improvement, and academic teaching.

Rotations may be reallocated as appropriate to provide the optimal learning experience for our fellows and residents. We also offer opportunities to work with other collaborative subspecialists on site such as:

• Cerebral Palsy Clinic
• Limb Difference Clinic
• Spina Bifida Clinic
• Bridge Clinic
• Stroke Clinic
• Tone Management Clinic
• Leukodystrophy Clinic
• Muscle-D clinic
• Myelitis Clinic
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Clinic

Along with other partnering institutions there will be clinical training, academic learning and teaching opportunities including didactics, grand rounds, case conferences, journal club presentations and hands on teaching.

Below is a sample of what will be included in each year of training.

Year 1:

• Inpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Clinics
• Outpatient Specialty Care
• Acute Care Consults
• General Pediatrics/Community Rehabilitation
• Day Hospital Program
• Longitudinal Research Experience
• Other collaborative rotations

Year 2:

• Inpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Clinics
• Outpatient Specialty Care
• Acute Care Consults
• Day Hospital Program
• Neuro ICU
• Longitudinal Research Experience
• Other collaborative rotations

Rotations may be reallocated as appropriate to provide the optimal learning experience for our fellows. We also offer opportunities to work with other collaborative subspecialists on site and in partnering institutions.

Interspersed with the clinical training will be academic learning and teaching opportunities including didactics, grand rounds, case conferences, journal club presentations and hands on teaching.

Please visit the ERAS website for an application and information about our program. The online application will be available beginning in July.

Deadline for applications

The application season begins June 30. The fellowship director and leadership team will review completed applications, and selected candidates will be invited to interview between the months August and October. We will offer interviews virtually and on-site, allowing for applicants to get a better sense of the fellowship program and see the City of Philadelphia.

Other requirements

To carry out its mission, it is of critical importance for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to keep our patients, families and workforce safe and healthy and to support the health of our global community. In keeping with this, CHOP has mandated all workforce members (including trainees) on site at any CHOP location for any portion of their time be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

This mandate also applies to workforce members or trainees performing work for CHOP at non-CHOP locations. Additionally, all workforce members based in or regularly scheduled to work at any New Jersey location are mandated to be both vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19, with booster timing consistent with applicable guidelines. The CHOP COVID-19 vaccine mandate is in alignment with applicable local, state and federal mandates. CHOP also requires all workforce members and trainees who work in patient care buildings or who provide patient care to receive an annual influenza vaccine. Employees may request exemption consideration for CHOP vaccine requirements for valid religious and medical reasons. Please note start dates may be delayed until candidates are fully immunized or valid exemption requests are reviewed. In addition, candidates other than those in positions with regularly scheduled hours in New Jersey, must attest to not using tobacco products.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected category. CHOP is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor seeking priority referrals for protected veterans.

CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.

We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

Creating a safe, culturally competent, diverse and caring environment is at the foundation of everything we do at CHOP. As a leading pediatric healthcare system, we know how many individual lives we impact on a daily basis, and we take our responsibility seriously to uphold these values and standards.

To learn more, contact the Pediatric Rehabilitation Fellowship Coordinator.

Skye Smith
215-590-7630
PRMFellowship@chop.edu
smithss@chop.edu