Pediatric Hospital Epidemiology and Outcomes Research Training (PHEOT) Program Grant

The Pediatric Hospital Epidemiology and Outcomes Research Training (PHEOT) Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides a two-year research fellowship for physicians. It equips them with essential skills in hospital epidemiology and outcomes research through a combination of formal coursework and mentored projects. Trainees engage in comparative effectiveness research and quality measurement, benefitting from the hospital's extensive resources and mentorship. This program aims to enhance the healthcare outcomes for hospitalized children while ensuring patient safety and cost management.

The Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia Research Institute
For a century, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute has advanced breakthrough treatments and innovations that have changed lives and pushed pediatric scientific knowledge forward. It’s truly amazing what an elite scientific research institution can accomplish with an engaged professional community, the shared resources on a premier academic campus, and the commitment to excellence at a world-renowned children’s hospital.
Clinical Futures manages the Pediatric Hospital Epidemiology and Outcomes Research Training (PHEOT) program – a two year research fellowship designed to provide physicians with training in hospital epidemiology and outcomes research. Funded by a Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development training grant, PHEOT combines formal coursework and mentored research projects to help trainees develop expertise in comparative effectiveness research, quality measurement, severity adjustment and economic evaluation as they relate to pediatric hospital care.
Applied Experience and Professional Development
Fellows are guided by an advisory team of seasoned methodology, content, and biostatistics mentors in the successful completion and publication of at least one hospital-based research project. PHEOT fellows also benefit from a host of professional development activities, including works-in-progress sessions, a seminar series to teach academic medicine skills, and opportunities to present research at national meetings.
Clinical Responsibilities
In order to maintain their clinical skills and continue to practice in the setting where their research ideas arise and protocols may be implemented, fellows in the PHEOT program are assigned clinical experiences that comprise up to 20 percent of their time.

Eligibility

Physicians who are United States citizens or permanent residents and have at least two years of postgraduate training are eligible to apply.