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Pulmonary Medicine
Education Overview
The Section of Pulmonary Medicine is dedicated and committed to educating health professionals at all levels of training in pediatric pulmonary medicine.
We offer a three-year fellowship in pediatric pulmonary medicine, as well as month-long rotations for pediatric residents and medical students. The fellowship has been partially supported over the last decade by a training grant from the National Institutes of Health and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Frank Accurso is Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program.
 Dr. Robin Deterding is Director of Medical Student Education in Pediatrics and Director of the Clinical Curriculum at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
All faculty members are involved in the day-to-day education of pediatric pulmonary fellows and pediatric residents at the University of Colorado. These activities take the form of teaching on the ward, in the clinic and in the research laboratory. Dr. Steve Abman is the principal investigator of the NIH pediatric pulmonary training grant and Dr. Frank Accurso coordinates numerous Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fellowships. Research opportunities are available throughout the School of Medicine and at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center. We are very proud of the outstanding training our fellows receive, with most fellows pursuing a career in academic pediatrics following graduation.
Our faculty are broadly involved in resident and fellow education. All faculty members of the pediatric pulmonary section attend on the inpatient pulmonary service. One of the resident ward service attendings is always from the Section of Pulmonary Medicine. Faculty members give numerous lectures and conferences for the residents throughout the year. Additionally, residents rotate through the Section as an elective during their residency training. Evaluations from residents have consistently been excellent. Of note, almost every pulmonary faculty member has received the resident outstanding teaching award at some time.
Members of the Section participate in teaching medical students on the pulmonary inpatient service as well as in the outpatient clinics. Fourth-year medical students can take a fourth-year elective on the pediatric pulmonary service.
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