Research and Scholarship 

The Complex Care Fellowship includes dedicated time and mentorship to help fellows grow as scholars in the field of complex care. During the second year of training, clinical responsibilities decrease so fellows can focus more intensively on scholarly work and career development. 

Each fellow works with an assigned mentor to develop and complete a scholarly project related to children with medical complexity. Projects may focus on clinical care, education, quality improvement, advocacy, health systems, or other areas of interest. Through this work, fellows build skills in study design, methods, analysis, and dissemination. 

Fellows benefit from mentorship by faculty with expertise across a wide range of disciplines, including healthcare administration, finance, medical education, medical informatics, quality improvement, systems engineering, and health services research. They also have access to local, regional, and national data resources that support scholarship in complex care. 

Scholarly development is supported through seminars, journal clubs, biannual Works in Progress sessions, and formal research and career development courses offered through the Clinical Research Center and the Offices of Fellowship Training and Graduate Medical Education. 

This combination of mentorship, protected time, and academic training prepares fellows to contribute scholarship that improves care for children with medical complexity and advances the field.