Fast Facts

• Ranked 9th in NIH awards to Pediatric Departments in medical schools, FY07.
• Research support received by Department of Pediatrics for FY07 = $25.4 million.
• Our 96 member Pediatrics Department faculty ranks within the top 10 in total NIH funding dollars among publicly supported medical schools.
• The UI Carver College of Medicine is ranked 12th in NIH funding for all Public Medical Schools.
• The College of Public Health received external funding from the NIH in the amount of $12,886,610 for NIH FY2007.
• 3 of our 5 Pediatric Critical Care faculty members are on the tenure track and have basic science research labs. Research areas of interest within our division include the function of chloride ion channels in vascular smooth muscle, the role of neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions in pneumococcal pneumonia, and the role of oxidant signaling in neutrophil chemotaxis.
• Another faculty member is obtaining a Master’s Degree in Medical Education (M.Ed.).

Providing outstanding research training is a major objective of our program. Our department is among the top departments of pediatrics in the U.S. in terms of NIH research funding, and our College of Medicine has strong basic science departments.

We have excellent opportunities for research training and experience within the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, but we also encourage our fellows to explore training opportunities in research laboratories elsewhere in the Department of Pediatrics or within the Colleges of Medicine and Public Health. Our current fellows each receive research training/mentoring from a combination of two or more faculty members with expertise/interest in diverse but overlapping areas.