Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program

Number of fellows taken per year: 4
Deadline for application to your program (if applicable): July 30th
Duration of appointment: 2-3 years
Other sites of training: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Community based/School based clinics, University Service
Postgraduate training required (1,2,3 years): 3 years
US Citizenship required: NO

Director of training program: Johanna Olson, M.D.
Phone: (323) 361-3128
FAX: (323) 913-3691
E-mail: jolson@chla.usc.edu
Address: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles,
Division of Adolescent Medicine
4650 Sunset Blvd., M/S #2
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Program Coordinator: Melissa Cleland
Phone: (323) 361-2112
FAX: (323) 913-3691
E-mail: mcleland@chla.usc.edu

Description of fellowship:
This ACGME approved fellowship provides a clinical experience from which evolves opportunity for teaching at the professional and lay levels, developing research, participating in advocacy and policy development and elective opportunity for project development.

Clinical experiences are tailored to expose the trainee to adolescents in a variety of medical and health related experiences - hospital based, homeless/high risk clinics, school based/university based clinics, foster placement etc. Research is mentored thru a committee approach and projects draw upon the rich clinical materials of the Division. The program welcomes applicant from pediatrics, (3 yrs) med/peds/ internal medicine (2-3 yrs) and for family practice (2 yrs).

« Back to Education & Training