Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship
With 38 board-certified pediatricians and 5 primary care locations, the Children’s Mercy Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship will provide you with advanced education to highly qualified physician educators with a passion for medical education, research, leadership, patients' rights and clinical care of pediatric patients.
Our fellowship training program’s mission is to prepare and train pediatric clinicians for careers in academic medicine as medical educations and independent research for disadvantaged communities and populations.
Your educational experience
Scholarly activities
Engage in scholarly activities that can build skills in research methodology and techniques, systematic literature review and primary research project, grant and manuscript writing (60-80% protected time).
Clinical time
Work at Children’s Mercy Broadway, Vibrant Health/Cordell D. Meeks, Jr. Clinic, and Operation Breakthrough outpatient clinics, including primary care, teen and specialty clinics as well as full-term nursery at University Health (20-40% clinical time).
Teaching
Supervise and teach pediatric residents and medical students.
Education
Complete either a Master’s degree or certificate in health professions education.
Salaries and benefits
2025-26 salaries
- PGY 4: $80,891.20
- PGY 5: $81,744.00
- PGY 6: $83,657.60
- PGY 7: $87,006.40
- PGY 8: $89,190.40
Benefits for fellows
- $1,500 Educational stipend per academic year for books, travel and other educational materials
- $2,250 Professional stipend for academic year to present scholarly activity
- Health and dental insurance for trainee and dependents with no premiums
- $800 a year Lifestyle Spending Account
- Hospital-issued Laptop/iPad
- Free parking
- Moving allowance
- 6 weeks paid medical leave
- 6 weeks paid family leave
- 20 days of vacation
- Paid sick time
- Paid board exam
- Access to clinical and research librarians, statisticians, scientific writers and learning specialists
- Tuition allowance of $5,250 per year
- On-site fitness center and wellness center
Didactic series
Participate in the specific educational seminars that will complement trainees learning needs including:
- curriculum development and evaluation
- journal club
- research-in-progress
- scientific presentations
- physician wellness
Other opportunities include:
- Core Curriculum Didactics: in your first year, monthly meetings of fellows from all subspecialities hospital-wide to address topics including leadership development, ethics, quality improvement and safety, and manuscript preparation
- Grand Rounds: monthly conference with local and national speakers presenting pertinent pediatrics topics
- Professor Rounds: case-based presentations with an educational didactic component for hospital staff
- Continuous Quality and Practice Improvement: annual seminars as well as monthly longitudinal experiential classes offered to promote education of and development of quality improvement
Apply for the program
The Academic Pediatric fellowship participates in the Pediatric Fall Specialties NRMP Match. The fellowship also uses the common fellowship application through the Academic Pediatrics Assocation. Submit completed application along with curriculum vitae and personal statement to Tyler K. Smith, MD, MPH, FAAP Fellowship Program Director.
Our Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship leadership team
Tyler K. Smith, MD, MPH, FAAP
Program Director
(816) 960-4162
Rachel Laws, MBA, C-TAGME
Sr. Fellowship Coordinator
rmlaws@cmh.edu