Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program: ECMO is housed within the hospital's Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU), and is an Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) designated Platinum Level Center of Excellence. ECMO, which stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is an advanced technology that functions as a replacement for a critically ill child's heart and lungs.
International Observership Program: The Division of Critical Care Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital welcomes physicians from all nations to apply to observe in the MSICU for a month-long rotation.
Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit: The Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit cares for critically ill children, from newborn to college-age youth, who have a spectrum of childhood diseases.
OPENPediatrics™: OPENPediatrics™ is designed to promote sharing of knowledge about the care of ill children, so that doctors and nurses anywhere across the globe can have access to colleagues and vital information when they need it. The objective is to provide education on general principles and optimal practice in the diagnosis and care of an ill child.
Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition Program: The Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition Program consists of dietitians, clinical nutrition specialists, pharmacists, nurses, and physicians, all working together to advance the nutritional health of children with critical illness.
Immersive Design Systems: Immersive Design Systems advances and support medical education for all health care providers at Boston Children's Hospital. Through the development and adaptation of innovative teaching strategies, the program teaches a wide array of practitioners via experiential learning. The program makes substantial contributions to global pediatric education and fosters collaborative research by assisting in the development of international simulation centers.
