The mission of The University of Arizona Pediatric Pulmonary Center is to provide a regional/national resource center for the training and education of the next generation of leaders in the care of children with chronic pulmonary disorders within the disciplines of medicine, nursing, nutrition, social work, family leadership, and pharmacy.
The program strives to provide trainees in all disciplines with a comprehensive and partially individualized curriculum encompassing relevant clinical challenges in pediatric lung disease, public policy/advocacy issues, cross-cultural sensitivity training and research skills.
Applications to be part of the 24-25 PPC Cohort are now being accepted! Apply Soon!
Testimonials
The time I have spent with the Pediatric Pulmonary Center (PPC) as a long-term nursing trainee has been an incredibly valuable part of my doctoral nursing journey. As a pediatric intensive care unit nurse, I had some exposure to the pulmonology specialty; however, I was not at all familiar with the outpatient care of pulmonary disease or the multidisciplinary collaboration that is required for these patients to receive the best care. The...