Excellence in Critical Care Research, Education and Patient Care
Our group of expert pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists work closely together to care for all those in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. We pride ourselves on our multidisciplinary team approach to care for the sickest children and their families.
Education
PICU Mobile App
The PICU Essentials app was designed as a practical handbook for rotating residents, advanced practice providers and fellows.
Fellowship Program
The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Fellowship program at the University of Florida/Shands Children’s Hospital is fully accredited by the American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) as a pediatric subspecialty.
Research
PediAtric Critical Care Medicine Interdisciplinary Student InvestiGATORs
UF PACISI
This Undergraduate and Graduate Research Internship Program provides enrolled students at UF the training and opportunity to participate in clinical research at a level one trauma center and tertiary care PICU.
UF Pediatric News
Department Highlights | Winter 2026
Awards, Honors, and Recognitions 2025 Promotions: Welcome New Faculty & Staff Education Update Fellowship Bound Residents Congratulations to our residents who have matched into fellowship programs! We’re proud of their…
Preventing Type 1 Diabetes? Dr. Michael Haller on ATG Research
Dr. Michael Haller recently joined the Diabetes Connections podcast to discuss two important areas of research: preventing type 1 diabetes and inhaled insulin for kids.
Heart of a Nurse, Love of a Mother: Taylor Smith, RN, Brings Compassion to Both Worlds
As both a UF Health Shands team member and the mother of a patient, Taylor Smith, RN, sees UF Health as more than a workplace — it’s part of her…
Study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer
Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived significantly longer than those who did not get the…
