The letter below was written by Dr. Weike Ma, MD, Associate Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Shenzhen Children's Hospital in Shenzhen, China. In 2023, Dr. Ma completed the CHOP-Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center Joint Training Program, led by CHOP Neonatologist, Dr. Huayan Zhang. The program includes a six-month didactic period taught in China by CHOP faculty and staff, followed by an in-person observational experience at CHOP. Dr. Ma spent his observership with the Division of Critical Care Medicine from January through March 2025. This letter highlights the support and dedication of CHOP’s clinical teams who welcome international observers in the International Visiting Provider Program and describes some of the opportunities that await prospective observers.
Dear all GPE team members,
I am Ma Weike from Shenzhen Children's Hospital in China, and I am about to depart back to China. Thank you very much for your help and considerate arrangements during these days. CHOP is absolutely TOP. Every day here, I can learn [something] new that I have never known before. I can feel the hard work and sincere cooperation of the staff at CHOP, constantly making new breakthroughs for the health of children around the world.
In less than 3 months, I have witnessed 7 cases of receiving DL-VVECMO support and helicopter transportation with ECMO support. Among them, 2 ECMO supported children had very serious and complex baseline diseases. You have all achieved success, which is unbelievable. I also saw a 6-month-old child with heart failure receiving an artificial heart, a Berlin Heart, and saw the interventional respiratory department placing an endobronchial one-way valve for a child with gas leakage syndrome. I heard that you have already implemented this technology for a child weighing 5kg. Your teams are so excellent.
The treatment plan for patients receiving CRRT support in your ICU is managed by nephrologists, this model is completely different from our Shenzhen Children's Hospital PICU, where the CRRT treatment strategy is managed by intensivists in the PICU. I envy your multidisciplinary team for truly achieving patient-centered and in-depth participation throughout the entire process.
I was deeply impressed by the management of patients post cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the management of syndromes in trauma patients, the management of patients with traumatic brain injury, the management of sepsis patients, the reconstruction of patients' mental health, family and social functions, and palliative care. Your team has also established a progressive intensive care unit, specifically for patients with tracheotomy and ventilator dependence, training guardians on nursing care for these patients and providing convenience for their follow-up. This is very valuable for our team to learn from.
I am very honored that you have opened an account for me in the EPIC system, which allows me to experience the power of integrating medical records, medical orders, auxiliary results, real time monitoring of vital signs, the guidelines, medical protocols, policies...... This system can also share medical records and examination results with other hospitals, reducing a lot of communication costs.
I have also devoted a lot to paying attention to and learning about your arrangements for physicians scheduling and rotation, as well as training for fellows and residents.
I feel greatly honored to have the opportunity to study here, and I am willing to do my best to bring back the knowledge I have learned here to our hospital and improve our quality.
For someone from Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city, Philadelphia has a long and difficult winter, but for someone who loves learning, these three months are too short. There are still many things I am interested in learning at CHOP.
I feel so sad to part, I feel so happy to [see] my family.
Welcome to China, welcome to Shenzhen Children's Hospital.
Best wishes,
Ma Weike
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The letter below was written by Dr. Weike Ma, MD, Associate Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Shenzhen Children's Hospital in Shenzhen, China. In 2023, Dr. Ma completed the CHOP-Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center Joint Training Program, led by CHOP Neonatologist, Dr. Huayan Zhang. The program includes a six-month didactic period taught in China by CHOP faculty and staff, followed by an in-person observational experience at CHOP. Dr. Ma spent his observership with the Division of Critical Care Medicine from January through March 2025. This letter highlights the support and dedication of CHOP’s clinical teams who welcome international observers in the International Visiting Provider Program and describes some of the opportunities that await prospective observers.
Dear all GPE team members,
I am Ma Weike from Shenzhen Children's Hospital in China, and I am about to depart back to China. Thank you very much for your help and considerate arrangements during these days. CHOP is absolutely TOP. Every day here, I can learn [something] new that I have never known before. I can feel the hard work and sincere cooperation of the staff at CHOP, constantly making new breakthroughs for the health of children around the world.
In less than 3 months, I have witnessed 7 cases of receiving DL-VVECMO support and helicopter transportation with ECMO support. Among them, 2 ECMO supported children had very serious and complex baseline diseases. You have all achieved success, which is unbelievable. I also saw a 6-month-old child with heart failure receiving an artificial heart, a Berlin Heart, and saw the interventional respiratory department placing an endobronchial one-way valve for a child with gas leakage syndrome. I heard that you have already implemented this technology for a child weighing 5kg. Your teams are so excellent.
The treatment plan for patients receiving CRRT support in your ICU is managed by nephrologists, this model is completely different from our Shenzhen Children's Hospital PICU, where the CRRT treatment strategy is managed by intensivists in the PICU. I envy your multidisciplinary team for truly achieving patient-centered and in-depth participation throughout the entire process.
I was deeply impressed by the management of patients post cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the management of syndromes in trauma patients, the management of patients with traumatic brain injury, the management of sepsis patients, the reconstruction of patients' mental health, family and social functions, and palliative care. Your team has also established a progressive intensive care unit, specifically for patients with tracheotomy and ventilator dependence, training guardians on nursing care for these patients and providing convenience for their follow-up. This is very valuable for our team to learn from.
I am very honored that you have opened an account for me in the EPIC system, which allows me to experience the power of integrating medical records, medical orders, auxiliary results, real time monitoring of vital signs, the guidelines, medical protocols, policies...... This system can also share medical records and examination results with other hospitals, reducing a lot of communication costs.
I have also devoted a lot to paying attention to and learning about your arrangements for physicians scheduling and rotation, as well as training for fellows and residents.
I feel greatly honored to have the opportunity to study here, and I am willing to do my best to bring back the knowledge I have learned here to our hospital and improve our quality.
For someone from Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city, Philadelphia has a long and difficult winter, but for someone who loves learning, these three months are too short. There are still many things I am interested in learning at CHOP.
I feel so sad to part, I feel so happy to [see] my family.
Welcome to China, welcome to Shenzhen Children's Hospital.
Best wishes,
Ma Weike
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