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Training Program - Pediatric Residency Program
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Benefits |
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Welcome to the Pediatric Residency Program at Children’s National Medical Center!
The mission of the pediatric residency program at Children’s National Medical Center is to provide world-class education and training to pediatric residents in a nurturing environment in order to improve child health from a local, regional, national, and global perspective through clinical care, education, advocacy, and research.
Like most large residency programs based at free-standing children’s hospitals, our program provides residents with extensive training in pediatric subspecialty care, as well as providing a superb foundation in general pediatrics. Upon completion of our program, residents are ready to pursue careers in all areas of pediatrics, from general to subspecialty practice, from health policy to global health advocacy. However, Children’s National has many distinctive features which have helped contribute to our reputation as one of the leaders for the care of children and training in pediatrics. Please use this website to learn more about all that our program has to offer.
Click on the photos below for messages from our leadership:
Dewesh Agrawal
Director, Pediatric Residency Program |
Mark L. Batshaw, MD
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics |
Pediatric Chief Residents
2010 - 2011 |
Pediatric Chief Residents
2011 - 2012 |
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Appointments to Residency Training
Residents are appointed to Children's National Medical Center on a yearly basis. It is expected that all pediatric residents will remain for the full three years to complete their training, except for those residents in the accelerated Pediatrics-Child Neurology Pathway.
First Year Positions
All applications for the 41 first-year positions are reviewed through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Applicants should submit a personal statement, curriculum vitae, photograph, medical school transcript, dean’s letter, three (3) letters of recommendation, and USMLE scores through ERAS. For first-year positions for academic year 2013-2014, the application deadline is October 31, 2012. Interviews will be coordinated through ERAS and conducted from November 2012 through January 2013.
First-year positions at Children's are selected through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). Each track within the Pediatric Residency Program has separate NRMP program codes. Applicants are encouraged to apply to as many tracks as interest them:
1070320C0 – Categorical Track
1070320M0 – Primary Care Track
1070320M1 – Community Health Track
1070320C1 – Preliminary Pediatrics - Child Neurology Pathway
Applicants must be from a medical school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association. Applications from qualified graduates of foreign medical schools with proper credentialing (ECFMG certification and passing USLME scores for Steps 1-3) also will be considered. Children's National Medical Center sponsors J-1 and H-1B visas.
Second and Third Year Positions
When openings are present, applications for residency positions at the second or third year of training will be considered. Qualified applicants must be currently enrolled and in good standing at an ACGME-accredited pediatric residency training program to be considered.
For the 2012-2013 academic year, the pediatric residency program at Children's National does not have any openings. For the 2013-2014 academic year, there are no anticipated openings.
Pediatrics-Genetics (5-year) Track
Applications for this highly competitive five-year residency training program in Pediatrics and Genetics will be reviewed through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) at both Children’s National Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health (please see more information through the NIH Clinical Center and the National Human Genome Research Institute).
Interested students should apply to this program in duplicate through ERAS: (1) the Pediatrics/Genetics (5-year) track of the pediatric residency program at Children’s National and (2) the Combined Pediatrics/Medical Genetics Residency Program at the NIH.
As this ACGME-accredited program is based at the NIH, selections are not through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
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Benefits and Contract Information
Children's National’s residents receive many benefits that allow them to take advantage of special educational events and conferences, bond with one another, and enjoy living in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. All residents receive the same benefits, regardless of track. You will find below a highlight of the benefits residents in our program receive as well as the full current contract.
Salaries and stipends have been established at the following levels:
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2011-2012 Salary
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2012-2013 Salary
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Educational Stipend
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| PL-1 |
$55,079
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$56,731
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$850
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| PL-2 |
$58,401
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$60,153
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$1,600
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| PL-3 |
$61,764
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$63,617
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$2,900
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Vacation and Leave Days (annually)
- Four (4) weeks of vacation
- Four (4) day holiday leave
- Three (3) personal days
- Seven (7) educational days
- Twelve (12) sick leave days
Educational Benefits
- Generous yearly educational stipend
- Significant discount on Children’s National ABP review course
- ABP Certification Exam registration fee reimbursement of $1,600
- AAP membership fee waived
- Unrestricted State Licensure fee reimbursement
- USMLE Step 3 fee reimbursement
Financial Benefits
- High base salary
- 401K matching
- Stipend for lab coats and scrubs
- Reimbursement for mileage between work sites
- Post-call cab fares
- Discounted on-site parking
Opportunities for Resident Bonding
- Annual two-night intern retreat
- End of year party
- Beach week at end of intern year
- PL-2 day off and PL-3 day off
Other Benefits
- Resident Union
- Night-float system (with significant reduction in 24-hour calls)
- Two full-time Resident Assistants (tasks include faxing discharge summaries to PMDs, coordinating follow-up, and scheduling radiology tests)
- Patient Care Trust Fund (used to buy gifts and supplies for patients)
- Non-resident inpatient services and physician extenders (NPs and PAs) on multiple hospital services to reduce resident clinical workload
- Stringent ACGME duty hour monitoring (the mean number of hours/week worked by our residents is 57)
Contracts Information
Residents at Children’s National have been members of the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), a national Resident Union, for more than 20 years. The Union serves to negotiate the contract every three years, through which residents receive a number of benefits.
"Being a delegate for CIR allows me to be a part of the integral process that allows our Program to improve the lives of not only our residents, but also our patients. As a part of our contract, we negotiated several thousand dollars to be put into a Patient Care Trust Fund. This money is used for equipment that will improve the quality of life of our patients while they are in the hospital. Last year we bought Nintendo DS systems, iPod Nanos, and Portable DVD players to be used in fun bags for patients who are not able to go to the playrooms or to the Atrium for shows. The gifts were much appreciated by the Child Life team and the children we serve. This fund helps our kids get through this difficult time in their lives."
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Contracts Information
Residents at Children’s National have been members of the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), a national Resident Union, for more than 20 years. The Union serves to negotiate the contract every three years, through which residents receive a number of benefits.
"Being a delegate for CIR allows me to be a part of the integral process that allows our Program to improve the lives of not only our residents, but also our patients. As a part of our contract, we negotiated several thousand dollars to be put into a Patient Care Trust Fund. This money is used for equipment that will improve the quality of life of our patients while they are in the hospital. Last year we bought Nintendo DS systems, iPod Nanos, and Portable DVD players to be used in fun bags for patients who are not able to go to the playrooms or to the Atrium for shows. The gifts were much appreciated by the Child Life team and the children we serve. This fund helps our kids get through this difficult time in their lives."
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Children's National Medical Center Residency Tracks
(Comparison by number of blocks spent in each rotation)
Class of 2011 - 2014
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First Year (PL-1)
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Categorical
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Primary Care
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Community
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| Ambulatory Care |
1
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1
(includes 0.5 Acute Care)
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2
(1 Continuity Clinic & Acute Care, 1 Community / COPC)
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| Emergency Medicine |
1
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1
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0.5
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| Behavioral/Developmental Pediatrics |
0
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1
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0
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Inpatient Pediatrics
(General & Subspecialty Teams)
(AT1, AT2, AT3, GI, & Neurology) |
5
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4.5
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5
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| Night Team |
2
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1.5
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1.5
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| NICU (GW) |
1
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1
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1
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Well Baby Nursery
(Holy Cross Hospital) |
1
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1
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1
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| Adolescent Medicine |
0
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1
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0
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| Subspecialty Selective |
1
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0
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1
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| Vacation |
1
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1
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1
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Second Year (PL-2)
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Categorical
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Primary Care
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Community
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| Ambulatory Care |
1.5
(Includes 0.5 Holy Cross Hospital Ambulatory Selective, 0.5 Acute Care)
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5
(Includes longitudinally 1 Elective & 0.5 Acute Care)
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2.5
(1 Health Policy & Global Health Courses, 0.5 CAPC, 1 Advocacy Selective)
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| Adolescent Medicine |
1
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0
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1
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| Emergency Medicine |
1
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0
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1.5
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| NICU (Children's) |
1
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1
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1
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| PICU |
1
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1
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1
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Inpatient Pediatrics
(Holy Cross Hospital) |
1.5
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1
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1
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| Cardiology |
1
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1
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1
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| Hematology-Oncology |
1
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1.5
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1.5
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| Night Team |
1.5
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0.5
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0.5
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| Electives |
1
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0.5
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1
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| Subspecialty Selective |
0.5
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0.5
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0
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| Vacation |
1
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1
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1
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Third Year (PL-3)
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Categorical
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Primary Care
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Community
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| Ambulatory Care |
2
(Includes 0.5 Acute Care)
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5
(Includes longitudinally 1 Elective & 1 Acute Care)
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2.5
(1 Continuity Clinic & Acute Care, 1 THEARC & Mobile Van, 0.5 Research Completion
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| Emergency Medicine |
1
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1
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1
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| Inpatient Pediatrics |
2
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2
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2
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| NICU (Children's National) |
1
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1
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1
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| PICU |
1
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1
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1
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| Night Team |
1
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0.5
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0.5
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| Electives |
2
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1
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2.5
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| Subspecialty Selective |
1
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0.5
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0.5
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| Behavioral/Developmental Pediatrics |
1
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0
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1
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| Vacation |
1
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1
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1
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