Residency Training Tracks
In any program, it is essential that residents can tailor their curriculum to match their individual learning style and professional goals. The first way that residents at Children’s National can do this is by selecting which “track” to participate in throughout their residency.
Tracks are longitudinal programs that are determined on Match Day and last for the duration of the residency. All tracks have 24 months of pediatric training in common, ensuring that graduates all provide superb pediatric care and can pursue careers in general pediatrics or subspecialty training. Additional rotations are included in each track to offer residents opportunities that meet their unique career goals and interests.
Residency Program Tracks
Categorical Pediatrics
Most of our residents take part in our Categorical Track, which most closely aligns with a “traditional” pediatric residency training program. This track offers outstanding subspecialty and primary care experiences to help prepare residents for their future careers. There are 22 residents per year in this track.
LAUnCH
This track provides a supportive and cohesive learning community that focuses on improving the health of all patients, including those in under-resourced communities, as well as the development of skills in health policy, advocacy and community partnerships. There are eight residents per year in this track.
Combined Child Neurology
This is a five-year training program, consisting of two years of pediatric-focused training followed by three years of neurology-focused training designed to prepare physicians to diagnose and treat a wide range of child neurology disorders. There are four residents per year in this track.
Primary Care
This track provides immersive, consecutive outpatient block time in the second and third years within a large, diverse academic primary care practice so that residents can gain in-depth exposure to the daily routine and inner workings of a practice. There are five residents per year in this track.
Research
This track is for residents with substantial previous research experience and a desire to continue to build their careers as physician-scientists during residency. A customized mentoring committee of experienced Children’s National investigators is assembled for each Research Track resident. There are two residents per year in this track.
Combined Pediatrics-Medical Genetics
We offer a unique opportunity in conjunction with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in which residents can complete a combined, four-year residency program in pediatrics and medical genetics. There is one resident per year in this track.