Fellowships
& Training
UCSF currently has 78 fellows in the pediatrics department, focusing
on either laboratory-based research -- through the Molecular Medicine
Program -- or clinical research or epidemiology -- through the Oracle
program. The Department of Pediatrics also has received a generous gift
earmarked for fellowship training that is being used to fund and augment
support to fellows.
Visit our Fellow's College section for more information and detais.
The UCSF pediatric residency program is one of the most sought-after
in the United States. Numbers tell the story. Each year the program
typically receives over 600 applications for the 28 first-year positions
available. Such competition is a tribute to the keen problem-solving
and doctor-patient-parent communication skills that are the department’s
cornerstones. The goal, of course, is to train pediatricians by weaving
them into the care of patients at UCSF’s renowned Children’s
Hospital and other hospital sites. But training pediatricians is not
the same as teaching them. That requires imparting a deeper understanding
of their role as healers and disease experts and engenders a give-and-take
style of learning that encourages everyone to be a peak performer –
and to enjoy their work at the same time.
For more information about our Residency Program, see our online
brochure.
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