Graduate Medical Education Programs
Our Programs
- Residency Program
The Pediatric Residency Program includes 78 residents, and four chief residents, from over 40 different US medical schools. About 130 residents from nearby university programs rotate through Children's each year in Surgery, Orthopedics, Dentistry, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine and Family Practice.
- Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowship Programs
Our fully accredited pediatric fellowships offer outstanding post-graduate training in the following subspecialties:
- Medical Student Program
Each year, Children's Hospital Oakland provides training in pediatrics to about 100 medical students from medical schools throughout the United States.
A Brief Profile of Dr. Pamela Simms-Mackey, Pediatrician and Director of Graduate Medical Education and the Pediatric Residency Program (Video)
Please contact us directly if you are interested:
Celeste Allen, MD
Associate Director, Residency Program
Dang Nguyen, MD
Associate Director, Residency Program
Javay Ross, MD
Associate Director, Residency Program
April Zaat, MD
Associate Director, Residency Program
Learning to care for children never ends.
Pediatric graduate medical education at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is a rewarding program built on academic excellence and family-centered care. Training in one of the nation’s premier pediatric health systems, you’ll have access to faculty who are respected leaders in their fields, a patient care model that stands apart, and groundbreaking research. As a regional referral center and Level 1 Trauma Center for children, our hospital is the perfect place to gain expertise in pediatric care.
There is great diversity in terms of race, religion, and socioeconomic status reflected in our patient population and our students benefit from the diversity of patients we see at Children's. We provide a supportive and challenging educational environment within which residents of diverse backgrounds can prepare themselves for careers characterized by a commitment to excellence in service to others through patient care, research, teaching, and lifelong learning.