Pediatric Residency
Each year St. Christopher's Hospital for Children receives thousands of applications to its Pediatric Residency Program, from which 300 are chosen to interview. From this group, St. Christopher's picks 24 categorical PL-1 residents, who anticipate remaining for three years, two 1-year categorical PL-1 residents, who meet requirements for careers requiring one clinical year, e.g. radiology, dermatology, PM&R, and two 2-year categorical positions for those planning a career in child neurology through the National Resident Matching Program. The criteria includes community service and enthusiasm for serving children, as well as traditional academic measurements. The residency program at St. Chris requires three letters of recommendation as part of the application process, but it does NOT require one to be from a chair or clerkship director.
Pediatric residents learn primarily through supervised patient care in the clinics and on inpatient units throughout the hospital's many sections. There is also an extensive formal teaching program, including regular attending rounds, daily noon conferences, chief rounds, grand rounds, and numerous subspecialty conferences. Information on conferences can be found here.
Each year, two PL-2 residents are picked to serve a fourth year as chief residents, who serve as leaders and have a wide range of responsibilities, similar to those of junior faculty members.
In addition, residents assist in the instruction of medical students from Drexel University College of Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine who have clerkships and senior electives at St. Christopher's. Senior students may come from other medical schools from across the country. All visiting student rotations must be coordinated through Drexel University College of Medicine.
For more information, please contact Pediatric Residency Director Dr. Robert McGregor at (215) 427-8846 or robert.mcgregor@drexelmed.edu. Applications should be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
