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Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Pediatric Residency

MESSAGE FROM THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR

"Thank you so much for visiting our new website! We are so excited to share with you the highlights of our residency program. Our main goal continues to be to train excellent, well-rounded, and dedicated pediatricians. Our graduates are one of the best ways to measure our program’s success. Please review our website but I encourage you all to contact us for more information and any questions you have."

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JOANN CARLSON, MD
RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTOR
DIVISION CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION

RESIDENTS PER YEAR

11

FULL-TIME FACULTY

>140

PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALITIES

20

GENERAL PEDIATRICS : FELLOWSHIP RATIO

50:50

Reasons for Choosing
Rutgers
Robert Wood Johnson Pediatric Residency Program

  • An integrated program utilizing a university hospital and an academically orientated community hospital

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  • X+Y schedule

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  • Busy clinical services with a large variety of patients, serving as a referral center in NJ

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  • Standalone / 'free-leaning' Children's Hospital with all pediatric subspecialties

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  • In-house ECMO/Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Center of Excellence

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  • Graduated responsibility and independence

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  • Wide diversity of outpatient experience, including primary and subspecialty care

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  • Regional Children's Center offering care across the entire clinical spectrum

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  • Stimulating case conferences. Dedicated block lectures every Thursday on top of daily morning reports.

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  • Nationally renowned Institute for the Study of Child Development and Boggs Center

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  • Research opportunities and support

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  • Supportive environment with open relationships between residents and faculty

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