Fellowship in Academic General Pediatrics
The Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship Training Program at Stanford University aims to prepare physician scholars for academic leadership careers that improve child health. The two-year curriculum provides an understanding of rigorous research methodology and builds leadership skills to become effective physicians, innovative researchers, and advocates for child well-being.
We seek applicants with interests in technology- and advocacy-oriented research that will improve child health through interventions at the level of the delivery system, the community, and/or the family unit.
Upon completion of the fellowship, fellows should expect their portfolio to be competitive for academic faculty positions in general pediatrics at major institutions. Graduating fellows will have the skills needed to perform as a generalist physician-scientist and to address challenges in medical research, advocacy, and/or population health.
Program Highlights
- Personalized mentorship
- Collaboration with local and national organizations
- Diverse and underserved patient population
- Access to vast resources in Stanford and Silicon Valley
- Faculty includes nationally recognized child health advocates and leaders in medical education
Overview
Research
The two-year fellowship provides structured training in research methodology, including quantitative and qualitative study design, epidemiology, biostatistics, programming, behavioral research, and solution-oriented design.
Approximately 80 percent of the fellow’s time in the program is dedicated to research. During their first year, fellows will identify their research mentor and at least one research project. Fellows may choose to undertake clinical or advocacy projects.
Fellows are expected to complete one primary independent research project and one secondary collaborative research project, including analytic plan(s) and IRB submission. The research project(s) will be submitted for peer review (journal, national meeting, etc.) by the end of the program.
Clinical
Fellows will ground their research and hone their expertise in primary care pediatrics by serving two half-days a week in one of our clinical areas.
- Gardner Packard Children’s Health Center
- Complex Primary Care Clinic
- Newborn Nursery at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
- Pediatric Weight Clinic
Education
Fellows are highly encouraged to enroll in a master's degree program at Stanford during their research training. Master's degrees offered to fellows include:
Scholarship
Center for Policy, Outcomes, and Prevention: Fellows are expected to attend at least one CPOP meeting per month and present their research at a CPOP meeting once per academic year.
Journal Club: Fellows participate in leading the Academic General Pediatrics monthly journal club under the faculty supervision of Dr. Jason Wang, Associate Program Director.
The Department of Pediatrics offers a fellowship core curriculum to further support the fellow’s learning and professional development in the program.
- Fellows’ College: A common educational experience for all fellows. Topics include leadership, teaching, mentoring, professionalism, career skills, and scholarship.
- Scholarship Academy: A one-week course introducing fellows to all areas of scholarship, with a focus on designing a scholarly project and writing a grant proposal. Topics include project development, design, and process; grant writing principles; and an overview of biostatistics.
- Grant Writing Club: An informative workshop focused on the fundamentals of grant writing and grant submission.
- Scholarship Club: An interactive research seminar addressing study design, statistics, survey development, ethics in research, bioinformatics, research-related resources, networking, and communication.
Fellows will also have the opportunity to participate in:
Funding
Fellows are required to apply for the MCHRI Clinical Trainee (MD) Support grant in the first year of the fellowship and fulfill all ancillary requirements for the MCHRI award, which includes applying for external funding.
Fellows interested in pursuing a master’s degree during the fellowship program are encouraged to apply for the MCHRI Master's Tuition Program grant for financial support.