Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is a nationally recognized teaching hospital. In addition to training residents, fellows and medical students, we offer a weekly series of research seminars, a program introducing underrepresented minority high school students to the health professions and a summer research internship for high school students and college undergraduates. We also have continuing medical education for physicians through our weekly Grand Rounds and Conferences, our specialists’ lecture series, and our yearly Monterey meeting.
Programs
- Residency Program
- Medical Student Program
- Subspecialty Fellowships
- Psychology Training Programs
- Continuing Medical Education (CME)
- Research Seminars
- FACES Program for High School Students
- The Pediatric Residency Program includes 78 residents, and three 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.
For more information: Children's Residency Program
Each year, Children's Hospital Oakland provides training in pediatrics to about 100 medical students from medical schools throughout the United States.
For more information: Children's Medical Student Program
Our fully accredited pediatric fellowships offer outstanding post-graduate training in the following subspecialties:
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Psychology Training Programs (Internships and Fellowships)
Children's offers psychology training in five specialized mental health programs, serving children with a wide range of psychiatric, medical and developmental disorders.
For more information go to: Children's Psychology Training Programs Overview
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Children’s accredited CME program is focused on addressing the needs of primary care pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists
and other physicians and health professionals caring for children. In 2007, we also introduced an evening lecture series that reaches medical professionals in more than nine counties.
Research Seminars
Research seminars provide educational enrichment for scientists, physicians and the public. Seminars are held weekly at the research institute's Little Theater.
For more information go to: Children's Research Seminars
Faces of the Future Program for High School Students
This three-year internship program introduces underrepresented minority high school students to the health professions.
In 2010, there will be a summer medical academy open to all high school students.
For more information go to: Children's FACES Program Overview
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