After Residency
Our housestaff complete their training well prepared for any career choice in pediatrics. On average, about half of our graduates enter primary general pediatrics (both inpatient and outpatient), and half pursue subspecialty training. Our graduates over the last 3 years (2022, 2023, 2024) have entered the following areas as the next steps in their careers:
Outpatient General Pediatrics (36, 35%)
- Community HMO: 7
- FQHC: 16
- Private Practice: 9
- Urgent Care: 4
Hospital Medicine (13, 13%)
- Academic: 4
- Community: 3
- Subspecialty: 4
- Transport Medicine: 2
Chief Residents: (4, 4%) *Former Chief Residents are included in other categories
Additional Training: (50, 48%)
- Allergy/Immunology Fellowship: 4 (Cincinnati Children’s, UCSF, National Jewish Health/Univ of Colorado, NIAID/National Institutes of Health)
- Anesthesia Residency: 1 (Rush University Medical Center)
- Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: 8 (Boston Children's x2, Columbia, CHLA x2, Lurie Children's, Seattle Children’s, Texas Children's)
- Clinical Informatics Fellowship: 1 (UCLA)
- Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: 5 (Children's Hospital Colorado, CHLA x2, CHOC, UCLA)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: 3 (CHLA x2, NYU)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship: 3 (CHLA x2, UCLA)
- Medical Genetics Fellowship: 1 (UCLA)
- Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship: 3 (Stanford, Rady Children’s, CHLA)
- Pediatric Hematology – Oncology Fellowship: 1 (CHLA)
- Neonatology Fellowship: 5 (UCI x2, Texas Children’s, USC/CHLA x2)
- Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship: 1 (CHLA)
- Pediatric Neurology: 8 (CHLA x8)
- Palliative Care Fellowship: 2 (University of Washington, UCSF)
- Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship: 2 (Texas Children’s, CHLA)
- Sports Medicine Fellowship: 1 (University of Minnesota)
- Urgent Care Fellowship: 1 (PM Pediatrics)
Board Exam
Children's Hospital Los Angeles residents are well prepared for the American Board of Pediatrics Certifying Exam at the end of their residency training. In addition to the various educational conferences throughout the academic year, we conduct a free annual Board Review Course for our residents.
