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 (2021, 2022, 2023) have entered the following areas as the next steps in their careers:
Outpatient General Pediatrics (35, 35%)
- Community HMO: 4
- FQHC: 15
- Private Practice: 10
- Urgent Care: 6
Hospital Medicine (15, 15%)
- Academic: 8
- Community: 2
- Subspecialty: 3
- Transport Medicine: 2
Chief Residents: (4, 4%) *Former Chief Residents are included in other categories
Additional Training: (48, 48%)
- Allergy/Immunology Fellowship: 2 (Cincinnati Children’s, UCSF)
- Anesthesia Residency: 2 (University of Washington, Rush University Medical Center)
- Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: 8 (Boston Children's x2, Columbia, CHLA, Lurie
- Children's, Seattle Children’s, Texas Children's, University of Tennessee)
- Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship: 1 (Loma Linda)
- Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: 6 (Children's Hospital Colorado x2, CHLA, CHOC, Rady Children's, UCLA)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: 4 (CHLA x2, Loma Linda, NYU)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship: 4 (CHLA x3, UCLA)
- Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship: 2 (Stanford, Rady Children’s)
- Pediatric Hematology – Oncology Fellowship: 1 (CHLA)
- Neonatology Fellowship: 3 (Cincinnati Children’s, UCI, Texas Children’s)
- Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship: 1 (CHLA)
- Pediatric Neurology: 9 (CHLA x9)
- Palliative Care Fellowship: 1 (University of Washington)
- Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship: 1 (Texas Children’s)
- 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.
