Pediatric Residency Program | Academic Programs | Department of Pediatrics | UC Davis Health

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Pediatric Residency Program

Our nationally recognized three-year residency trains physicians to become outstanding pediatricians and leaders.

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Mission Statement and Program Aims

Our mission is to train outstanding pediatricians who will serve as leaders in their community and their profession.

Program Aims

  • Develop skills, knowledge, and experiences to serve as leaders within their community and their profession.
  • Develop lifelong learning, critical thinking, and evidence based practice skills needed to be outstanding pediatricians.
  • Develop community health and advocacy skills needed to demonstrate compassionate, culturally sensitive care and advocate for underserved communities.
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TRAINING SETTINGS

Clinical Experiences

The pediatric residency program combines both inpatient and ambulatory experiences throughout the three-year period. Residents are exposed to a variety of clinical experiences from rotations in pediatric acute and critical care to general pediatric primary care to community health centers.

Inpatient pediatrics training is based at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital while ambulatory training takes place at a variety of settings including the Pediatric Emergency Department level-1 pediatric trauma center, urgent care clinics and continuity clinics through the community.

CURRICULUM

Educating Pediatric Leaders of Tomorrow

The curriculum is designed to provide the skills, knowledge, and experiences needed to be outstanding pediatrician leaders, advocates, scholars, and teachers.

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How to Reach Us

Contact Information

Residency Training Program
Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis Health
2516 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone: 916-734-2428
Email: HS-pedsresidency@ucdavis.edu

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