Programs
We offer several programs and pathways designed to support individuals' clinical passions and scholarly pursuits.
Programs
Medical school graduates enter one of our programs through the Match: Categorical, PLUS, Child Neurology, Molecular Medicine, and Pediatrics/Medical Genetics. Each has separate ERAS application markers and unique NRMP numbers.
Differences between the programs are described below, but all share a common core curriculum of general and subspecialty-based pediatric experiences in inpatient, ambulatory, newborn, and neonatal/pediatric intensive care settings.
Categorical Program
The goal of the Categorical Program is to provide outstanding clinical training to prepare residents to enter any field of general or subspecialty pediatrics. Residents spend one half day of each week in the Continuity Clinic and augment core rotations with subspecialty experiences and electives. Residents in this program are eligible to participate in the Primary Care Track if they desire and/or one of five interest-based pathways. We encourage applications to the Categorical program from applicants who have broad interests, undifferentiated interests, and interests in primary care as well as traditional academic and subspecialty careers.
Child Neurology Program
The UCSF Child Neurology Residency Program is widely considered among the top child neurology training programs in the country. The program consistently attracts the brightest and most talented future child neurologists with the goal of training our future colleagues in the field to become excellent clinicians, researchers, and educators. The Child Neurology training program accepts trainees from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences, with variable goals for their future. Our goal is to provide trainees with a breadth of experiences in the field and to allow them to pursue their passions and develop into leaders in our field.
Combined Pediatrics/Medical Genetics and Genomics Program
The Combined Pediatrics/Medical Genetics Program is a 4-year program that strives to train individuals with a passion for both pediatrics and medical genetics. Residents spend their first year of training in Pediatrics. Residents alternate their time between Pediatrics and Genetics rotations during years 2-4. The residents participate in a General Pediatrics Continuity Clinic throughout years 1 & 2, and a Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism Continuity Clinic during years 3 & 4. Upon graduation from this program, graduates will be eligible to sit for the ABP General Pediatrics and ABMGG Clinical Genetics and Genomics certification exams. We match one resident to this program every other year and welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.
Molecular Medicine Program
The Molecular Medicine Program is designed for individuals who are interested in pursuing a career that emphasizes bench research in combination with the practice of medicine. The overarching goal of the program is to train the next generation of transformative laboratory-based physician-scientists. We screen all applicants to identify individuals who have demonstrated outstanding potential for a physician-scientist career. Those applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to and productivity in biomedical research are invited to consider the Molecular Medicine Program. This does not require dual MD/PhD degrees.
PLUS: Pediatric Leaders Advancing Health Equity Program
Developed from a desire to address differences in health access and outcomes suffered by children both in the United States and around the world, as well as the urgency to train pediatricians to lead change in the healthcare system, the UCSF Pediatrics Residency Program developed the innovative PLUS program.