Global Health Residency Pathway

All residents at Children’s National Hospital, in accordance with ACGME requirements, develop and implement individualized learning plans (ILPs) with their mentors. Trainees are increasingly incorporating global health education and global experiences into their ILPs, aligning with our institutional mission to:

• Improve health outcomes for children regionally, nationally and internationally;
• Create innovative solutions to pediatric health challenges;
• Prioritize diversity and inclusion while providing a quality healthcare experience for our patients and families.

Should residents choose, they have the option to complete a global health pathway, or if interested in experiential learning and scholarship, obtain a Certificate in Global Health. Through this global health education and global experiences, pediatric trainees develop the skills necessary to:

• Effectively engage in meaningful international partnerships and build capacity in host country health systems
• Serve patients of all ethnicities and backgrounds in high- and low- income countries, including refugees, immigrants, children living in poverty and survivors of human trafficking
• Recognize health inequities, human rights issues and advocacy opportunities in both high- and low-income settings

What Our Pathway Offers

Our dedicated Children's National Hospital Global Health Initiative (GHI) faculty create a supportive learning environment in which residents engage in discussion involving global health issues and principles through GHI-sponsored educational activities throughout the year and/or our biannual Introduction to Global Child Health Course. The course includes a dynamic line-up of presentations, discussions and hands-on training with speakers from our GHI faculty and local entities, including USAID, Save the Children, Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland and Georgetown University.

For those interested in a more robust global health education, including an international elective and expanded global health education, take a look at the curriculum of the Certificate in Global Health Program.

Who Should Participate in the Global Health Residency Pathway?

Residents should consider the GH pathway if you’re interested in gaining experience and knowledge related to global health, particularly caring for children living in low-income countries as well as caring for the diverse immigrant population here in Washington, D.C. Since the pathway curriculum contains no required rotations, residents in any track can participate.

We offer several educational opportunities from which residents may choose to complete all or only selected components. Resident educational opportunities include both elective rotations and self-study options.