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The Children’s National Hospital mission for medical education is to support the highest standard of excellence in caring for children by preparing pediatric caregivers, both within and beyond our walls, to practice outstanding pediatric medicine in the 21st century. We are strongly committed to training the diverse pediatric clinical workforce necessary to meet the increasingly diverse faces of children and families.

Children’s National offers graduate medical education in for the form of residency and clinical fellowships in a variety of pediatric specialties. Our training is backed by a committed group of faculty educators and cutting-edge mentorship in research, advocacy, and quality and safety. 

Sponsoring Institution

Children’s National Hospital, a non-profit academic health center governed by a community board, is the only free-standing healthcare facility exclusively for children in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan area. Children’s National serves as the regional referral center for pediatric emergency, trauma, cancer, cardiac and critical care as well as neonatology, orthopaedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery. Its internationally recognized team of pediatric professionals care for more than 360,000 patients each year. Children’s National recently opened a new 200-bed patient tower, and inpatient medical records are fully electronic with plans for phase-in of outpatient records in the near future. 

Location & Hours of Operation

Children's National Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
3.5 West Wing, Suite 600
Washington, DC, 20010

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-476-5694
Fax: 202-476-4741
Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Verification of Training
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-476-6532
Fax: 202-476-4741

Residencies and Fellowships

Our residencies and fellowships offer world-class education and experiences that ensure residents and fellows are equipped to improve pediatric healthcare now and into the future.

Ethics Program

The Ethics Program helps parents, patients and providers navigate the ethical concerns and dilemmas that can present in all aspects of patient care.

Medical Education Annual Report

Our educational mission is to support the highest standard of excellence in care by preparing caregivers, both within and beyond our walls, to practice outstanding pediatric medicine.

Dewesh Agrawal

Message from Dr. Dewesh Agrawal

The educational mission of Children's National Hospital is to support the premier standard of excellence in caring for children by preparing pediatric caregivers, both within and beyond our walls, to practice outstanding pediatric medicine in the 21st century.

Dewesh Agrawal

The Children's National Experience

We are delighted that you have chosen to explore Children's National as a possible training site. Watch and learn about our programs' unique characteristics and hear from our Medical Education Leadership Team.