Research Opportunities
There are multiple opportunities avenues for residents to be involved in research at Children’s National Hospital! If you are interested in applying to our dedicated research track, please read more about the CN Research Track.
Residents in any of our other educational tracks (Categorical, Primary Care, LAUnCH, Genetics, Neurology) can expand their exposure to research via the following opportunities.
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Research, Education, Advocacy and Child Health Care Program (REACH)
The Robert H. Parrott REACH program is named after a distinguished former chair of pediatrics who was an internationally recognized pediatrician, researcher and leader. Dr. Parrott led the transformation of our institution from a community-based hospital for children into the large, academic quaternary-care center that we are today.
REACH stands for Research, Education, Advocacy and Child Health Care, which are the cornerstone elements of this program. At the end of their first year of residency, residents apply for a half-day per week of protected research time in the second and third years of training. Since its inception in 2000, residents have pursued a variety of clinical, advocacy, and educational topics under the direct mentorship of Children’s National clinical and research faculty. Each year, many of our residents publish their REACH projects in peer-reviewed journals and present them at major national meetings. REACH scholarly activity serves to set our residents apart on the job and fellowship market after residency.