What Our Residents Do Next
The BCRP specializes in training academic pediatricians. Ninety-two percent of the program’s graduates during the past twenty years have continued on a pathway leading to an academic career. This is an exceptionally high percentage. The residents enter a wide variety of fields. Although some go to programs across the country, about 75% continue their training at Boston Children’s Hospital or Boston Medical Center.
Resident Careers in the Year Following Residency or Chief Residency the Past 10 Years (N = 515)
| Career Path |
Total No. |
Avg/Year |
% |
| Academic Career: Second Residency, Fellowship or Faculty |
475 |
47.5 |
92.2 |
| Primary Care Career: Private Practice, Neighborhood Health Centers & HMOs |
34 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
| Other: Biotech or Other Nonpractice Career |
6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
Residencies, Fellowships or Faculty Positions Chosen the Past 10 Years (N = 473)
| Residency/Fellowship/Faculty Position |
Total No. |
Avg/Year |
% |
| Hematology/Oncology |
61 |
6.1 |
12.9 |
| Neurology |
52 |
5.2 |
11.0 |
| Cardiology |
48 |
4.8 |
10.1 |
| Emergency Medicine |
44 |
4.4 |
9.3 |
| Hospital Medicine |
42 |
4.2 |
8.9 |
| Neonatology |
37 |
3.7 |
7.8 |
| Gastroenterology |
31 |
3.1 |
6.6 |
| Critical Care |
30 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
| Anesthesiology Residency or Fellowship |
20 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
| Genetics |
19 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
| Allergy/Immunology |
13 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
| Infectious Diseases |
11 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
| Endocrinology |
10 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
| Pulmonary Medicine |
10 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
| Triple Board |
1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
| Academic General Pediatrics |
7 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
| Rheumatology |
5 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
| Nephrology |
4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
| Sports Medicine |
4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
| Palliative Care |
4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
| Adolescent Medicine |
3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
| Global Health |
3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
| Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics |
1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Other Second Residency or Fellowship |
6 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
| Faculty Position |
7 |
0.7 |
1.5 |