St. Louis Children’s Hospital has many options available for residents to personalize their training throughout residency. While the majority of our residents do not participate in a pathway, first year residents are able to apply for the following pathways and programs.

Pathways

Participation in these pathways provides residents dedicated time to focus their elective rotations on the above areas of interest. In addition, each pathway allows residents to complete a scholarly project with faculty mentors in their respective field.

There are opportunities for residents not in these pathways to gain experience in these fields. Examples include participating in the advocacy committee, international education experiences and medical education training.

Combined programs

Medical Genetics and Genomics Program

The Washington University/St. Louis Children’s Hospital Medical Genetics residency is a two-year, ACGME-accredited program for physicians with previous residency experience who are interesting in pursuing a career in medical genetics.

Pediatric Neurology Residency

The long success of our program is build on the philosophy that an excellent pediatric neurologist must have a foundation in compassionate care, a regular habit of inquiry and a dedication to teaching patients and colleagues. Our residents benefit from a multidisciplinary community of colleagues who support and enrich your training experience with many different perspectives and career models.

Pediatric/Medical Genetics Combined Residency

Our four-year combined pediatrics-medical genetics ACGME-accredited program provides the formal instruction and clinical training necessary for the development of physicians who are fully qualified in both specialties who are primed to pursue academic careers in medical genetics and genomics.

Physician-Scientist Training Program (PePSTP)

Our Pediatric Physician-Scientist Training Program (PePSTP) focuses on the critical period from completion of the combined MD/PhD degree through the clinical and mentored post-doctoral research training years. The PePSTP combines the outstanding clinical training environment of St. Louis Children’s Hospital with rigorous scientific training in the world-renowned laboratories across WashU Medicine.