Residency Program | Letter from the Chairman

	Alan L. Schwartz, Ph.D., M.D. Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

The post graduatetraining years in pediatrics are among the most intensive, rewarding and exhilarating. Your development as a pediatrician is dramatically shaped during this time. The elements that will influence your differentiation are diverse and distinctive and are richly endowed in St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine and the Washington University Medical Center.

St. Louis Children's Hospital has a long tradition of excellence in the education of pediatricians. Its more than 250 beds and wealth of specialty services provide an environment in which to immerse yourself in all aspects of pediatrics. There is a strong commitment on the part of the more than 400-member faculty, both full-time and part-time, to postgraduate education within the hospital setting and in the COPE program within the community. The approximately 60 subspecialty fellows enhance and extend that commitment.

Washington University School of Medicine and its distinguished students and faculty provide a scholarly environment in which the new frontiers of medicine are unraveled daily in the laboratory and in the clinic. The abundance of physician-scientists and clinician-scholars complements the wealth of medical, nursing and allied health talent within our Medical Center.

Yet, the crux of pediatric postgraduate education is assuming responsibility for the care of children, attending to their needs in a focused as well as a global sense, serving as their advocate in health and disease, and asking questions that will benefit the next generation of children. We have a sincere commitment to guiding you along this pathway.

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