Children's National in DC- Community Program

[LinC455]

Hi everyone! New member here and applying for peds. Children's National seems like a great program, but it is listed as a community-based program. As an applicant who is interested in pursuing a fellowship, would a community-based program mean less opportunities for research? I'm actually not sure what a community-based program means. If someone can shed some light on that, I'd appreciate it! Also, how's Children's National as a program for those who have already interviewed there?

Thanks! Hope interviews are going well for everyone.

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[applicant2016]

Listed where? Children's National is affiliated with George Washington University. It is an amazing pediatric hospital and a fantastic program. I would say maybe it is one of the top 10-15 peds programs in the nation. Being a graduate from there should get you any fellowship you want in the country. That being said, I know nothing about the academic environment or if the residents are happy/unhappy, but I have no doubts about the good reputation of the program.

 

[LinC455]

Thanks for your reply!

I was doing research using FREIDA, not sure how reliable that is, but I saw the program listed as community-based. I was confused myself as I knew that the hospital was affiliated with GWU. Glad to know that it's known for being a great program!

 

[SurfingDoctor]

Last I recall DC Children's had multiple residency tracks, one of which is called the Community Track... that's probably what you were looking at. FREIDA is very reliable.

 

[hoosier86]

Hello! CNMC does have three tracks- Categorical, Community, and Primary Care. You can do a fellowship/specialize from any of the three tracks. Overall though, it is a large academic childrens hospital. The previous responder is right, its generally known as a top 10/top 15 program (and was just named the #1 for NICU). Almost everyone who applies to fellowship gets their first choice (at least for the last few years that I know about). Hope this helps!! p.s. Its a fantastic program. An excellent academic environment with a super warm/welcoming/team oriented attitude. Thats a tough combo to find

 

[Stitch]

I would have no reservations about CNMC. You would get good training there, whether you want to do gen peds or sub specialty. It's a great hospital and program.

 

[Mountaineer12]

I think FREIDA lists community-based or community with academic affiliation for every program that isn’t “such and such University”. So Children’s National has affiliations and is a fantastic program, but FREIDA sees it differently than Emory University, for example, which would be listed as academic. It matters for some programs, but definitely not in this case.