Message from Pediatric Residency Program Director

Welcome to the Indiana University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency program. We are proud to offer the full breadth and depth of pediatric experiences for you to explore the wide range of pediatric career opportunities from underserved primary care, to academic fellowships, to global health leadership — you can launch your career in the IU School of Medicine Pediatric Residency. We believe in balance in your education through exposure to cutting-edge science in a top-ten funded research center to a rich community pediatrics network and international rotations in Kenya, China and more.

While IU School of Medicine's pediatric residency is a large, highly-regarded program, we are also dedicated to teamwork, camaraderie and cultivating a supportive environment for you during these formative years. As you consider residency programs, it is important to select a program that not only meets your needs for training through exposure to a wide variety of conditions and diseases but also meets your needs as an individual. We pride ourselves on the support and flexibility our residency program offers in order to allow residents to grow personally and professionally and acquire the skills they will need to succeed in their chosen field. We invite you to visit and look forward to meeting you.

Thank you for your interest in the IU School of Medicine Pediatric Residency program. I completed my residency at IU School of Medicine and then specialized in neonatology. Morris Green, MD, a pioneer in advocating family-centered medicine, was the chair of the Department of Pediatrics, physician-in-chief of Riley Hospital for Children and my mentor. Among the many things that he taught me was that a patient is more than a disease and that we should always strive to see the whole patient — not just the disease. To this day, we embody his philosophy in everything we do at Riley Children's Hospital.

As chair of the Department of Pediatrics since 2009, I am proud of this department’s focused commitment on training the next generation of outstanding pediatricians and of the national and international accolades our faculty have received for their expertise and innovations in child health care. At the core of what we are, we provide family-centered, state-of-the-art care for the children of Indiana.

With more than 300,000 patient visits annually, if you want training across the variety of conditions and diseases affecting children, you will see it here. Riley Hospital has always been a leader in innovation, including being in the top ten departments of pediatrics in the United States in NIH funding. The results of our research benefit not only children in Indiana, but children throughout the world. Today our research programs are providing exciting breakthroughs and our faculty are leaders in new areas of research such as genomics and personalized medicine.

The Pediatric Residency program is at the heart of what we do as faculty and our commitment to you as a learner is our priority. Our promise is to work with you to develop the confident, highly trained, highly skilled and caring pediatrician you want to be. We hope you will join us as part of the IU School of Medicine Pediatric Residency family.

IU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Chief Residents complete an extra year to focus on resident education and program development.