Hackensack Meridian Health-Hackensack University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated pediatrics program based at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, the principal pediatric teaching site for Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, offering a dual-track identity that trains residents for both general pediatric practice and academic careers. All rotations occur within the Children's Hospital and its ambulatory network, with exposure to a large full-time faculty base (100+) spanning general pediatrics and the full range of medical and surgical subspecialties, indicating a comprehensive, subspecialty-rich tertiary training environment rather than a narrow community clinic model. The program explicitly frames resident responsibility for direct patient care and resident participation in program governance as central features, emphasizing graduated autonomy and resident voice in shaping the curriculum. Career messaging is balanced rather than fellowship-heavy, stating graduates are "equally well prepared" for general practice or academics, without singular emphasis on research output or named subspecialty pathways.