Nicklaus Children's Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Nicklaus Children's Hospital is a large, freestanding quaternary pediatric academic center in Miami and the largest categorical pediatric residency in Florida (84 categorical residents), drawing an internationally diverse, medically complex patient population including a substantial global-health/international referral base. The curriculum is built around three explicit tracks (General Pediatrics, Acute Care, Fellowship) supported by over 50 electives, a large Level IV NICU and Level I trauma/PICU, and structured subspecialty inpatient exposure, reflecting a program designed to prepare residents for both primary care and subspecialty fellowship pathways rather than favoring one. Scholarly activity is embedded but not the program's central identity: QI participation and PDSA projects are mandatory for all residents, while research (via the Nicklaus Children's Research Institute, COG membership, and an optional 2-week research elective) is encouraged and supported infrastructurally rather than mandated as a research-heavy track. The program emphasizes community-facing rotations (advocacy, FQHC rural pediatrics, multiple community primary care and urgent care sites) alongside high-acuity subspecialty inpatient experience, suggesting it values residents who can move fluidly between complex tertiary care and community-based general pediatrics.