Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University Program

Pediatrics Analyst Verified · Aug 31, 2026

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University Program

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University Program is a residency program specializing in Pediatrics, located in Palo Alto, California, directed by Caroline E. Rassbach, MD, MAEd and coordinated by Carrie Johnson. The program accepts applications through September 27, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at pedsres@stanfordchildrens.org or (650) 497-8979. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Stanford's Pediatrics Residency is a university-affiliated, tertiary/quaternary academic program built around a dense array of named combined pathways (Physician Scientist Track, Triple Board, Pediatrics-Medical Genetics, Pediatrics-Anesthesiology, Child Neurology) alongside its categorical track, reflecting an identity organized around subspecialization and research careers rather than generalist community practice. The Physician Scientist Track's requirement of a dedicated PhD-advisor letter and an interview research talk signals that formal research training and lab-based inquiry are structurally embedded, not peripheral, for a defined subset of applicants. Clinical training draws on Stanford's academic medical center and affiliated children's hospital infrastructure, positioning the program for complex, subspecialty-driven pediatric care rather than primary-care-heavy community exposure. The proliferation of combined-degree and dual-board pathways indicates the program values applicants with an already-defined academic or subspecialty trajectory (research, genetics, neurology, anesthesiology, psychiatry) over undifferentiated generalists.

Who it fits

The applicant whose ERAS narrative already centers on a specific academic or physician-scientist trajectory—sustained lab research, a PhD, or clear intent toward a pediatric subspecialty/combined-board career—fits this program's structure most naturally.

Research intensity

Central - a dedicated Physician Scientist Track with PhD-advisor letters and a required research talk demonstrates research is core to the program's identity, not merely encouraged.

Career orientation

Mixed - Fellowship, Academic Medicine, Physician-Scientist

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Pediatrics

Deadline 09/27/2027

348 days left

Accreditation Status N/A

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