Tulane University Program

Program Identity & Fit

Tulane's pediatrics residency is an academic, university-affiliated program in New Orleans built around a dedicated Pediatrician-Scientist Pathway (StARR), which reserves one of nine annual intern spots for a resident committed to an 18-month embedded research track across PGY2-3. The core categorical curriculum follows a standard structure (inpatient wards, PICU, NICU, adolescent medicine, community pediatrics/advocacy, developmental pediatrics) but is explicitly framed around a research cycle—observation, investigation, and implementation/QI—with faculty mentorship tied to real clinical needs at sites including Manning Family Children's Hospital. The department's research identity emphasizes community-engaged and population-health work, school-based partnerships, and health disparities research aimed at underserved children in New Orleans and beyond, alongside subspecialty investigation in nephrology and infectious diseases. Selection process is explicitly holistic and mission-driven, prioritizing alignment between an applicant's stated career goals and the program's training focus over any single metric, and valuing demonstrated resilience, initiative, and comfort working outside one's comfort zone.