Children's National Hospital

Children's National Hospital

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PediatricsCommunity-based university affiliatedWashington, DC

Size

39 / year · 116 total

Training length

3 yr

Schedule

55 hrs / week

EMR

Cerner / Oracle Health

USMLE Step 2 CK236–268
200280

Applications per year

2,176
2022
2,106
2023
1,980
2024
2,040
2025
1,770
2026

Compensation

$75,876 (avg)

Cost of living

$2,015/mo (+9%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$75,8763512
Year 2$80,4522812
Year 3$85,0862812

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD85%
  • DO6%
  • IMG9%

Sex

  • Female77%
  • Male23%

Tracks & recognition

Primary careResearch / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

Signals
  • Sent

    64%
  • Did Not Send

    17%
Degrees
  • US MD

    53%
  • US DO

    7%
  • Non-US IMG

    3%
  • US IMG

    2%
By degree
  • US MD

    94%
  • US DO

    3%
  • Non-US IMG

    3%
  • US IMG

    1%
By signal
  • Sent

    54%
  • Did Not Send

    46%
Applicants by signal
  • Did Not Send

    76%
  • Sent

    24%
Student type
This program Peds avg
  • US MD Graduates

    79%
    41%
  • Non-US IMG

    11%
    24%
  • US DO Graduates

    7%
    23%
  • US-IMG

    4%
    13%
Sex
This program Peds avg
  • Women

    77%
    75%
  • Men

    23%
    24%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program Peds avg
  • White

    40%
    47%
  • Black or African American

    24%
    9%
  • Asian

    22%
    28%
  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    14%
    13%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    5%
    3%
  • Other

    2%
    2%
  • Did Not Report

    2%
    2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Geographic preference
  • Aligned

    69%
  • Not Aligned

    22%
  • No Preference

    8%
Home state
  • Out-of-State

    91%
  • In-State

    9%
Med school state
  • Out-of-State

    93%
  • In-State

    7%
Career plans
  • Practice Full-time

    6%
Top medical schools
  • George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences

    8%
  • Drexel University College of Medicine

    4%
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

    3%
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

    3%
  • Howard University College of Medicine

    2%
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine

    2%
  • Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    2%
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

    2%
Exam history
  • Never Failed

    99%
  • Ever Failed

    1%

Training sites

  • CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL

    WASHINGTON, DC

    Participating
    • 184 staffed beds
    • 13,654 discharges
    • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · 6.44M (2024)

    From program website

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule
  • Avg hours/week (Y1)55
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)28
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingYes
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1070320C0, 1070320C3, 1070320C4, 1070320M0, 1070185C0, 1070765C0
  • ACGME ID3201021051
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3–4
  • Chair letterNo
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterNo
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
  • H-1B Yes
  • F-1 Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodOct 27, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026