Fellowships

Welcome from the University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics!

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota promotes excellence in academic subspecialty training with an emphasis on producing academic leaders who generate the new knowledge required to provide the best care for infants, children, and adolescents.  We will accomplish this through:

• Recruiting fellows with outstanding academic potential and commitment.
• Providing state-of-the-art clinical training.
• Providing exceptional training and mentorship in basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiologic research, medical education, academic leadership, and advocacy for pediatric health.
• Ensuring a scholarly work product during fellowship which serves to facilitate fellows’ professional transition into academic faculty positions.

We are proud to offer medical fellowship programs in 15 subspecialties including:

• Academic General Pediatrics

• Adolescent Health and Medicine

• Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT)

• Cardiology

• Critical Care

• Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

• Emergency Medicine

• Endocrinology

• Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

• Hematology and Oncology

• Infectious Diseases

• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

• Nephrology

• Pulmonology

• Rheumatology

Many of these programs have information listed on their website that explains their application process, curriculum, and program requirements. There is also a quick information sheet on each program available in the “Prospective Fellow” section to the right. We invite you to visit these sites and contact the subspecialty divisions directly for more information.

We also have several internships and fellowships available for graduate and post-graduate students. More information on these programs are at: Additional Training Programs.