Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowships

Yale Pediatrics offers exceptional fellowship training across the Yale New Haven Health System. Fellows gain hands-on experience caring for a diverse patient population in both inpatient and outpatient settings, working closely with expert multidisciplinary teams in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Scholarly Growth

Our programs combine rigorous clinical training with rich scholarly opportunities. Fellows can tailor their academic path—whether in clinical or laboratory research, quality improvement, global health, medical education, public health, or bioinformatics—and are guided by world-class mentors and Yale’s extensive institutional resources.

Mentorship and Career Development

Fellows may pursue structured scholarly pathways in investigation, quality improvement/patient safety, medical education, or global health, or apply to advanced degree programs through Yale University. Each program offers the depth and prestige of a leading academic center, paired with personalized mentorship, flexibility, and support to help every fellow thrive.

Opportunities for Growth

Fellows also benefit from Yale’s vast resources across the School of Medicine and School of Public Health, along with specialized programs in investigative medicine, clinical research, biomedical ethics, and other interdisciplinary fields. Every experience is designed to help you grow into a confident, compassionate leader in pediatrics.

Yale Pediatrics offers fellows a wealth of opportunities to pursue meaningful scholarly work in a wide range of disciplines. Fellows may engage in clinical, translational, or basic science research within Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and collaborating basic science or clinical departments across Yale. Scholarly activity can also be pursued in areas such as bioethics, medical education, quality improvement, public policy, and global health, with strong collaboration from the Yale School of Public Health.

Mentorship and Support

Each fellow is guided by a Scholarship Oversight Committee, which meets regularly to review progress and provide individualized mentorship. Fellows showcase their work through the Yale Pediatric Fellows Conference and the Yale Pediatric Research Forum, and many present at national meetings and publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Scholarly Pathways

Fellows may also choose to enroll in one of our structured scholarly pathways, designed to provide focused training and mentorship in a specific area of interest:

1. Investigation (clinical and laboratory-based)
2. Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QI/PS)
3. Medical Education
4. Global Health

Trainees who complete the requirements for a pathway—including coursework, scholarly work, and mentorship—earn a certificate recognizing their advanced training and expertise.

Yale Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowship programs participate in the pediatric sub-specialties match. Early application is strongly recommended. All completed applications are reviewed through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). In general, completed applications must have the following:

• At least three letters of recommendation
• A personal statement
  
• Your medical school transcript
  
• Your curriculum vitae
  
• Medical School Performance Evaluation
  
• Parts 1 & 2 of the USMLE, or equivalent scores
  
• ECFMG Status Report (if foreign medical graduate)
• Current photograph

• Completion of an ACGME approved pediatric residency program
  
• Acceptability for CT licensure
  
• Some programs may accept applicants on a Visa; specific questions should be directed to the subspecialty fellowship training program director
  
• Applicants must register for the Match through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
  

Invitations to interview are typically extended in late August, with interviews held from late August through November. All interviews are conducted virtually, with an optional in-person second look for those who wish to visit Yale and experience our community firsthand.

While the interview format may vary by subspecialty, most include:

• An overview of our fellowship programs
• Individual interviews with faculty members
• A virtual tour of our facilities
• Opportunities to meet current fellows and ask questions about their experiences

Our goal is to provide a thoughtful, transparent, and engaging interview experience that helps you learn more about Yale Pediatrics—and allows us to learn more about you.