Medical Student Education

We offer a variety of opportunities for students interested in learning about pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics.

As a Department, we are dedicated to providing trainees with outstanding educational experiences in the care of children starting as early in training as possible. During the first years of medical school, students will meet and learn from pediatric faculty during basic and clinical sciences courses as well as in the clinical setting. Opportunities include active involvement in the Pediatric Interest Group run by medical students and mentored by faculty in our department, the Buddies Program which matches students with pediatric patients having chronic diseases and in the context of clinical skills training.

The Department of Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine is committed to building a diverse workforce of future pediatricians who are ready to serve the needs of all children. To this end, we have established the Grover Powers, MD Yale Pediatrics Funded Visiting Elective Program for Underrepresented in Medicine, a four-week, funded externship for fourth year medical students in U.S. medical schools. Applicants must be from groups underrepresented in medicine which includes: Groups underrepresented in medicine as defined by the AAMC (e.g. Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander), socially, economically, or educationally disadvantaged, and others whose backgrounds and experiences would diversify their clinical fields.

Grover Powers, MD Yale Pediatrics Funded Visiting Elective Program to Enhance Workforce Diversity provides a $2,000 stipend to offset the costs of elective registration, travel and housing in the New Haven area.

• Please click here to access the application for the Grover Powers, MD Yale Pediatrics Funded Visiting Elective Program to Enhance Workforce Diversity.
• Applicants also must complete the VSLO application at this link and are encouraged to apply to multiple options and rotation dates.
• Applications will be accepted through May 31, 2024 but admissions to the program will be rolling to allow for summer rotations.

Please contact Dr. Marietta Vazquez (marietta.vazquez@yale.edu) AND Manmeet Virdee (manmeet.virdee@yale.edu) with any questions you may have about the Grover Powers, MD Yale Pediatrics Funded Visiting Elective Program to Enhance Workforce Diversity.