Research Program 

Our fellowship program places a strong emphasis on developing fellows as clinician-educators and scholars. Fellows receive dedicated mentorship from the start of fellowship with experienced faculty who will guide them in identifying a meaningful and feasible fellowship scholarship project. Every fellow will have a Scholarship Oversight Committee (SOC) chosen within the first 4-6 months of training that meets twice a year to support fellows during development and progression of their project.  In addition to dedicated mentorship, fellows have access to resources at Boston Children’s Hospital to ensure successful completion of their study (librarian support, consultation with statisticians, division funding of up to $2,000, etc.).  

The American Board of Pediatrics necessitates the submission of a written scholarship “work product” demonstrating critical inquiry, such as a peer-reviewed publication, in-depth manuscript, or grant application at the end of the fellowship training period scholarly-activity.   

“All fellows will be expected to engage in projects in which they develop hypotheses or in projects of substantive scholarly exploration and analysis that require critical thinking. Areas in which scholarly activity may be pursued include, but are not limited to basic, clinical, or translational biomedicine; health services; quality improvement; bioethics; education; and public policy. Fellows must gather and analyze data, derive and defend conclusions, place conclusions in the context of what is known or not known about a specific area of inquiry, and present their work in oral and written form. Involvement in scholarly activities must result in the generation of a specific written “work product”.   

Examples include, but are not limited to: 

• A peer-reviewed publication in which a fellow played a substantial role 

• An in-depth manuscript describing a completed project 

• A thesis or dissertation written in connection with the pursuit of an advanced degree 

• An extramural grant application that has either been accepted or favorably reviewed 

• A progress report for projects of exceptional complexity, such as a multi-year clinical trial