The Department of Pediatrics (DoP), led by Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD, is renowned for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education, as well as its leadership within the institution. With a growing faculty, the department consistently advances each aspect of its mission.
- Clinical care: Faculty provide extensive inpatient and outpatient services across the hospital and affiliated sites, catering to a vast number of children annually.
- Education: The department plays a crucial role in both undergraduate and graduate medical education, offering a range of clinical experiences to medical students from Harvard, Tufts, and other visiting institutions. The Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP) is highly ranked nationally, and the department is a leader in securing federal training awards for fellows.
- National recognition: The department’s faculty have been recognized nationally, with members elected to prestigious societies such as the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, and the American Society for Clinical Investigation. This includes both current and former members who have achieved such honors.
- Philanthropy: Collaborating with the Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, the department has succeeded in securing significant philanthropic contributions to support its missions. Total donations have reached impressive levels, with substantial contributions to the department’s endowment, ensuring continued support for research, clinical care, education, and community services.
- Publications: Boston Children’s Hospital is recognized for its high-impact research, with the DoP contributing significantly to publications in top scientific journals like Cell, Science, Nature, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and Lancet.
- Quality and outcomes: The department is deeply involved in institutional quality initiatives and has significantly expanded the use of evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) to standardize and improve clinical care. These initiatives have successfully reduced unnecessary utilization and enhanced care quality, backed by streamlined data collection with systems like Epic.
- Research and academic contributions: The department has continually increased its overall research funding, supporting promising junior faculty through key initiatives such as the K12 Child Health Research Center grant and supplemental NIH awards.
Through these efforts, the DoP remains a leader in pediatric healthcare, advancing the fields of research, education, and clinical excellence nationally.
