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pediatrics residency/fellowship programs

What pediatrics residency/fellowship programs Majors Need to Know

Coursework for pediatrics residency/fellowship programs build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that pediatrics residency/fellowship programs graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in pediatrics residency/fellowship programs emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.8 / 5; level 5.5 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Therapy and Counseling — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set built by a pediatrics residency/fellowship programs program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to pediatrics residency/fellowship programs careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, pediatrics residency/fellowship programs graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.7 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.6 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.6 / 7
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.5 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.5 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.5 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.3 / 7
Working with Computers	4.2 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.2 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by pediatrics residency/fellowship programs professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Epic Systems	Medical software	✓
MEDITECH software	Medical software	—
eClinicalWorks EHR software	Medical software	—
Patient electronic medical record EMR software	Medical software	—
Scheduling software	Calendar and scheduling software	—
Epic Systems software	Medical software	—
EMR Experts Pediatric EMR	Medical software	—
Drug reference software	Information retrieval or search software	—
MedcomSoft Record	Medical software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for pediatrics residency/fellowship programs graduates include:

• Physician
• DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
• Medical Doctor (MD)
• Pediatric Hospitalist
• Pediatric Hospitalist Physician
• Doctor
• Neonatologist
• Neonatal Doctor
• Primary Care Pediatrician
• Baby Doctor
• Developmental Pediatrician
• Pediatrist
• Pediatric Physician
• Internal Medicine Pediatrician

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to pediatrics residency/fellowship programs graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Post-doctoral training	59.8%
Doctoral degree	24.7%
Master’s degree	8.9%
Bachelor’s degree	3.2%
First professional degree	1.3%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	1.1%
Postsecondary certificate	0.7%
Post-master’s certificate	0.1%
High school diploma or equivalent	0.1%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Medical Residency Programs	61
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.03
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.04
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.01
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.05
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.06
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.07
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.08
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.09
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	61.99
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	61.00
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	61.02

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.