Pediatric Residency Program
Welcome to the University of Minnesota Pediatric Residency Program!
Welcome to the University of Minnesota Pediatric Residency Program! We hope this website will serve as a starting point as you explore the incredible training opportunities available through our program. It has been my privilege and honor to be part of our program’s educational leadership team for the past 14 years, and I am excited to share what makes our program such a special place to train.
Our program offers a variety of opportunities to help you pursue your individual interests and career goals. In addition to our categorical Pediatric Residency Program, we are excited to be recruiting for our new Rural Pediatrics Residency Primary Care Track, designed for residents interested in developing expertise in rural and primary care pediatrics.
We are also recruiting for our Child Neurology Residency Program. Learn more about the Child Neurology program and its leadership.
Virtual Information Session
We invite prospective applicants to join us for a virtual information session on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, from 6:00–8:00 PM U.S. Central Time.
The evening will begin with a general overview of the University of Minnesota Pediatric Residency Program, followed by breakout sessions where you can learn more about areas of particular interest:
- Rural Pediatrics Residency Primary Care Track
- Physician Scientist Training Pathway (PSTP)
- Information for International Medical School Graduates
Join the information session on Zoom
We will be offering virtual interviews this interview season. Applicants who interview with our program will also have the opportunity to visit us in person in February.
We encourage you to explore the links on the right side of this page to learn more about our program, our training opportunities, and the people who make our residency community unique. You can also watch our resident video shorts to hear directly from our residents and learn more about life in our program.
We wish you all the best as you explore your future career in pediatrics, and we hope you will consider the University of Minnesota as you take the next step in your journey!
Emily Borman-Shoap, MD
Residency Program Director
Why the University of Minnesota?
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Innovation in Education
Innovation and continuous re-invention are at the heart of our educational approach at the University of Minnesota. Recent projects include the implementation of academic half days and a new longitudinal quality improvement curriculum for second-year residents.
Community and Advocacy Opportunities
Through a strong partnership with the state chapter of the AAP, as well as role modeling from faculty throughout our program, residents at our program are deeply invested in connecting with their communities. Our program continues to work with our local community partners finding ways to create regular video content to share with local families during time of social distancing and assisting Hennepin Healthcare’s mobile clinic.
Block Education
- Academic Half Days are most Friday afternoons from September through June.
- All residents attend (except those on nights or PTO)
- 3 year curriculum:
- Year 1: Infant/Early Childhood
- Year 2: School-Age
- Year 3: Adolescence
Simulation
The program is home to a cutting-edge, longitudinal mock-code simulation curriculum spanning across the four hospital sites. This initiative is designed to prepare all residents for potential emergency situations encountered in clinic, on the inpatient wards, and in the emergency department.
Noon Conferences
- Noon conferences at the U of M Masonic Children’s Hospital and Children's Minnesota - Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Use of educational threads to guide content and frequency of conference types
- Examples include: Morbidity, Mortality and Management, Resident and Fellow Research Spotlight, Collaborative Office Rounds in Pediatric Mental Health, Wellness topics such as Debriefs and Narrative Writing, Board Review
Residents are encouraged to engage in scholarship during residency. The Program works with interested residents to identify and select faculty mentors for academic projects. Block education sessions devoted to fundamentals of the research process are provided to all residents. Several local and national meetings provide venues for residents to present their findings. These include our Departmental Pediatric Research and Scholarship Symposium (PRESS), Grand Rounds, the Minnesota American Academy of Pediatrics Meetings, the Midwest Society for Pediatric Research, American Pediatric Society/Society for Pediatric Research, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, plus a host of subspecialty-focused meetings.
The University of Minnesota Pediatric Residency Program supports residents in all 3 years of residency who are pursuing scholarly projects in advocacy, basic science or clinical research, and medical education. Residents also have protected time for research electives and are eligible to receive stipends for attending any relevant research conferences.
Residents can earn cash prizes for their scholarly activities through P-QUAD (Positive Peer Pressured Productivity), a novel program from the University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics. All scholarly projects in these areas, plus global health and quality improvement are all eligible for entry, and residents can win prizes at regular drawings. This program has been implemented in the hospitalist group and has recently been rolled out for residents.
Learn more about pediatric research here at the U of M.
Any Further Questions?
Contact us at:
2450 Riverside Avenue
Room M136, East Building
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone: (612) 624-4477
Fax: (612) 626-7042
[email protected]