About half of our trainees perform research outside the Division of Newborn Medicine , including in basic science departments such as Cell Biology and Physiology , Pharmacology , Molecular Biology , Immunology , Neurobiology , and Genetics . This is an especially attractive option since the Washington University School of Medicine is ranked in the top five among medical schools in the country.
Fellows enjoy two years of protected research time with carefully selected and committed mentors.
Clinical training takes place in the NICU at St. Louis Children' s Hospital and on the Labor and Delivery service at Barnes Hospital. Fellows have a great deal of responsibility, usually running work rounds and managing very sick infants, with the guidance of a faculty of fourteen attendings. This facilitates development of teaching and leadership skills. Clinical time is performed in two six-month blocks to provide continuity for both the clinical and research portions of the fellowship. A didactic program for fellows includes weekly Journal Clubs, devoted both to clinical research and to molecular medicine.