Childrens Hospital Corporation

Research: our research mission is to be the leading source of research and discovery. we are the leader in discovery and innovation that is dramatically advancing not only pediatric care but adult care as well. we have the world's largest pediatric research program for many reasons. the most important reason is our focus on our patients. we are constantly evolving care and caring for increasingly complex patients. every child who walks through our doors teaches us something. more than 3,000 basic, clinical, and translational research employees work in our dedicated facilities, which total some 1 million square feet of space.our more than 1,100 investigators include 13 members of the national academy of sciences, 30 members of the national academy of medicine, 25 fellows of the american academy of arts and sciences, 13 fellows of the american academy for the advancement of sciences, 12 current members and 13 alumni of the howard hughes medical institute. twenty-seven faculty are members of the american association of physicians and 47 are members of the american society of clinical investigation. over the years, four boston children's investigators have won the nobel prize and six have won the nearly equally prestigious lasker award.our investigators are harvard medical school faculty basic scientists, clinical researchers and epidemiologists - who are accelerating the pace of medical discovery from brainstorm to bench to bedside. our researchers were the first to develop 10 new disease-based stem cell lines by reprogramming adult stem cells that can be used to study treatments for diseases ranging from parkinson's to diabetes.

Teaching: boston children's is committed to providing high quality continuing education for pediatric providers and specialists throughout the world. as the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of harvard medical school, more than 2,000 of our attending physicians and researchers are on the clinical frontier of effectively understanding and treating many pediatric diseases and disorders.we are proud to be the primary teaching hospital of harvard medical school, and our nursing department partners with 27 schools of nursing throughout massachusetts and new england. we are home to the largest and most competitive training program in pediatrics, seeding the word with the next generations of scientists, innovators and caregivers.in 2024, our continuing education office earned reaccreditation with commendation from joint accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, the organization consisting of the three global leaders in the field of accreditation. commendation status represents the pinnacle of accreditation for interprofessional education, reflecting our steadfast dedication to upholding the highest standards in healthcare education and collaborative practice. it reflects our demonstrated commitment to using our education platform to listen to the patient's voice, consider the social determinants of health and population outcomes, pursue research and scholarship in education, and ultimately to improve healthcare.we offer more than 70 training programs (44 are accredited - more than any other freestanding children's hospital). we host over 500 boston children's-based residents and clinical fellows annually, selected for their potential leadership in their respective fields and their commitment to advancing the frontiers of pediatric care. a 24-year analysis of residents who have graduated from our department of medicine found that roughly 40% go on to become leaders in academic medicine, filling positions such as deans, chairs and program heads across the country. more than one third of the chiefs of pediatric departments across the country trained at boston children's.our simulation program, immersive design systems, is the first hospital-based simulator program at a teaching hospital in new england. our goal is to make "practice prior to game time" part of healthcare routine, offering a full