Overview
The University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics consists entirely of faculty members from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, one of the nation's leading pediatric research and teaching institutions.
Arnold Strauss, MD, chairs the Department of Pediatrics and directs the Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation. The Foundation, which is the umbrella organization under which the Department of Pediatrics falls, ranks second nationally among pediatric institutions in direct funding from the National Institutes of Health.
The Department of Pediatrics includes 420 full- and part-time faculty. Total sponsored program awards now exceed $126 million -- nearly doubling the amount of funding received just five years ago. This increase in funding correlates with extensive publishing; in 2005-06, our faculty published 836 peer-reviewed publications and authored five books.
Our faculty currently conduct research in nearly 600,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory and office space, and construction of a new 363,000 square foot research building is nearly complete at the Cincinnati Children's Campus.
Department of Pediatrics Among Top Five Pediatric Programs in U.S.
In April 2007, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's and the University of Cincinnati Medical Center the third best pediatric program at a medical school in the United States. The third-place ranking, based on a survey of medical school deans and senior faculty, was found in the U.S.News & World Report annual guide to America's best graduate schools.
In 2006, over 900 medical students, graduate students, residents, clinical fellows, and research fellows participated in both clinical and research training programs. In addition, the institution also awarded over 23,000 hours of Designated Category 1 Continuing Medical Education credit.
