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Department of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics

Research

Interested medical students can participate in academic research with a Pediatric faculty member. This can be a formal ISP or Capstone project, or a more informal experience for a student looking for additional exposure to the field. If you are interested in connecting with a faculty member on a research project, please contact Dr. Cannavino (ccannavino@health.ucsd.edu)

We have an inventory of our Pediatric faculty members and their academic interests.

Projects may encompass any of the following areas:

  • Basic Science Research
  • Clinical Research
  • Translational Research
  • Medical Education
  • Quality Improvement
  • Community Service/Advocacy/Leadership
  • Global Health
  • DEI

Students may work with faculty in any of the following divisions:

  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Child Abuse Pediatrics
  • Community Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Critical Care
  • Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Endocrinology
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • General Academic Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Genetics
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 
  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine
  • Host-Microbe Systems and Therapeutics
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • Informatics
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Neonatology
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Newborn and Breastmilk Nutrition
  • Pediatric Palliative Care
  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Pediatric Rheumatology
  • Pediatric Sports Medicine