Pediatrics Residency Program

 Overview

Pediatrics Residency

Program Overview

The ETSU Department of Pediatrics Residency Program trains residents to be competent and compassionate physicians who advocate to improve the health of children, their families, and the community. Our program aims to provide excellent general pediatric training to prepare residents to serve as well-rounded, competent board-certified pediatricians who are able to excel in their chosen field. Residents learn to practice in a team-based model to provide compassionate and comprehensive care, and we foster resident commitment to child advocacy and health equity in underserved and rural patient populations. Thank you for visiting our website and please let us know if you have any questions.

  • Program Outcomes:
    • Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
    • General Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine East Tennessee State University Johnson City & Elizabethton, TN 

    • General Pediatrician & Newborn Hospitalist Wythe Physician Practices - Pediatrics Wytheville, VA

    • Newborn Hospitalist OhioHealth O’bleness Hospital Athens, OH

    • Pediatric Critical Care Fellow University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY

    • General Pediatrician Pirate Pediatrics Greenville, NC

    • General Pediatrician with GI Emphasis Ballad Health Medical Associates Johnson City, TN

Why ETSU? Application Requirements Benefits

Meet the Program Director

Hear from a Former Resident

  • Video Transcript: ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Pediatrics Resdiency Program Director

    [Speaker: Dr. Priya N. Jain]
    Hello, my name is Doctor Priya Jain and I am the Pediatric Residency Program Director here at ETSU Quillen College of Medicine.

    ETSU Department of Pediatrics Residency program trains residents to be competent and compassionate physicians who advocate for improving children's health and strengthening families and communities.

    Our focus is on rural health, community outreach, and serving the underserved. Our pediatric residency program is small and diverse.

    Our faculty has come from all over the world and train our residents in many specialties. Our faculty work in our ETSU Health Pediatrics outpatient clinics, Niswonger Children's Hospital and Saint Jude Children's Affiliate Hospital in Johnson City. Medical Center.

    Niswonger is the only regional children's hospital in the Appalachian Highlands. At ETSU and Niswonger you will have the robust clinical experience needed to become comfortable caring for patients.

    Our catchment area has a large population and we get to see a broad range of pathologies.

    The pediatric residency program at Quillen College of Medicine aims to provide excellent general pediatric training to prepare our residents to serve as well-rounded, competent, board certified pediatricians.

    We look for residents who are diligent, collaborative physicians who want to serve underserved patient populations.

    Our residents are confident entering fellowships, starting a private practice, and practicing in their communities all across the country after graduation.

    Becoming a resident in this program will allow you to participate in many outreach programs and activities for the Pediatrics department.

    One of the unique experiences here is working with patients affected by the opioid crisis. In our region, we have an intense opioid epidemic that affects pregnant moms and their children.

    The American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes our Baby Steps clinic as a promising practice, and provided a grant to help substance exposed children reach their full potential in development.

    While residency training can be challenging, East Tennessee provides a low stress lifestyle.

    We are in Johnson City, surrounded by beautiful mountains of Northeast Tennessee. It is a perfect place to live if you enjoy biking, fishing, hiking, or floating the river with friends and family.

    Besides outdoor sports, our vibrant city is booming with restaurants, breweries, festivals, farmers markets and more.

    We have a local airport with several direct flights, and many larger cities are within a short drive.

    The area is safe to raise a family ,has low cost of living and great sports, no traffic and a population of 70,000 and growing.

    So there are always new things to do. Thank you for visiting. We look forward to talking to you more.

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  • Video Transcript: Quillen Pediatrics Residency Testimonial Rachel Lindsey

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    [Speaker: Dr. Rachel Lindsay] Hi, my name is Rachel Lindsay. I am a pediatric hospitalist with ETSU Health. I actually went to residency here at ETSU in pediatrics, and I chose to stay here as faculty because of the people. The people here in Johnson City and in the Appalachian Highlands are some of the most hearty people that there are, and it's a pleasure to be able to take care of them every day.

    I also went to medical school here and chose to stay here for residency because of that same reason. The faculty and the residents that I got to work with as a medical student really helped me choose to stay here. And then as I was graduating residency and about to start my first job, I wanted that same family feeling that I got when I was looking for a residency program, and that was here with the people in ETSU.

    Johnson City is a great town to live in. I've lived here now since medical school and residency and now as faculty. It is a medium-sized town in the mountains. It's great to raise a family. I have a little five-month-old myself. My husband and I love doing all there is to do in Johnson City. Lots of outdoor activities, lots of festivals downtown. Downtown is booming with lots of new restaurants, lots of new shops, and it's a really fun place to be.

    So as I said, I went to pediatric residency here before I joined as faculty, and the program does a great job at training strong general pediatricians, but also training people who want to go into a fellowship as well. So I decided to go into hospitalist, which lets me see kind of everything that I enjoyed in residency. I get to work with subspecialists, I get to work with general pediatricians, and the program did a great job of preparing me for that. I feel like I have all the skills that I need to be a pediatric hospitalist. We do lots of procedures here in residency, and you really go into the world ready for your first job, and you know what to do.

    The program is also great at training pediatricians to recognize the social determinants of health that are huge in this region. You see some of the things that you would see on a medical mission trip somewhere in a third world country. You can see right here in Johnson City. So if you feel like you have a heart for global health, this is a great place to train because it can really prepare you for that as well.

    If you're interested in a small residency program in a medium-sized town in the mountains, love the outdoors and love a family feel for residency, this is definitely a great program for you. Please look around at the website and reach out if you have any questions. You can find our contact information on the website and any of us would be very happy to talk with you about all there is to offer here at ETSU.

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