Pediatrics
The Pediatrics Residency program provides residents with in-depth training in general pediatrics, as well as multiple subspecialties, in a child-friendly, child-focused, family-centered atmosphere. Residents will train at Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital, the largest and most comprehensive children's hospital in the region. For the 15th consecutive year, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of U.S. News & World Report’s "Best Children’s Hospitals.” This year, the hospital is ranked among the top 50 in the country in eight pediatric specialties and remains the only children’s hospital in Charlotte to be given this prominent distinction.
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Residents with an interest in becoming a general pediatrician will have access to training in more than 30 pediatric primary care offices affiliated with Levine Children’s Hospital. Learn more.
In addition to our specialties, residents will gain a foundation in the following:
- Adolescent Medicine
- Child Development/Behavior
- Inpatient Care
- Outpatient Clinic Care
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Surgery
- Term Nursery Care
An Inside Look at the Pediatrics Residency Program
Opportunity, Community and Diversity: A Perspective from Our Faculty
Solid Pediatric Training and Supportive Collaboration: A Resident’s View
Where You Will Train
Levine Children’s Hospital
From the simple to the most complex procedures, residents will receive the expertise they need at Levine Children’s Hospital. For 2024-2025, we’ve been named a Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report in 10 pediatric specialties: Behavioral Health, Cancer, Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology and Lung Surgery, and Urology.
As the largest children’s hospital between Atlanta and Washington, DC, we offer:
- First neonatal care program in North Carolina to earn the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission
- Specialized pediatric intensive care units for critical care, cardiovascular and neonatology
- Pediatric transplant program with expertise in heart, kidney, liver, and blood and marrow transplants
- Region’s only pediatric heart surgery program, pediatric cardiovascular intensive care unit and interventional catheterization program
- Southeast’s most advanced child neurology care, including the only dedicated Level III pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit in North Carolina
- Dedicated pediatric emergency department and region’s only Level 1 pediatric trauma center
- Region’s only emergency department with 24/7 pediatric orthopedic call coverage
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Pediatric Inpatient Services
Located adjacent to the main campus of Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Levine Children's Hospital serves as a primary and secondary source of healthcare for children in the city of Charlotte. The hospital also acts as a tertiary care referral center for the greater Charlotte metropolitan area which has a population of over 1 million people, in addition to several counties in North and South Carolina.
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Our state-of-the-art Ricky Hendrick Center for Intensive Care admits about 700 patients per year. The unit is managed by nine pediatric intensivists, along with a pediatric PL-2 or PL-3 resident and a third-year emergency medicine resident. PL-3 residents provide in-house call coverage of this unit every eighth night, on average.
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Newborn Services
There are more than 7,000 deliveries at Carolinas Medical Center each year. The infants are cared for in the tower newborn nursery. Our pediatric residents care for about 2,500 of these newborns under the supervision of a member of the general pediatric faculty.
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Pediatric Clinics
Atrium Health Myers Park, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center, is located within walking distance to Levine Children's Hospital. Subspecialty clinics are held in the mornings and resident continuity clinics in the afternoon. General pediatrics clinic runs concurrently throughout the day. About 23,000 children are served by the general pediatric and subspecialty clinics per year.
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Pediatric Primary Care Network
When residents choose Atrium Health Levine Children’s for their residency, they’re choosing an entire care network of neighborhood pediatric offices, as well as urgent cares, hospital programs, award-winning specialty care and an emergency department dedicated to kids.
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What Residents are Saying About the Pediatrics Program
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“When I began my search for a pediatric residency program, I knew I wanted a program that would provide me the opportunity to see a mixture of acute intensive care and complex patients while also exposing me to bread and butter general pediatrics. I also wanted to go to a place where I could form open and warm relationships with not only my co-residents but also my attendings and program leadership. Relationships that fell like a home away from home and a family. Most importantly I desired a program that would strive to help build and hone my clinic skills while also celebrating my individuality and encouraging me to use those special quality to be the best physician and advocate for my patient’s that I could be. I thought all of that would be impossible to find until I discovered the hidden gem that is the Atrium Health - Carolina's Medical Center pediatric residency program where I have found that and so much more. A unique treasure that sits in one of the fastest growing metropolitan cities in the south.”
Talior Martin, PGY3
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Undergrad at University of South Carolina -
“Even through a virtual platform, I could tell how special Atrium Health - Carolina's Medical Center was. The sense of companionship between both residents and attendings was authentic and only exceeded my expectations after joining the program. I feel truly valued and known as an individual. I couldn’t ask for a better work family or environment to learn in.”
Taylor Allen, 2024-2025 Chief Resident
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Undergrad at University of South Carolina -
"I had the opportunity to complete an acting internship (AI) at Carolinas Medical Center during my 4th year of medical school and it immediately felt like my home away from home. I knew CMC would prepare me to care for medically complex patients while also allowing me to master the basics of pediatric medicine. It was incredibly important to me to be within a supportive learning environment, and I could not have made a better choice than CMC. I am so fortunate to be completing my residency at a program where my wellness and my goals in medicine are prioritized, and my co-residents feel like family."
Olivia Henderson, PGY1
Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergrad at Miami University
Meet the Program Director
At CMC, we seek residents who are passionate about becoming inclusive physicians within an urban practice environment. Our program is based at a free-standing, quaternary-care children’s hospital that is both built and supported by our community, and rooted in a close-knit, supportive residency family.
Our goal is to help residents grow into excellent pediatricians. With ten pediatric subspecialties ranked by U.S. News & World Report, our trainees learn from some of the best clinicians in the field. Additionally, Charlotte—the largest city in the Carolinas—is a vibrant, welcoming place to live and work.
Courtney Brantley, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Hospitalist, Levine Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Atrium Health / Levine Children’s
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H. Stacy Nicholson, MDPresident, Atrium Health Levine Children’s and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
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Sydney Primis, MDAssociate Program Director
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Lee Morris, MDAssociate Program Director
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Ronald Sutsko, DOAssociate Program Director
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Steven Hannigan, MDAssociate Program Director
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Taylor Allen, MDChief Resident 2024-2025
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Richard McCormick, MDChief Resident 2024-2025
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Grant PallesenResidency Coordinator
With a nationally and internationally renowned team of physicians in pediatrics who serve as faculty, our residents have access to a breadth of experience and knowledge in the program. See the full list of physicians and their specialties here.
Program Curriculum
Residents will receive training to become well-rounded general pediatricians who are fully prepared to enter a subspecialty fellowship or a practice setting of their choice. Our curriculum offers a balanced set of experiences at each level of training, in compliance with the recommendations of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME) Residency Review Committee for Pediatrics and designed to develop expertise in all six of the ACGME core competencies. Our flexible tracks allow for individualized experiences for all residents across a wide variety of interests including ambulatory care, inpatient/ acute care, or subspecialty pediatrics. In addition, there is an opportunity for those interested to participate in immersive experiences in Advocacy or Global Health.
Learn moreDuring the 3-year program, residents will receive the following experiences each year. PL-1: The PL-1 curriculum lays the foundation for a career in pediatric medicine. Experience on core inpatient and outpatient rotations, including exposure to patients ranging in age from premature neonates to late adolescence, and crossing a variety of subspecialty fields, ensure residents have the groundwork they need for further development of expertise.
PL-2: The PL-2 resident returns to the core rotations in a supervisory role. They will take on progressive responsibility and increasingly developing skills in patient triage, management and decision-making.
PL-3: The PL-3 resident serves as the supervisory resident across rotations and in the pediatric intensive care unit. They will continue to develop and hone assessment and teaching skills over the spectrum of pediatric practice.
Learn moreResidents will have a variety of experiences during their clinical rotations in the program.
Learn moreIn addition to the many educational and career benefits of the Pediatrics program, residents will receive financial benefits as well.
Learn moreHonors and Awards
Levine Children’s Hospital has been named a Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years, most recently in 10 specialties – Cancer, Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology and Lung Surgery, Urology, and Adolescent & Behavioral Health.
Learn moreApplication Criteria
If you would like to apply for our residency program, we only accept standard electronic applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Please submit your ERAS application to us. Please contact your school for specific information on the ERAS program.
International graduates must have graduated from medical school within 3 years of starting residency along with the following requirements:
- 3 letters of recommendation are required. A chairman's letter is not required.
- Must have passed United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) on the first attempt.
- Must be Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certified at the time of application.
- US clinical experience is required from an ACGME-approved program.
- Observerships are not offered.
- Only J-1 Visas will be sponsored.