We Are CHOP: A Tour

We Are CHOP: A Tour

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has trained generations of leaders in the field of pediatrics. Step inside our walls and our history for a glimpse of why CHOP is a special place to train, for both the basics and the breakthroughs. We are passionate about pediatrics, and we are motivated to make a difference in our world. Be part of our future. En Español »

  • Narrator: We are CHOP

    and we can’t wait to show you around.

    We’re the nation’s first children’s hospital

    Now…

    A care network with more than 50 locations that continues to expand

    3 state-of-the-art research buildings, with 1.5 million square feet of space

    Steps from the University of Pennsylvania campus and hospitals

    Minutes to history- and culture-filled Center City Philadelphia

    We have grown from 12 beds 165 years ago to 

    Nearly 600 beds and one of the best children’s hospitals in the world, with the No. 1 Department of Pediatrics as ranked by U.S. News & World Report

    There are places to gather

    A place to reflect

    Places to care … including a Level 1 trauma center

    11 floors of patient units

    More than 20 operating rooms

    First-of-its-kind delivery unit for babies with birth defects

    A separate cardiac operative and catheterization suite

    Leading pediatric endoscopy suite

    And places to learn, like our internationally recognized Simulation Center.

    We have trained generations of leaders in the field of pediatrics …

    ... and developed new fields, like Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Child Abuse and Neglect

    You will experience an incredible depth of learning as you train in the basics and the breakthroughs, all while working beside world leaders in medicine, surgery and science

    In this building …

    Pioneers in CAR-T therapy

    Mitochondrial disease

    Brain tumors, hyperinsulinism and other rare diseases

    Here… Groundbreaking work in…

    Fetal surgery

    Genetics and genomics

    and Neurology

    In our newest building … leaders in ….

    Social determinants of health

    Clinical informatics and epidemiology

    Autism

    Trauma and injury prevention

    One of the top recipients in NIH funding for pediatric research

    Training the next generation of innovators…

    at the bench and the bedside…

    Our patients are unparalleled in diversity, complexity, volume.

    They come from every state and 115 countries.

    Meeting these challenges requires the best and brightest…

    We are passionate about pediatrics.

    We are motivated to make a difference, in the world and in our community

    We are the future leaders.

    We are a team.

    We are CHOP.

    We can’t wait for you to join us.
     
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