"Advice for landing a Pediatric Residency"

Dr. Rebecca Swan

Residency Program Director

Vanderbilt University

Dr. Swan completed medical school at the Medical College of Virginia and went on to residency training, followed by a year as chief resident, at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. She spent three years in a community practice in Phoenix before moving to Nashville in 1997 to pursue a career in academic pediatrics. She was named the Associate Residency Program Director in 2000 and took over the helm in 2002.

In addition to her role as residency program director, Dr. Swan serves as an attending on the inpatient general pediatric service and preceptor in the General Pediatric Primary Care clinic. She is active in childhood literacy, founding the local chapter of Reach Out and Read at the Vanderbilt outpatient clinic. She also serves on the International Leadership Committee, reflecting her interest in global health and helping residents pursuing overseas electives. As an Assistant Dean, Dr. Swan chairs the Graduate Medical Education Committee and oversees faculty development for graduate medical education across the institution. Dr. Swan is married to Dr. Michael Swan, an urogynecologist and has two children, Noah and Ella.