The discipline of pediatrics provides health care needs from newborn to 18 years of age and participates in various scholarly academic activities. It is one of the major clinical departments of the FMHS and plays an important role in training undergraduate and postgraduate medical students. The pediatric residency program of the department is the largest in UAE.

The department consists of nationally and internationally recognized faculty members who participate significantly in teaching, research and clinical care in the two major hospitals at Al Ain (Al Ain Hospital and Tawam Hospital) and provide consultations to various physicians within and outside UAE.