Overview
Fellowship training pediatricians to become clinical, academic, educational and administrative leaders in child abuse pediatrics, including court testimony and multidisciplinary investigation.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 3 years (24 months clinical, 12 months scholarly activity)
- Start
- July 2027 (NRMP Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match July 2027 appointments)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- ACGME-accredited
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency by the fellowship start date; 3 letters of recommendation required (preferably including the residency programme director)
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs welcomed; must hold a valid ECFMG certificate (or unrestricted US licence) before starting
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 (ECFMG) preferred; H-1B only with GME approval for candidates with USMLE Step 3 and a MN residency permit meeting set criteria (programme decides); EAD accepted
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyMinnesota residency permit or unrestricted Minnesota physician licence (as required by the programme); passage of USMLE Step 3/COMLEX Level 3 documented (GME residency/fellowship agreement)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- ERAS application; NRMP match
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page
Official sources
https://med.umn.edu/pediatrics/education/fellowships/medical-fellowships/child-abuse-pediatricshttps://gmepolicy.umn.edu/visa-sponsorship-policyhttps://med.umn.edu/gme/education/international-medical-graduateshttps://www.med.umn.edu/sites/med.umn.edu/files/gme-_resident-fellow-contract.pdfhttps://www.nrmp.org/fellowship/medicine-and-pediatric-specialties-match