Overview
Three-year ACGME-accredited pediatric cardiology fellowship established in 2005, based at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and beginning with a three-day 'boot camp' of simulations and hands-on training.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 3 years
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- ACGME-accredited; meets American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology eligibility requirements
- Department
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs eligible with a valid ECFMG certificate (or Fifth Pathway) and passed USMLE Steps 1-2 (Step 3 for entry at PGY3+); must be J-1 eligible or permanent residents (H-1B only by GME exception)
- Visa support
- Institution policy (UTHSC GME Policy #140, rev. 7/2025): non-US-permanent-resident IMGs in ACGME programmes must train on an ECFMG J-1 visa; J-1 holders are not permitted in non-ACGME or non-standard training programmes; H-1B only with Department Chair and Associate Dean for GME approval (department pays fees)
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Not stated on official page
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyUT College of Medicine GME 2026-27 trainee rates (Memphis/Jackson/Columbia, ACGME programmes): PGY4 $71,016; PGY5 $74,760; PGY6 $77,004; PGY7 $80,100 (PGY1 $63,300) plus $660/yr if enrolled in GME disability/life cover; non-ACGME salaries may vary