Eligibility Criteria:
The NHLBI/UMD Joint Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship track is a highly competitive program with only one fellow accepted for training every year. Applicants must be Board Eligible in Internal Medicine prior to starting our Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. This usually requires that the applicant is either currently enrolled in and will complete a 3-year residency or has already completed a 3-year residency in an approved training program in Internal Medicine in the United States prior to fellowship.
Application Process:
- Candidates must apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), a centralized online application tool that will deliver applications, along with supporting documents, to residency and fellowship programs.
- To submit applications through ERAS, applicants must contact the ERAS Fellowship Documents Office and request an electronic token, which is then used for access to the application site.
- Applicants should choose the 'UMMC NIH/NHLBI Track' (Program Code 1252156F1) on the application.
Application Deadline:
The NHLBI/UMD Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship application process follows the annual ERAS/AAMC timeline. Applicants are encouraged to contact Amisha Barochia (amisha.barochia@nih.gov), NIH CC Site Program Director, if they would like to discuss the application timeline in more detail.
Interviews, held on consecutive days for the UMD and NIH sites, will be offered to suitable candidates between September 1-November 1. The NHLBI/UMD fellowship Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship track is a highly competitive program with only one fellow accepted for training every year.
Application Materials:
- My ERAS application
- Three letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Medical School transcript
- Medical student performance evaluation/Dean's letter
- USMLE or COMLEX transcript
- ECFMG status report (for international medical graduates only)
NHLBI encourages applications from students from racial and ethnic groups that have been underrepresented in STEM fields; students from graduate schools receiving IMSD grants; students who are/were enrolled in Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, or Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); students who identify as LGBTQ; and individuals disadvantaged by circumstances that have negatively impacted their educational and research opportunities, including recent natural disasters.
For questions or more information, please contact Amisha Barochia, NIH CC Site Program Director, amisha.barochia@nih.gov.