Pediatrics
Total length of training for board eligibility:
3 years
Preliminary years required?
No
Major Sub-Specialties and length of Fellowship Training:
| Adolescent Medicine Infectious Disease Cardiology Neonatal/Perinatal Critical Care Nephrology Emergency Medicine Pulmonary Endocrinology Rheumatology Gastoenterology Sports Medicine Hematology/Oncology |
3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years |
A reasonably competitive candidate should have the following:
Basic Science Honors: optional
For selection, honors in basic science is: less important
USMLE Step 1 Boards: passing score
For selection, the Step 1 score is: less important
USMLE Step 2 Boards: passing score
For selection, an appropriate Step 2 score is: less important
For selection, the Step 2 score should be reported no later than: January
Research experience: optional
For selection, medical school research experience is: less important
Research should be in the specialty area: no
Honors in specialty rotation: is optional
For selection, Honors in the specialty rotation is: very important
Honors in core clerkships: is optional
For selection, Honors in core clerkships is: very important
Election to AOA: is optional
For selection, membership in AOA is: less important
Recommended courses:
Core required rotation and Pediatrics Subinternship or specialty rotation (more rotations not necessary).
Specialty Societies:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Major Journals:
Pediatrics (thru AAP)
Journal of Pediatrics
For further information please contact:
John Andrews, M.D.
University of Minnesota Medical School
Department of Pediatrics
MMC 391 Mayo
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 624-4477
The content editor for this page is Katrina McGill, kdmcgill@umn.edu, (612) 626-0163
