Applying to the Medicine Pediatric Residency Program

Required application materials for U.S. medical school graduates are as follows:

• Three letters of recommendation in support of your application from faculty with whom you have worked
• Dean's letter (MSPE) from your medical school
• Personal statement
• Curriculum vitae
• Official medical school transcript(s)
• Exam scores
  • USMLE Step I score, Step II prior to February rank deadline
  • DO applicants may submit COMLEX scores in lieu of USMLE

Required application materials for applicants in international medical graduates are as follows:

• Three letters of recommendation in support of your application from faculty with whom you have worked
• Dean's letter (MSPE) from your medical school
• Personal statement
• Curriculum vitae
• ECFMG certification, including CSA exam results
• USMLE Steps I and II
  • No fail scores on any USMLE Step exam

The University of Minnesota MedPeds program accepts J-1 clinical visas only for our training program.

Application deadline for internship starting June 2024 is December 1, 2023.

We look forward to reviewing your application documents electronically. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact MedPeds program coordinator Erica King at 612-624-0990 or medpeds@umn.edu.

Program Name: University of Minnesota

Size of intern class: 10

Application Process: We do a holistic review of each application and our assessment of experiences, attributes and academic metrics seeks to promote social and racial justice, and strives to eliminate those metrics that perpetuate structural racism.

Number and types of letters of recommendations: We require 3 letters of recommendation, and no specific types are required. Ideal letter writers would be people who have worked with the applicant closely in a clinical setting.

Application review/invite timeline: We generally begin interview invitations about 2-3 weeks after the applications have opened, depending on the number of applications received. We release waves of interview offers spaced several days apart, and have an applicant managed waiting list once spots are full.

Approach to Step 1: We approach Step 1 as pass/fail.

Approach to Step 2: A pass is required for ranking, but not for interviewing.

Post-Interview Communication Policy: The program will not send any individualized communication to applicants after the interview day -- all communications will go to all applicants who have interviewed. Applicants are free to contact or communicate with whoever or whenever they wish.

Contact Information: Erica King, Program Coordinator: medpeds@umn.edu

Residency/fellowship programs select candidates from among eligible applicants based on educational history and performance, relevant board and licensing exam scores, interpersonal skills, and personal attributes, such as integrity and motivation. Personal attributes are evaluated on the basis of applicant references, and, for applicants under serious consideration, through personal interviews.

Whether selected through the NRMP, other appropriate alternative matching programs or outside the match, the Medical School does not discriminate against resident/fellow applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

The Graduate Medical Education Office would like to provide you with information on our institution regarding the terms, conditions and benefits of appointments at our institution and within our GME programs.

Please visit Graduate Medical Education for more information.

International Medical Graduates: please contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for ERAS application materials and eligibility requirements.

Application criteria for our residency program for international medical graduates:

• ECFMG certification (including CSA exam results)
• Completion of USMLE Steps I & II with a score of 77 or higher
• No fail scores on any USMLE Step exam
• Dean's letter from your medical school
• Three letters of recommendation from faculty members with whom you have worked
• J-1 visa (through ECFMG)
• Graduation year evaluated on a case by case basis

Upon email notification, qualified applicants are invited to arrange a virtual interview via Thalamus. Information on how to schedule their virtual interview, as well as how to RVSP for an optional, resident-hosted dinner via Zoom, will be included in the invitation. UMN MedPeds interviews up to 10 applicants per day.