Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have:

• Completion or anticipated completion of an ACGME-accredited (US) Internal Medicine or Med-Peds residency program
• U.S. citizenship, permanent resident status, and J-1 visas
• Passed USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3 (or COMLEX Levels 1, 2, and 3)

Visa Requirements

Please note, J1 visa applicants are welcome to apply. We do not accept H1B applications unless the applicant is willing to change to a J1 visa. Contact the Program Administrator with further questions.
 

We accept applications through the Electronic Residency Applications Service (ERAS) and participate in the NRMP Match. We will begin to review applications when ERAS releases them. The deadline for applications is August 15 for positions for the next academic year beginning July 1. We will be filling 4 slots for each academic year. Our interview season begins in September and runs through early October. Your ERAS Application should include:

• ERAS common application form
• Current CV
• Personal Statement
• Three Letters of recommendations.  
• Medical school transcripts
• Passed USMLE steps 1, 2 and 3. Include Step 3 if completed and/or COMLEX transcript,
• ECFMG certificate (if applicable)

A statement regarding union representing GME residents and fellows:

On March 24, 2025, the State of Minnesota, Bureau of Mediation Services, received a petition filed by the Committee of Interns and Residents, Long Island City, New York. With majority support confirmed through valid authorization cards, the Bureau of Mediation Services (BMS) certified the union as the exclusive representative of UMN GME residents/fellows on May 9, 2025.

Contact Us

Program Administrator
Kristine Christopherson 
[email protected]
 

Clinical training takes place at our five teaching hospitals - University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview (UMMC), Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS), Hennepin Healthcare, Regions, and Methodist Hospitals. Each hospital has its own unique patient mix ensuring that fellows gain experience in the full spectrum of endocrine disease.

University of Minnesota Medical Center – Fairview (UMMC)

Our primary teaching hospital is the University of Minnesota Medical School. During the first year of fellowship 3 months are spent at the UMMC and 1 week on in-house nights. In general, there will be 2 Fellows at the University.

• 1 month is spent on the MICU
• 1 month on general pulmonary consult
• 1 month on UMMC pulmonary transplant.
• 1 week on in-house Nights.

Fellows in the Second- and third-year 

• 1 month of pulmonary consults
• 3 weeks of in-house nights
• 2 weeks sleep disorders
• 2 weeks Tuberculosis/PFT/Thoracic Radiology  (multi-site experience)

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System (MVAHCS)

In contrast to the other hospital rotations, the three months at the Minneapolis VA will be entirely spent as a pulmonary consultant, focusing on the assessment and management of pulmonary diseases with little time spent in the ICU. The Minneapolis VA is both a primary care provider and a tertiary referral hospital for veterans, serving a five-state upper Midwest network. Consequently, during these three months, Fellows will see the gamut of pulmonary diseases ranging from typical outpatient problems to complex referral issues.

• 2 months of pulmonary consult in first year
• Second- and third-year fellows also do 1 month of pulmonary consults.

Hennepin Healthcare (HHC, also known as HCMC)

During the first-year fellows will spend 2 months at Hennepin Healthcare  

• 1 month on the pulmonary consult
• 1 month in the MICU  

Methodist Hospital

The primary goal of this Critical Care rotation is to provide a medical critical care experience in a community-based hospital. 

• First year fellows spend 1 month on the MICU.

Regions Hospital

First year fellows spend 3 months at Regions.  

• 2 months MICU
• 1 month consult

Fellows in third year rotation.

• 1 month SICU