Pulmonary Disease Fellowship
Application Process
If you are interested in applying to our program, more information about our program, including application and interview dates, can be found through FREIDA under our program ID number 1494731207. Please note that we will be filling all open positions through ERAS and NRMP.
In your application, please make the following information available through ERAS:
- MyERAS 2008 Application Worksheet
- Four letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Medical school transcript
- Medical student performance evaluation/Dean's letter
- Wallet size color photograph
- USMLE or COMLEX transcript
- ECFMG status report (for IMGs only)
Applicants must satisfy the following requirements by the beginning of their fellow programs:
- Graduation from an ACGME-accredited internal medicine training program,
- ECFMG-certification if a foreign medical graduate,
- Passing scores on Steps 1, 2, and 3 of USMLE or COMLEX-USA.
Please note that we do not sponsor the H1 visa. All applications will be reviewed. The program will contact candidates chosen for an interview. An interview is required to be considered for the program. The UT Graduate School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. Our contact information is as follows:
Pulmonary Disease Fellowship Program
Department of Medicine
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
1924 Alcoa Highway, Box U-114
Knoxville , TN 37920
(865) 305-6324
The program coordinator, Pam Trentham, can be reached by email at ptrentha@mc.utmck.edu. For directions, please visit this convenient link. Thank you for your interest in our program. We look forward to receiving your application.
Eligibility, Selection, and Appointment
Eligibility
In addition to meeting any requirements specified in the Institutional Resident Eligibility, Selection, and Appointment policy, the applicants for the pulmonary disease fellowship program must satisfy the following requirements by the beginning of their fellowship program start date:
- Graduation from an ACGME-accredited internal medicine training program,
- US citizen, US permanent resident, or in possession of a J-1 visa,
- ECFMG-certified if a foreign medical graduate,
- Passing scores on Steps 1, 2, and 3 of USMLE or COMLEX-USA.
Application Process, Interviews, and Offers
Applications will be processed through ERAS, and the fellowship program will participate in the NRMP MSMP match. For each applicant, four letters of recommendation will be required, including one from the applicant’s internal medicine residency program director. The applicants will be selected for interviews in accordance with the criteria specified below. Members of the Selection Committee, composed of fellowship faculty, will interview the candidates and determine to which candidates to make offers.
Selection Criteria
Applicants are selected based on preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, prior training, publications/grants/scholarly activity, communication skills, motivation, integrity, and other personal qualities, as evidenced by transcripts, USMLE/COMLEX-USA scores, letters of recommendation, other data, and fellow and faculty perceptions during interviews. Characteristics such as sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability, or veteran status are not used in the selection procedure. Recommendations of all interviewing faculty and fellows are considered in determining to whom to extend fellowship offers.
Review
Following selection for a fellowship position, applications and supporting documentation are forwarded to the GME office. The documents are reviewed to verify that the candidates possess the required credentials for licensure or licensure exemption by the Tennessee State Board of Medical Examiners, certification by ECFMG if required, and/or other credentials as appropriate. Candidates are required to provide a copy of their medical school diploma, copies of certificates from prior residency programs, and copies of USMLE or COMLEX-USA documents. The PGY status of selected candidates is also verified for pay purposes.
Appointment
All Letters of Agreement are issued through the GME office following the above review of eligibility. Appointment to the fellowship program is on a yearly basis with the expectation that continuation within the one-year appointment and reappointment yearly throughout the duration of the fellowship will be based on evidence of satisfactory progress in scholarship and professional growth and the availability of training positions in the fellowship program. The GME office verifies the satisfactory performance of each fellow with the program director prior to re-issuing a Letter of Agreement for continuation in the program in each successive year.
Reviewed and Updated June 2009
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
1924 Alcoa Highway
Box U-114
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone (865) 305-6324
Fax (865) 305-6849