Eligibility

• All applicants MUST be US citizens or permanent residents (green card) to apply. (This requirement is necessary since a portion of the fellowship is funded by a NHLBI sponsored training grant).
• Completion of three years of internal medicine training prior to the start of the fellowship.

Resident Agreement Form

The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) will conduct a matching program for Fellowship positions in Adult Respiratory Disease in the spring of 2007. In order to participate in this program, you must submit your "Resident Agreement Form" to:

National Resident Matching Program
(Medical Specialties Matching Program)
2501 M Street, NW, Suite 1
Washington, DC 20037-1307
Telephone: (202) 828-0566

Application Process

All applications must be submitted via ERAS. Earlier applications are encouraged and help the selection committee a great deal in preparing the preliminary rankings. Completed applications returned after March 15, 2007 will not be considered for a 2008 appointment. Your rankings must be submitted to the National Resident Matching Program by (Date to be announced by NRMP). The following must be completed through ERAS before your application will be considered.

• Common Application Form
• A Personal Statement
• Three letters of recommendation from physicians who have served in a direct supervisory capacity must also be received prior to your interview date. At least one of these letters should be from a division head or department chairman.

For those interested in joint application for Occupational/Environmental Medicine - Please contact Cecile Rose, M.D. (303) 398-1867

Interviews

Interviews are required for match list ranking. Once the application, personal statement, and letters of recommendation are on file, you may be invited for an interview. Applicants invited to interview are encouraged to attend one of the group interview days. For applicants who cannot make one of these dates, individual interview days will be arranged whenever possible.

Group interview days begin at 7:30 AM and last until around 4:00 PM. The day consists of attendance at our divisional grand rounds conference (7:30-8:30), a group meeting with division leadership (9:00-10:00), morning interviews (10:00 - 11:30), lunch with fellows and junior faculty (11:30-12:30) afternoon interviews (12:30-2:00) and an optional tour of the new Fitzsimons campus (2:30-4:00). Additional interviews and tours of some of the facilities can be arranged for interested applicants. In addition, we strongly encourage you to arrive early and attend our pre-interview dinner on Wednesday night, where you will have a chance to meet the current fellows and ask questions in an informal setting.

All interviews should be scheduled and confirmed at least two weeks in advance (contact Melissa Jordan at Melissa.Jordan@uchsc.edu or call 303-315-0511). We plan to complete all interviews by May 1st. Please let us know if you have a particular interest in meeting any individual faculty member (see Synopsis of Faculty Research Areas). Also, let us know if you have personal issues (e.g. spouse employment, ethnic diversity, schools, etc.) that you would like to discuss on your interview day. We realize that your ability to move to Denver may depend heavily on some of these issues.

Questions

If questions arise, do not hesitate to contact the Program Coordinator, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine- (303) 315-0511.

Notification of Acceptance

Notification of your match with a training program to which you have applied and ranked will reach you on (Date to be announced by NRMP). This indication of a "match" is a firm commitment which will be immediately confirmed in writing.

Recruitment of Minority Individuals

The National Research Service Award (NRSA) program funds the preparation of qualified individuals for careers in biomedical and behavioral research. The primary considerations in evaluating plans for research training are the scientific merit of the proposed program (trainee, sponsor, and content) and the projected needs for laboratory and/or clinical investigators in particular areas of research. Within the framework of this longstanding commitment to excellence and relevance, it is important that attention also be given to recruiting individuals from minority groups that now are under-represented nationally in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.