Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Once you have confirmed your intention to apply for residency in Med-Peds with Dr.
Coletti and Ms. West, we will assign you a specific Career Goal Advisor for guidance throughout the application process.

Try to split your AI, critical care, and electives between internal medicine, pediatrics, and other areas of interest.

Recommended Courses:

AI/Acting Internship
Med-Peds AI at UNC. Medicine AI at UNC or AHEC site. Pediatrics AI at AHEC site. Peds ED at UNC

CC/Critical Care
MICU or PICU are particularly helpful. NICU only if MICU/PICU unavailable, or for career exploration

ACS/Advanced Clinical Selective
Broaden your knowledge base outside of medicine and pediatrics. Ex, learn from dermatologists and radiologists!

Electives
As above, broaden knowledge base outside of medicine and pediatrics. Perhaps try to learn procedures with family medicine or anesthesia, or explore global health if that’s an interest for you!

No

Away rotations are not required for Med-Peds. Only do an away if you are set on being at a particular program (i.e. due to specific geographical constraints/goals).

No

In the spring, arrange to meet with Dr. Coletti if you are considering Med-Peds among other specialties. If you solidify your plans to apply in Med-Peds, please inform both Dr. Coletti and Ms. West and you will be subsequently assigned a specific Career Goal Advisor. Plan to meet with that advisor in the early summer. We will send a pre-meeting worksheet to complete to help prepare for the initial meeting.

You will get a departmental letter from Internal Medicine (Dr. Reyes) and Pediatrics (from your Career Goal Advisor). It is good to have two additional letters from people who know you well and can speak to your clinical strengths.

Ask for letters by late summer. It is also okay to let attendings know you are hoping to get a letter from them at the start of a rotation. Send letter writers a copy of your CV.

Look at geographic areas you are interested in and other areas of interest like advocacy, global health, subspecialty options, etc. Your Career Goal Advisor will talk this through with you as well.

You do not have to notify programs, but it can be a great way to keep ongoing dialogue open with programs you are really interested in.

It is okay to send a reminder email to your letter writers.

Talk with your Career Goal Advisor. They may have contacts and can reach out on your
behalf to encourage a program offer an interview.

This is not required but can be a great way to stay connected with programs.

You do not have to send a letter but are certainly welcome to do so. You just have to ensure you are only telling one program that you are ranking them number one!

You can respond if it feels appropriate to you but you do not have to.

An application for Med-Peds residency should tell the story of why the student decided to pursue a career in combined Medicine and Pediatrics and highlight the student’s own interests and passions throughout the years. Demonstrating depth of engagement in any realm (service, advocacy, research, leadership, etc.) is more important than wracking up broad but non-sustained experiences.

Med-Peds programs will each have somewhat different paradigms for what they are seeking in an applicant (for example, some programs may prioritize research more than others). The goal of the application, interview, and match process will be to find a mutually good fit. The Med-Peds career goal advising team will provide highly individualized guidance to each student so that they generate a list of programs that best fits their interests and career goals.

Students should seek strong letters of recommendation from rigorous Individualization Phase rotations (Medicine or Pediatrics AI or ICU experiences) that speak to the student’s skills in organization, ability to synthesize information, acting independently in carrying out clinical care tasks, and functioning well in a team setting.

If the student’s academic record includes challenges such as failing USLME or NBME exams or medical school courses, the student should develop a plan for addressing these circumstances while demonstrating a growth mindset.

Step 2 score: 235+

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