Application Process (updated August 2026)
Application Review and Signaling:
All applications are carefully reviewed and decisions for interviews are based upon the composite qualifications of the applicant.
As many of you may already know, the Med-Peds specialty will now allow applicants to assign up to five Med-Peds program signals through ERAS. This is in addition to any specialty-specific signaling policies established by other specialties in coordination with ERAS.
Because we mentor students from around the world and work closely with both in-person and virtual rotators, we understand the uncertainty and anxiety that can accompany changes to the application process. We want to share how our program plans to approach this application cycle.
Our Commitment to Applicants
We pride ourselves on being a program that advocates for students and values diversity in all its forms. Therefore, we will continue to conduct a holistic review of every application before making final decisions regarding interview invitations. While program signals may provide additional information, they will not replace our comprehensive review process.
Students we mentor and rotate with will have the same process. We understand that students will need to rely on invitations from programs they did not signal.
Interview Timeline
- ERAS applications become available to program directors on September 23rd.
- Our first round of interview invitations will be sent out beginning October 6th (two weeks later). This is the start of our invitation process, not the end.
- Our first interview week will include:
- Social Event: Tuesday, October 13th
- Interview Days: Wednesday, October 14th and Friday, October 16th
- We will conduct interviews on Wednesdays and Fridays through December, excluding scheduled breaks and holiday periods in November and December.
- Applicants will have 72 hours to accept or decline an interview invitation.
- Invitations will generally be sent later in the day to minimize disruption to clinical duties, rotations, and rounds.
Applications:
Our Med-Peds Program accepts applications only through ERAS. The deadline to apply is November 1 of each year. It is prudent to submit whatever material you can by the time ERAS® opens to have your application initially reviewed. Our interviews (virtual only) will occur from October – December. If you feel you are unable to meet this application deadline, please notify the Med-Peds residency program director at afriedland@christianacare.org.
A minimum of three letters of recommendation from physicians directly involved with the applicant should be submitted.
However:
For students that have completed both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics clerkships and/or Sub-I rotations please include 1 or more letters from each department. We do not require Chair letters or letters from Combined Med-Peds physicians.
For students missing rotations in either Internal Medicine or Pediatrics, you can initially submit a letter(s) from either Internal Medicine or Pediatrics. If possible, the additional letter(s) from the other specialty can be submitted later, prior to an interview, if selected. Please contact the residency program director at afriedland@christianacare.org if you anticipate difficulty in providing the additional letter, we may be able to provide an extension of submission to the time of our rank meeting in February. We do not require Chair letters or letters from Combined Med-Peds physicians.
Board Scores: We do require passing grades on either USMLE 1,2 or COMLEX 1,2 by the time of rank list submission. For osteopathic applicants, we do not require USMLE.
Post-Interview Communication:
Our residents, faculty and leadership are open to continued dialogue/questions with applicants after the interview day but it is not a requirement. For those applicants that choose not to have continued dialogue/questions will not be penalized.
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