Overview
A three-year fully ACGME-accredited PCCM fellowship at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 3 years
- Start
- July (of the year following application)
- Positions
- 2 new fellows per year (up to 6 in total)
- Accreditation
- Fully ACGME-accredited
- Department
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Three years of pediatric training in an accredited US programme; board eligible in pediatrics
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs eligible with ECFMG certification and qualifying visa (J-1, or H-1B case by case)
- Visa support
- Institution policyUF-COM sponsors J-1 via ECFMG; new H-1B only in limited case-by-case circumstances for select specialties (requires department approval, USMLE Steps 1-3 and Florida licence)
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyMust meet Florida Board of Medicine licensure (training registration) requirements
How to apply
- Deadline
- 30 September each year (for positions beginning July of the following year)
- Application method
- ERAS and NRMP (no paper applications)
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policySalaried on UF COM housestaff stipend scale 2026-27: CS4 $74,765; CS5 $77,915; CS6 $81,136; CS7+ $84,203
Official sources
https://critical-care.pediatrics.med.ufl.edu/fellowship-program/https://critical-care.pediatrics.med.ufl.edu/fellowship-program/application-process/https://gme.med.ufl.edu/housestaff-affairs/709-2/https://hr.med.ufl.edu/housestaff-stipends/https://gme.med.ufl.edu/wordpress/files/2025/03/GME_Housestaff-Recruitment-Selection-Eligibility-and-Appointment-Policy_rev-Sept-2024.pdf