About The Pediatric Specialties Fall Match (PSFM)

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The Pediatric Fall Specialties Match (PSFM) includes the following subspecialties:

• Child Abuse focuses on academic careers in child abuse, neglect, and advocacy. Additional information can be found through the Ray E. Helfer Society at www.helfersociety.org.

  Applicants must have completed a residency in Pediatrics.
  

  Child Abuse fellowships are three years in length.
  

• Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of developmental and behavioral issues in infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents. Additional information can be found through the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at www.sdbp.org.

  Applicants must complete a residency in Pediatrics.
  

  Developmental-Behavioral fellowships are three years in length.
  

• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine focuses on managing the overall care of critically ill medical and surgical children. Additional information can be found through the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine program directors at www.pedsccm.org.

Applicants must have completed a residency in Pediatrics or Anesthesiology.

Pediatric Critical Care fellowships are three years in length.

• Pediatric Emergency Medicine focuses on the management of the acutely ill or injured child, in the setting of an emergency department. Additional information can be found through the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Emergency Medicine at http://www2.aap.org/sections/pem/default.cfm.

  Applicants must have completed a residency in Pediatrics or Emergency Medicine.
  

  Pediatric Emergency fellowships are two to three years in length.
  

• Pediatric Nephrology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of infants, children and adolescents with renal and urinary tract disorders and hypertension from all causes. Additional information can be found through the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology at www.aspneph.com.

  Applicants must have completed a residency in Pediatrics or equivalent international training in Pediatrics.
  

  Pediatric Nephrology fellowships are three years in length.
  

• Pediatric Rheumatology focuses on the diagnosis and management of children with rheumatic illness and those conditions that may mimic these illnesses. Additional information can be found through the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Rheumatology at http://www2.aap.org/sections/rheumatology/.

Applicants must have completed a residency in Pediatrics or combined program in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Pediatric Rheumatology fellowships are three years in length.

The following sponsoring organizations for the Pediatric Specialties Fall Match have requested the NRMP conduct a Match:

• Ray E. Helfer Society for Child Abuse
• Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine program directors
• American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Pediatric Rheumatology program directors
  

Please refer to the Schedule of Dates for the specific PSFM Match dates

Match Policy

Before registering, please review the SMS Match Participation Agreement. By registering with the Match and submitting a certified rank order list (ROL), applicants and programs agree to abide by the outcome of the Match. Failure to do so is a breach of the Agreement and violators may be subject to penalties under the NRMP's Violations Policy. Both applicants and programs must follow the cardinal rule that neither must ask the other to make a commitment, either verbal or written, before the submission of ROLs. It is to be expected that one may express a high level of interest in the other; however, it is not acceptable for one to ask the other how one will be ranked. The final preference of program directors and applicants as reflected on the certified ROLs will determine the offering of positions and the placement of applicants.

The Application Process

Candidates must apply to the programs of their choice using the method accepted by the program. Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Rheumatology subspecialties participating in the Pediatrics Specialties Fall Match for the 2014 appointment year will participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). ERAS, a service developed by the AAMC, transmits application materials via the Internet to programs in residency and selected fellowship specialties. Child Abuse and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics will not participate in ERAS. A few programs may use their own application for Residency. Do not send any program applications for Residency to the NRMP.

Program directors review candidates' credentials and, if interested, invite them for interviews. Applicants also are responsible for ensuring that they meet all program prerequisites and institutional policies regarding eligibility for appointment to a fellowship position prior to ranking a program through the NRMP

Applicants who have not completed prerequisite training in an accredited ACGME program in the U.S., or a similar program in Canada accredited by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).