Endocrinology Fellowship Application Instructions
Fellowship Application Process
Stanford University Medical Center believes that a fellowship program that is composed of individuals who are both highly qualified and diverse in terms of culture, gender, race, ethnicity, background, work and life experiences, skill, and interests is essential to the postgraduate education of physicians. Because of its strong belief in the value of diversity, The SUMC Training Program especially encourages applications from African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders, as well as from others whose backgrounds and experience provide additional dimensions that will enhance the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Training Program.
Dr. Laurence Katznelson is the Clinical Training Program Director. He, along with our review committee, will begin evaluating applications as of December 1, 2007. If we are able to offer you an interview, Amber Ayars, Fellowship Coordinator, will contact you by email. You are welcome to contact Amber at (650) 498-4353 or aayars@stanford.edu if you have questions about the program.
The Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism fills three fellowship positions annually. For entry July 1, 2009, we will be using ERAS and will be participating in the Match with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) www.nrmp.org. Although applicants can post to ERAS as of July 1, 2007, we will not have access to the application materials until December 1, 2007. We will begin our interview process in February 2008 and complete applicant selection by June 18, 2008.
| Time of Year | Step of Process |
|---|---|
| July - April | Ongoing collecting of applications, personal goal statements, transcripts, letters of recommendation by ERA |
| February - April | Interviews conducted, applicants evaluated |
| April 9 | Rank order list entry begins for applicants and programs |
| June 4 | Rank order list certification deadline |
| June 18 | Match day. Match results posted to website at 12:00 p.m. eastern time |
| July 1st | Day fellowships begin - If you interviewed in 2008, your fellowship begins on July 1st, 2009 |
Documents required to begin the program:
- A California medical license
- USMLE transcripts for Step III
Applicants must be US citizens or have permanent resident status. Any other status will not be considered.
ERAS
Step 1: Contact the ERAS Fellowship Documents Office (EFDO) for your electronic token at https//www.erasfellowshipdocuments.org/index.asp. Once you have your token, register on MyERAS immediately. The EFDO cannot begin work on your file until you have registered.
Step 2: Go to https://services.aamce.org/eras/myeras2008/ERAS, the MyERAS Login Page, and click the "Register" button. Enter your token and complete all questions.
The only documents required by our program are:
- The ERAS application
- A Personal Goals Statement*
- USMLE transcripts for Steps I and II
- An ECFMG Status Report from Foreign Medical Graduates
- Three letters of recommendation
- A wallet size color photograph
*If the applicant has a specific area of research interest or is requesting to work with a particular mentor at Stanford, please create and include that information in a Personal Goals Statement tailored for the Stanford Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism training program.
Step 3: Complete the ERAS application, personal statement, and requests for USMLE transcripts and ECFMG status report on the ERAS website.
Step 4: Mail three letters of reference and a wallet size color photograph to:
ERAS Fellowships Document Office
P.O. Box 13687
Philadelphia, PA 19101-0687
For express mail:
ERAS Fellowships Document Office
3624 Market Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, CA 19104-2685
The Match
Registration
To register go to www.nrmp.org and click on the Register/Login button. Beneath the login information will appear "Applicant Registration." The process is three parts:
- Entering the applicant's personal and professional information. Included in this information must be a valid email address.
- After completing the first section, the applicant will be asked to agree to the Match Participation Agreement.
- The final section is the payment. Registration fees are non-refundable, as stated in the Match Agreement. Fees are due at the time of registration and are payable only online by VISA, MasterCard, or TeleCheck. Other separately mailed forms of payment cannot be accepted by the NRMP.
Ranking
Applicants and programs submit their rank order lists directly on the NRMP website. Applicants submit, in the applicant's order of preference, a list of programs, where they have interviewed. Each program also submits a list of applicants in its order of preference. Those lists are then compared against each other, incorporating a computerized matching algorithm.