Pediatric Residency Programs

Application Process

Only applications sent through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) will be accepted.

To be considered for selection, we must have the following:

The completed ERAS application form
A personal statement
Three to four letters of recommendation from faculty who are well acquainted with you from medical school (or your current training program)
A Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
A medical school transcript
Your score on Parts I (and II, if available) of the USMLE and the CSA

Selected applicants will be invited for personal interviews which offer an opportunity to tour our facilities and meet with many of our faculty and residents. An interview is a prerequisite for ranking by our department in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Information for applicants from osteopathic schools:

We accept COMLEX scores (instead of or in addition to USMLE scores)
Our program has helped multiple previous graduates to receive recognition from the American Osteopathic Association (through resolution 42) for their PGY-1 year in our program.

If you have any questions regarding applying to our residency program, please contact our Residency Coordinator:

Patricia Schmidt
Pediatric Residency Coordinator
pschmidt@peds.umaryland.edu
410-328 6662

Salary, Benefits, and Employment Requirements 2012-2013

Salary

PGY1 = $48,714
PGY2 = $51,095
PGY3 = $53,449
PGY4 = $55,647
PGY5 = $57,817

Benefits

Life Insurance

Professional Liability Coverage (malpractice insurance)

Health Care (includes benefits for residents and their families)

Choices include University Network Care (a triple option plan); Kaiser Permanente (a managed care plan); Maryland Point of Service (managed care plan with opt-out feature).

Presciption Drug and Vision Benefits
Dental
Group Life

Short-Term Disablility

Long-Term Disability

Vacation

Four weeks plus time off for a major holiday.

Retreats

Full-day Annual Retreats are held for PL1's, PL2's, and PL3's.
Interns have an additional retreat during Intern Orientation
PL1's have full-day Educational Seminars including a Supervisory Symposium and a Child Maltreatment Seminar

Educational and Professional Advancement

AAP membership, including all member benefits
Certification in PALS and NRP
A major pediatric textbook and board review materials
On-line access to University of Maryland Health Sciences Library, facilitating searches through the most recent literature
Funding for travel to a national pediatric conference when presenting a clinical case, project, or research

Other Benefits:

Maternity Leave (6 weeks paid leave; longer leave is possible, but requires an extension of training)
Paternity Leave (2 weeks paid leave)
Free parking
Pagers
Two white lab coats plus laundering services
Two sets of scrubs
Membership in the Employee Credit Union
Use of Medical Center athletic facility at a nominal cost
Meal tickets for nights on call (Additional tickets can be earned by timely completion of discharge summaries)
Moonlighting opportunities are available to residents, starting in the PL2 year

Employment Requirements

You will be required to have a pre-employment physical which will include proof of vaccination and/or titers for MMR, varicella, hepatitis B and also a urine drug screen.

This page was last updated on: August 10, 2012.

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