Thank you for your interest in our program. We participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and only accept applications in this manner. Our program number is 1702320C0. 

We require three letters of recommendation (but not specifically a Chairman’s letter). We recommend at least one letter from your pediatric clerkship or acting internship. USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX Step 1 is required at the time of interview; Step 2 is required prior to an intern's official start date.

Physician-Scientist Training Program

The Vanderbilt Residency Program is committed to fostering the career development of talented child health scholars in the residency program who use the American Board of Pediatrics Research Pathways (Accelerated Research Pathway and Integrated Research Pathway) to optimize and individualize general pediatric, subspecialty, and research training. Our Physician Scientist Training Community provides mentoring and support to accelerate established research career trajectories for residents with MD/PhD or other significant research background. If you are interested in participating in this pathway for your training, please notify Dr. Dan Moore (daniel.moore@vumc.org) and Dr. Whitney Browning (whitney.browning@vumc.org) at the time of your application. We will offer separate interview days to selected physician-scientist candidates.

International Medical Graduates

International medical graduates must contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for their application materials and eligibility requirements. Go to www.ecfmg.org to download the application kit.

• Due to the vast amount of highly qualified applicants, only a small number of international medical graduates are invited to interview. For international medical graduates, we require:
• "Hands-on" clinical experience in the United States (NOT an observership or research)
• Two letters of recommendation from clinical supervisors in the United States
• USMLE Steps 1 & 2 scores; Step 1 is required at the time of interview; Step 2 is required prior to an intern's official start date
• Medical School graduation date of 2018 or later (maximum five years out of Medical School)
• We sponsor J-1 Visas.

The Interview Experience

All interviews will be conducted virtually in 2024-2025.

Qualified applicants will be invited to interview during the months of November, December and January on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Our interview schedules allow you time to meet housestaff and faculty, and for you to appreciate the unique aspects of our program as well as provide us a chance to get to know you.

We will continue to offer specific interview experiences for applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (as defined by the AAMC), both as a chance to get to know residents and faculty but also to ask additional questions about living in the Nashville area. These dates are being finalized now.

In-Person Visits and "Second Looks"

In order to provide as equitable process as possible in the interview process during the present time, and to provide a similar experience for each applicant, we will not be offering any in-person visits during this season, even if off the VUMC campus. Two predetermined, in-person Second Look opportunities will be announced to applicants at a later date.

Visiting Medical Student Rotations

All visiting student rotations are processed via the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's Office of the Registrar at this link or call (615) 322-7701.

Contact Us

We hope you will look over our website and submit an application. Contact our program coordinator with questions.

Savannah Britt
savannah.britt@vumc.org
(615) 322-3023