Application & Interview Information

Our Yale Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program offers a 4-year training track that leads to eligibility for both the internal medicine and pediatrics certifying exams.

We participate in the National Residency Matching Program, and do not accept any applicants outside of the match.

We offer five (5) Combined Medicine-Pediatrics Interview Days over the months of November, December and January.

Please see the about section for further details about our training program.

Application Requirements

Applications will only be accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). We do not accept applications via FAX, email or postal services.

• ERAS Common Application Form
• Curriculum Vitae
• Dean’s Letter (MSPE)
• A minimum of three (3) Letters of Recommendation
  We strongly encourage applicants to our Combined Medicine-Pediatrics program to obtain a Department letter from both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Departments.
• Personal Statement
• Photograph (optional, but preferred to track applicants after interviews)
• Medical School Transcripts
• USMLE Transcripts or COMLEX Transcripts
• IMG applicants, please see IMG Applicant Requirements and review FAQs

• A minimum of 2 months of hands-on direct clinical experience in a US or Canadian accredited teaching hospital. We will not interview candidates who have not obtained this required clinical experience. Observerships or externship without direct clinical responsibility for patients do not meet this criteria
• In order to be considered for a position in our program, applicants from medical schools located outside the US and Canada MUST have graduated from medical school in the last 6 years.
• Passed USMLE Step I & II Knowledge test on the first attempt
• Passed USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills on the first attempt
• USMLE Step 3 is not required to apply
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• You must be eligible for an ECFMG Certificate in order to apply. We require that you submit your ECGMG certificate through ERAS BEFORE February 1st. We are required to have an ECFMG certificate on file for every IMG intern who matches with our training programs.

• Matched applicants will be advised as to which Visa they are eligible for by their Program Director and the Yale Office of Graduate Medical Education.
• All matched applicants must obtain a valid visa prior to intern orientation (around June 12 yearly).
• J1 Visa: We encourage J1 visas for eligible matched applicants. We refer matched interns to the ECFMG website regarding all the necessary paperwork. Applicants/residents are responsible for all fees associated with the J-1 visa.
• H1-b Visa: Should you be eligible for H1-b visa, we will refer you to a legal office regarding the necessary paperwork. Yale-New Haven Hospital covers all processing fees associated with an H-1b visa except the fee for premium processing.

• We only accept application materials through ERAS
• December 1st is our application deadline for categorical track applicants. We strongly encourage categorical applicants to submit their applications by the end of September because our interview days become filled very quickly.
• December 31st is our application deadline for preliminary track applicants. We strongly encourage all applicants to submit their applications by the end of October because our interview days become filled very quickly.
• Invitations to interview are sent by email.
• Applicants who will not be offered an interview will be notified by email.
• All interviews take place in November, December and January.
• We will be unable to interview applicants who appear without an interview appointment.

Our interview days occur in November, December and January each year. Once an ERAS application has been approved by the Programs' Intern Selection Committee (ISC), invitations are sent.

The Yale Combined Medicine/Pediatrics interview days involve participation by applicants on 2 consecutive days. Applicants scheduled to interview will be notified by the Yale Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program Coordinator as far as where and when to meet each day.

Please contact Mary Sarah Thanas with any questions about the Yale Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program applicant interview day(s). The Yale Combined Medicine/Pediatrics interview days involve participation by applicants on 2 consecutive days.

Mary Sarah Thanas
Senior Administrative Assistant (Residency Program Coordinator)
Phone: (203) 785-7941
Fax: (203) 785-3922

The Pre-Interview activities will begin via Zoom from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm EST. Dr. Benjamin R. Doolittle, M.D., M.Div. Will welcome you and speak about our program highlights. Immediately following Dr. Doolittle’s presentation, our residents will join the Zoom session for a chance for you to get to know our Med/Peds Family.

• If you are graduating or have graduated from a U.S. medical school, you must contact your medical school's student affairs office or other designated dean’s office. Your dean’s office will provide you with the information and the software for ERAS.

• If you are graduating or have graduated from a Canadian medical student, please contact the Canadian Resident Matching Service, phone (613) 237-0075, for ERAS processing information, or write to:

• If you are graduating or have graduated from a foreign medical school, you must contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for application materials and eligibility requirement. Write to: