Overview
A comprehensive craniofacial and paediatric plastic surgery fellowship in a cleft and craniofacial programme with over 30 years of high-volume practice.
The programme
- Focus
- Craniofacial / paediatric plastic surgery
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (August 1 – July 31)
- Start
- 1 August (fellowship dates 1 August to 31 July)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons (ASCFS); non-ACGME accredited
- Department
- Department of Plastic Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Institution policyGraduate of LCME- or AOA-accredited US school, or IMG with valid ECFMG certificate/full Tennessee licence; prerequisite training must be ACGME, RCPSC/CFPC or ACGME-I accredited
- International applicants
- Institution policyForeign medical graduates eligible with a valid ECFMG certificate (or full unrestricted Tennessee licence); programme-specific requirements also apply
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 via ECFMG; H-1B considered case by case by programme with GME; no new O-1 applications supported
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyHouse staff train under a Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners licence exemption obtained by GME; full Tennessee licence needed for moonlighting and for non-ACGME clinical fellows with a secondary faculty appointment
How to apply
- Deadline
- 1 September
- Application method
- ASCFS application and SF Match
Funding
- Funding
- Compensation commensurate with PG year
Official sources
https://www.vumc.org/plasticsurgdept/index.php/pediatric-adult-craniofacial-fellowshiphttps://www.vumc.org/gme/sites/default/files/public_files/house-staff/house-staff-man-2026/2026.07.01-1A-Conditions-of-Employment-and-Continued-Employment.pdfhttps://www.vumc.org/gme/applicantshttps://www.vumc.org/gme/sites/default/files/public_files/house-staff/house-staff-man-2026/2026.04.10-1N-House-Staff-Eligibility-and-Selection-Policy.pdfhttps://www.vumc.org/gme/license-and-dea-information