Overview
A high-volume three-year pediatric cardiology fellowship at Children's Health Dallas with optional one-year advanced subspecialty fellowships.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 3 years (2-year option for PCCM/NPM graduates; 1-year advanced fellowships available)
- Start
- July 2027 (NRMP Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match July 2027 appointments)
- Positions
- 5 categorical fellows per year
- Accreditation
- ACGME (3-year duration per ACGME/ABP)
- Department
- Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed accredited pediatric residency in North America; board certified/eligible (ABP); J-1 accepted, valid ECFMG certificate for IMGs; no H visas
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs must be ECFMG-certified and hold an ECFMG-sponsored J-1 visa for clinical training at UTSW
- Visa support
- Institution policyClinical residents/fellows (ACGME and non-ACGME) on J-1 sponsored by ECFMG; UTSW does not usually sponsor H-1B for clinical training
- Licence requirement
- State requirement: Texas Medical Board Physician-in-Training (PIT) permit for participation in a Board-approved GME/fellowship programme (supervised practice only)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- ERAS application; NRMP match
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyPaid house-staff stipend (employer varies: UTSW, Parkland, Children's Health or Scottish Rite); 2026-27 scale PGY4 $82,225, PGY5 $86,343, PGY6 $89,505, PGY7 $95,050
Official sources
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/pediatrics/divisions/cardiology/fellowship/https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/about-us/administrative-offices/international-affairs/postdocs-clinical-trainees-employees/h-1b/https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/about-us/administrative-offices/international-affairs/postdocs-clinical-trainees-employees/j1-ecfmg/https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/residency/salary-benefits.htmlhttps://www.tmb.texas.gov/apply-renew/physician/physician-apply/physician-in-training-permit-applicationhttps://www.nrmp.org/fellowship/medicine-and-pediatric-specialties-matchhttps://www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/pediatrics/divisions/cardiology/education/fellowship/apply.html