Overview
One-year clinical fellowship in state-of-the-art multidisciplinary treatment of childhood obesity, preparing pediatricians for American Board of Obesity Medicine certification, with an optional research second year.
The programme
- Focus
- Obesity medicine
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (optional second research year)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Not ACGME-accredited
- Department
- Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Board eligible/certified in Pediatrics
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs welcomed; must hold a valid ECFMG certificate (or unrestricted US licence) before starting
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 (ECFMG) preferred; H-1B only with GME approval for candidates with USMLE Step 3 and a MN residency permit meeting set criteria (programme decides); EAD accepted
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyMinnesota residency permit or unrestricted Minnesota physician licence (as required by the programme); passage of USMLE Step 3/COMLEX Level 3 documented (GME residency/fellowship agreement)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Application through the Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page