Overview
Three-year ACGME-accredited pediatric rheumatology fellowship preparing independent pediatric rheumatologists for academic careers.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 3 years
- Start
- Institution policyUniversity of Iowa GME appointments typically begin 1 July
- Positions
- 1 per year
- Accreditation
- ACGME-accredited
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- International applicants
- Institution policyInternational graduates may train at UI Health Care on GMEC-approved visas (ECFMG J-1, H-1B, etc.) if they meet Iowa licensure and USMLE requirements; acceptance of visa holders is at department discretion
- Visa support
- Institution policy (UI Health Care GMEC): acceptable visas are ECFMG J-1, J-2 with EAD, H-1B, H-4 with EAD, E-3 (Australians only) and F-1 OPT (first year only); J-1 requires USMLE Steps 1-2, H-1B requires Steps 1-3; no department is obliged to accept visa holders
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyAn Iowa resident physician licence (or permanent licence) from the Iowa Board of Medicine is required for any resident/fellow practising in Iowa and must be obtained before training begins
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Not stated on official page
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyUI Health Care GME stipends 2026-2027: PGY4 $80,800; PGY5 $84,100; PGY6 $87,300; PGY7 $92,100 (PGY1 $71,100), paid monthly
Official sources
https://pediatrics.medicine.uiowa.edu/education/fellowships/pediatric-rheumatology-fellowshiphttps://gme.uihealthcare.org/sites/gme.uihealthcare.org/files/2025-07/Visas%20Policy%20for%20GME%20Trainees%202024.pdfhttps://gme.uihealthcare.org/stipendshttps://internalmedicine.medicine.uiowa.edu/welcome-2026-residents