Triple Board Residency Program: How to Apply

Thank you for your interest in our program. We welcome applications from all interested candidates from across the country and from diverse backgrounds. We use holistic review of applicant files and do not have a specific board score cut-off for consideration.

Application materials MUST be submitted through ERAS.

Application Deadline: by 8:00 am PST, October 5, 2023
Interview decisions will be made after a review of your complete application. In order for your application to be considered complete, all required materials must be received no later than 8:00 am PST, October 5th.

For the Triple Board Residency Program, the ERAS application material should be sent to the Stanford Triple Board Residency Program (“Pediatrics/Psych/Child Psych” in ERAS portal). (If you are interested in also applying to the categorical programs in either Pediatrics or Psychiatry, please also apply through those ERAS programs.) For the Triple Board Residency Program, interviews will occur over two days. Interview decisions will be made after a review of your complete application. In order for your application to be considered complete, all required materials must be received no later than October 5th.

Required Materials

• Completed ERAS application form
  
• MSPE ("Dean's Letter" from your school)
• Letters of Recommendation (3-4):
  
  • Minimum: 3 letters of recommendation with at least 2 that must be clinical letters from faculty that can describe your clinical skills including medical knowledge, clinical reasoning, communication, professionalism
  • 1 Clinical letter from Pediatrics faculty member
  • 1 Clinical letter from Psychiatry faculty member
  • Optional: Letter from significant extracurricular activity, research, etc.
• Personal statement
  
• Medical School Transcript
  
• USMLE Score Transcript
  
• NRMP Number

Special Materials

• If you are currently in a residency training program, a letter is also required from the program director.
• If you also hold a PhD, please also include a letter from your PhD advisor.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

• Additional letters of reference are accepted – Email letter
  
• We require that you have passing USMLE Step 1 and 2 scores and do not have a minimum score cut-off. We do not require Step 2 completion by the time applications open but will require it by the time we rank applicants in February.
  
• We will accept either USMLE or COMLEX scores.
• J-1 visas are sponsored through the Graduate Medical Education Office. Due to Stanford GME rules, H1-B visas are not being sponsored at this time.
• DO Applicants: We will accept either USMLE or COMLEX scores. Pediatric inpatient experience is required, with a letter from this inpatient experience highly preferred.
• IMGs: Must have clinical experience in the US with at least 2 letters from faculty in the US you worked with in the clinical setting. J-1 visas are sponsored through the Graduate Medical Education Office.

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