How to Apply

Letter from the Program Director

Dear Applicant, 

Thank you for your interest in our fellowship training program which is now in its 20th year and has a number of strengths, including a close working relationship with 12 outstanding faculty members, a total of 91 NICU beds in 2 hospitals, active quality improvement programs at both hospitals, a strong clinical research program, and a follow-up clinic which has operated for 34 years. The curriculum provides a balanced training experience that will prepare you for your career in neonatology.

With regard to opportunities for scholarly accomplishments, we have ongoing research programs in:

• The causes and prevention of brain damage in extremely low gestational age newborns
• Cardiovascular and metabolic health of adolescents born with very low birth weight
• Human milk feedings for very low birth weight infants
• Developmental vascular biology
• Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation to modify the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis

In addition, we have very active quality improvement programs at both FMC and Brenner Children’s Hospital, in which 2 of our current fellows have initiated scholarly projects. For interested individuals, the clinical fellowship can be combined with a Masters of Science (MS) in Clinical and Population Translational Sciences.

Our faculty are strongly committed to providing fellows with a well-rounded and comprehensive training experience. I hope you will give strong consideration to applying to our program.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 336-716-4663 or mailto:moshea@wakehealth.edu

Sincerely,

Michael O’Shea, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Training Program

How to Apply

Our 3-year fellowship seeks physicians who will have completed 2 to 3 years of training in an accredited residency program in order to sit for the American Board of Pediatrics certifying examination.

Our fellowship program participates in the ERAS universal application process. Please visit their web page at www.nrmp.org for an application and information about our program. Only applications submitted through ERAS will be accepted. Hard copy applications submitted via mail, fax or electronic mail will NOT be accepted.

An additional resource for information about fellowship programs is the Organization of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Training Program Directors (ONTPD) Web page.   

The following information should be uploaded into the ERAS program:

• Completed online application
• Current photograph (wallet size)
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation addressed to Program Director
• Scores for Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the USMLE or COMLEX test
• Dean's letter

Foreign Medical Graduates
Foreign medical graduates must have passed the ECFMG and USMLE exams. Additional information may be obtained by visiting the ECFMG Web site.

Applicants should apply between December 1st and May 31st. The deadline for completed applications submitted through ERAS is May 31st. Completed files are reviewed by the program director and invitations to interview will be extended through ERAS. Interviews are scheduled on Mondays and Fridays beginning in January and continuing through June.

National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
Our fellowship program participates in the NRMP. You may contact the NRMP at 202-828-0676 or visit their Web site at www.nrmp.org.

Correspondence relating to application materials, inquiries regarding interview season and scheduling of interviews is coordinated through the Neonatology Division office and should be directed to:

Ms. Brenda Barron, N-P Medicine Training Program Coordinator
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Department of Pediatrics
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Phone: 336-716-4663
bbarron@wakehealth.edu