Applying to fellowship is exciting, but stressful. This page will hopefully guide you through the process. In general, you should start preparing for your application in May of the year you are applying. Listed below is a general timeline and some helpful tips to walk you through each step. However, you should definitely be speaking with Sharon, the chiefs, and faculty in your desired field to get more specialty specific guidance.

APPLICATION PREP
(May- June)

Sample CV

applying to fellowship tips video

APplying to Fellowship Information Session (Recording)

Fellowship PD Panel 3/14/23: pass ​1q!WPb!*

Peds Nephrology Podcast

Fellow COntact List

 1) Update your CV 
Things you can add:

• Cooper talks, clinic talks
• Continuity clinic QI projects
• Research projects you have been starting
• Any awards, recognitions during residency
• Any planned global health trips
• Any certificate programs (e.g. Med Ed, Bioethics, Global Health)

Talk to PDs/APDs if you are having trouble findings things to add 

2) Write your personal statement

• Try to build a narrative that you can expand upon at interviews
• Try to include where you see yourself going in the field 5-10 years from now, especially with research, even if you’re not totally sure
• INCLUDE FUTURE RESEARCH/ACADEMIC INTERESTS

3) Find your Letter writers
Most people had 4 Letters of Recommendations

• PD letter 
• Research mentor
• Someone high up in the department of the specialty you are applying (ideally division head)
• Someone who knows you very well (Could be a clinic attending)

Make note of any specialty/program specific requirements (eg. NICU and Pulm have some specific formats for letters)

4) Find/Meet with mentors

• Look for people in your desired specialty who can guide you through the process
• See contacts list below for a list of former Lurie residents currently in/starting fellowship

ERAS TIPS
(due July 20th)

ERAS

• Make sure you have submitted your application BEFORE ERAS releases applications to programs on July 20th as some programs may fill up all their interview spots immediately
• Contact your medical school to upload your transcript
• Note: Not all HBM programs use ERAS

INTERVIEW TIPS
(September- November)

• Know your research/academic interests and be very specific with them
• Develop a theme or narrative of how you see your career developing in the next 5-10 years
  • Even if you’re not sure, something is better than nothing!
• Establish connections at Lurie in your field (People talk!)
  • Try setting up meetings with people in the Lurie department (even if you do not need a letter from them) to get advice and establish connections
• Google your interviewers (if you know who they will be) and come up with questions related to their interests and research
• Prepare some questions you can ask your interviewers
  • Make sure to have specific questions to ask about each program
• Prepare for questions that will be asked of you
  • Some places ask about difficult ethical situations you encountered during residency and how you responded
  • Why do you want to move there? (some places will be skeptical)
  • How do you envision your future career? (academia vs. community, balance of research / clinical / med ed / admin / etc)
  • What is one of your weaknesses or one negative thing about yourself that you want to continue working on?

VIRTUAL INTERVIEW TIPS

Set-up

• Sound
  • ​Avoid empty rooms that can induce echoes
  • Avoid rooms with loud ambient noise, such as rooms with loud vents, loud air conditioners, nearby train lines, or nearby construction
• Background
  • Create a neat and simple background
  • Try placing a bookshelf, plant, or simple piece of art behind you
  • Avoid: 
    • Messy backgrounds, 
    • Distracting backgrounds
    • Completely plain white backgrounds
• Camera
  • ​Your camera should be at eye level (Use books or shoe boxes to raise it up)
  • Your camera should be slightly more than an arm’s length away from you
  • Position yourself on screen so that your eyes are 2/3 from the bottom of the screen

• Light source
  • The light should come from in front of you Can be a window (just make sure it’s not too bright)Can be a lamp or two behind your computer
  • Avoid:
    • Overhead lighting
    • Light directly on your face
• Dress
  • Wear what you would be wearing to an in-person interview (at least from the waist up)

During interview

• Maintain Eye contact
  • Make sure you look at the camera! (and not your screen)
  • Try pretending the camera is the person you are talking to
• Sit up straight
• Avoid body movement
  • Any excess movement can be very distracting to the interviewer
  • Avoid moving back and forth
  • Avoid swivel chairs if you’ll be tempted to swivel back and forth

Sources
General set-up= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwanxQmFnc
Lighting= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWgmw_pFMrI