How to Apply
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Fellows are required to have completed an ACGME-accredited pediatric or combined pediatric-internal medicine residency program. All candidates must have passed Step 3.
Applicants can apply through ERAS.
The Children's Mercy Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program participates in the National Residency Matching Program. The Match opens in August.
International Applicants
Children’s Mercy Hospital primarily accepts international medical graduates for residency and fellowship programs in J-1 visa status. To be eligible for appointment, all international medical graduates must be sponsored by ECFMG for J-1 non-immigrant classification. CM will make all reasonable efforts to obtain the requested immigration benefit including the transfer of an existing H1B. However, we cannot guarantee any specific category of visa or any result, and CM may end or withdraw its sponsorship at any time if sponsorship was no longer feasible due to legitimate business reasons. CM reserves the right to make final decisions about sponsorship in its discretion and in compliance with U.S. law, regulations, and policy.
Changing Immigrant Status
Residents and fellows who wish to change their immigration classification while pursuing a graduate medical training program at Children's Mercy must seek prior written approval from the GME Department. Failure to seek such approval will subject the trainee to immediate termination from his/her training program.
Our Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship leadership team
Michael G. Platt, MD
Program Director
(816) 302-3268
mplatt@cmh.edu
Sian Best, MD, MPHE
Associate Program Director
scbest@cmh.edu
Toni Zaner, BA
Program Coordinator
tmzaner@cmh.edu