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BCRP:
Application
What Are We Looking For?
Graduates of medical schools in the United States and other countries are eligible to apply. We seek applicants who are intelligent, curious, creative, energetic, personable, and accomplished. We are very interested in having a diverse residency class and wish to attract exceptional applicants with wide ranging interests and talents from all parts of the country and beyond. We are especially interested in those who will become leaders in one or more of the many areas of academic pediatrics: medical care, laboratory or clinical research, teaching, patient advocacy, public policy or international health.
PL-1 Applicants
Three Year Pediatric Residency Positions

We accept 30 PL-1 residents in the Categorical Track and 11 residents in the Primary Care (Urban) Track. For PL-1 positions, the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics (BCRP) participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Applications will only be accepted through ERAS.

Candidates may apply to either one or both tracks. Each track has its own NRMP match number. The tracks are listed in the NRMP Directory as follows:

Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics

  • Peds/Children's Hospital Boston: #1259320C0
  • Peds-Primary/Boston Medical Center: #1259320M0
Two Year Pediatric Residency Positions
  • Fast-tracking: We allow residents to enter all of the various "fast-tracking" research pathways offered by the American Board of Pediatrics.
  • Combined Pediatrics-Genetics: We are happy to consider applicants who would like to participate in a combined residency program with Genetics. We can potentially accommodate up to two such positions a year. Applicants interested in this option should contact Dr. Amy Roberts (Amy.Roberts@cardio.chboston.org). The application is submitted as described above for PL-1 applicants. Please clarify in either your personal statement or by separate communication with Dr. Roberts that you are interested in the combined program. Those invited for a BCRP interview will have additional interviews with the clinical genetics faculty. The combined program has its own NRMP Match number listed in the NRMP Directory as: Pediatrics/Medical Genetics #7652444017

  • Pediatric Neurology: We offer up to two 2-year positions for residents who have matched in the Child Neurology residency at Children's Hospital Boston (contact Mustafa.Sahin@childrens.harvard.edu) or Boston Medical Center (contact Karl.Kuban@bmc.org), but who first need to complete two years of pediatric residency training.
  • Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Finally, we can offer a two year position to those interested in the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD) training program (contact Sandra.Friedman@childrens.harvard.edu). This is an ACGME-accredited program combining 2-years of pediatric training with 1-year of adult neurology and adult NDD, 18-months of clinical NDD and child neurology, and 18-months of basic and clinical sciences. Upon completion of the training, the resident is board eligible for Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, and Neurology with Special Competency in Child Neurology. A brochure containing additional information about the NDD fellowship is available.
  • Combined Pediatrics-Anesthesia: In 2010, if approved by the American Board of Pediatrics, the BCRP will be one of several sites in the country piloting combined training in Pediatrics and Anesthesia. Residents will begin their first year in pediatrics residency. The following year will be the first year of anesthesia training, followed by three years of integrated residency training in both pediatrics and anesthesia.
One Year Pediatric Residency Positions

We are unable to offer a preliminary or one year position this year.

Deadline: All PL-1 applications should be received by October 31, 2009. While we will consider applications received after that date, interviews are rarely granted to late applicants. Because of the volume, we appreciate receiving applications early.

Applicants should update their applications anytime they have significant new information (e.g., election to AOA or other honors, Step II scores, acceptance of a paper, etc.). To ensure the information is noted, they should also email the Internship Selection Co-directors, Drs. Sam Lux and Sig Kharasch.

Applicants who accept an appointment elsewhere, or who for any reason wish to withdraw, are requested to notify Drs. Lux and Kharasch and the NRMP immediately.

The 2010 Boston Combined Residency Program brochure is available to download as a pdf below.

BCRP brochure (5.6 MB)

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