Pinning Ceremony

Residency Applicants

Thank you so much for being interested in our Pediatric Residency Program! We accept 8 categorical residents per year and we have no preliminary or combined year positions.

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Selection of Residents

The Medical Center Navicent Health/Mercer University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency Program selects its potential candidates through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Our program reviews applications through the Electronic Residency Application (ERAS) Program. We will review your application once these have been completed and provided:

  • The ERAS Common Application Form (CAF)
  • Medical School Transcript
  • USMLE Step I and II scores, and available Step III scores
  • For osteopathic candidates, we accept COMLEX level 1, level 2 (CE), and level 2 (PE) scores with and without accompanying USMLE scores
  • Three letters of recommendations - at least one from Pediatric Faculty
  • Dean's letter

Applicant Requirements

  • We only accept applications through the ERAS program.
  • We only accept applications from candidates who will or have graduated from an accredited medical school.
  • You must have a recent medical training experience within the last 5 years- the date you graduated medical school will be taken into consideration.
  • Step II scores are required before ranking.
  • We start reviewing applications when ERAS opens and begin setting up interviews at that time. Applicants will be scheduled for interviews at a rolling basis.

Interview Information

  • Interviews are conducted from October-January. Interview consists of a program overview with chief residents, interviews with faculty, and informal chat with residents. Interviews are held Monday, Tuesday, and Friday offered in mornings and afternoons.
  • Review of candidates is conducted by the Residency Selection Committee during the first week in February. Opinions from residents and faculty are strongly considered in the process. Final decision is made by the Program Director.
  • The final rank order list is submitted by the first week in February. We will host our “2nd look” after the list has been locked to give a no-pressure inside look into our program.