If you are interested in applying for the Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, please register and apply through the SF Match. Applications will be completed, submitted, and distributed through the SF Match Central Application Service (CAS).

Our Fellowship Selection Committee will review your application upon receipt of your application from the Match. We will reach out to you directly to arrange an interview. This is an on-going process during the entire interview cycle. The SF Match timetable is unique each year so please review the dates. It runs from early January to late June each year and has the first week of March as the Target date for application completion.

There are four qualifying reasons that a program may offer a match exception, which functions like an “out of the match” offer and is a binding, pre-match agreement:

• Military applicants, when separately approved and funded by the US Military
• Applicants who are also accepting an advanced fellowship position (24-months total)
• Internal program applicant (applicant from a core residency or affiliated program, defined by a Program Letter of Agreement)
• Couples match, where both applicants are applying to Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship
   

Please review the below pre-requisites, and personal statement questions. 

Pre-requisites:

• Passing scores on the USMLE Step 1, 2, and 3 or COMLEX 1, 2 and 3 examinations
• Completion or anticipated successful completion of one of the following training programs:
  • ACGME-accredited anesthesiology residency
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or College of Family Physicians Canada-accredited anesthesiology residency
• SF Match Application through CAS
  • Three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the current Program Director
  • Personal Statement (please see below for more information)
  • Medical School Transcripts
  • MSPE
  • CV
  • BASIC and ITE scores (optional)

Personal Statement: Each applicant must answer Question 1 (below) and any two questions from Question 2 (2a - 2d, below).

Question 1: What particular personal qualifications and characteristics will allow you to become an effective consultant in pediatric anesthesiology, and why is it important to you to become a pediatric anesthesiologist?

Question 2: Please choose two of the following questions and answer each one. Please be sure to copy and paste the question you have chosen to answer just above each response.

• 2a. How will the completion of a pediatric anesthesiology fellowship allow you to further your goals?
• 2b. Describe what you consider to be your most significant contribution or achievement, including the impact you made.
• 2c. Being a part of hospital leadership should be important to anesthesiologists. What role do you think you might take within the leadership structure of your future hospital?
• 2d. Describe a challenging situation in your life or career and what you learned from it.

Thank you for considering UC Davis for your Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship. Let us know if you have any questions and we look forward to meeting you!