Med-Peds

Explore the National Med-Peds Residents' Association website. The website can tell you more about what the residency training involves, what makes it unique and where med-peds residencies are located. Med-peds training can serve you well whether you pursue primary care, sub-specialty or public policy, but what is most important is to figure out whether a combined residency is a good fit for you. We can help talk you through this process.

Research is not required but can help strengthen your application, just as significant advocacy efforts or other major achievements would.

Aim to have strong letters from both an IM and a peds rotation. If you feel that you need a stronger letter for one or the other, I would recommend doing a sub-internship or elective in that specialty prior to September. 

Away rotations are not expected; however, since Northwestern does not have a Med-Peds residency, an away rotation can be helpful to see the strength of Med-Peds residents/training and get a sense of the specialty's variety of applications. In addition, with virtual interviewing as the norm, it can help a specific program that you're interested in get to know you as a whole person.

Most programs would like to see a letter from an internal medicine writer and a pediatrics writer.

Not applicable.

Not necessarily. It is more important to have a letter written by someone who knows you well and can write specifically on your particular strengths.

It depends on the program. Some programs like to see one chair letter (either from peds or internal medicine); others require a chair letter from both departments. 

During the winter of the third year, medical students can meet with the career advising coordinator and other med-peds attendings to find out more about the specialty and the application process.