Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship Match

Schedule for Match Conducted in 2011, Appointment Year 2012
 

Application Process

The application process is independent from the Match and unique to individual institutions.  Transplant Fellowship Programs should continue using their individual application and interview process to evaluate potential transplant fellowship candidates for their program.  However, applicants should be informed about the Match and advised that they need to register for the Match as an applicant on the NRMP website at http://www.nrmp.org/.

Minimum Applicant Criteria 

Candidates must have satisfactorily completed a residency that satisfies the educational requirements for certification by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Urology or foreign equivalency (as determined by individual institutions).

Click here to view a Sample Process Timeline organized by The Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) Task Force to assist Program Directors and FMGs with the visa and licensure process.

Match Program 

The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) is the sponsoring organization for the Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowships and has contracted with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) to conduct a Match for this subspecialty.  The NRMP site has detailed information at http://www.nrmp.org/.  Click on Fellowship Matches at the top, click on Participating Fellowships on the left, and finally click on Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship.

Registering for the Match

Transplant Fellowship Programs and Applicants must register for the Match.  The Match will open on January 12, 2011 which means Transplant Fellowship Programs as well as Applicants can start registering on this date.

Transplant Fellowship Programs

Transplant Fellowship Programs should register and activate their program on the NRMP site as soon as possible after the Match opens.  This provide Transplant Fellowship Programs with visibility to potential applicants.  Program Directors are issued passwords that will allow them to post a link to their program's website throughout the Match period.  There is an institutional fee of $250, a $25 program fee, plus $25 per matched applicant (fees subject to change).  NRMP will invoice Programs after the Match is completed.

Applicants/Potential Transplant Fellows

Applicants must also register for the Match at http://www.nrmp.org/.  Applicants will be issued a password to access Transplant Fellowship Programs information and to access the Rank Order List.  There is an applicant fee of $65 that must be paid via the internet with a credit card or internet check at the time the applicant registers for the Match.  Applicants should familiarize themselves with the NRMP site and register on the NRMP site to participate in the Match.