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Applicants with ONE of the following qualifications are eligible for appointment to our Pediatrics Residency Program:

• Graduates of medical schools in the U.S. and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
• Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the U.S. accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
• Graduates of medical schools outside the U.S. or Canada who meet one of the following qualifications:
  • Have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates AND are graduates of schools approved by the New York State Department of Education OR have a full and unrestricted New York State license to practice medicine.
• Graduates of medical schools outside the U.S. who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school.
• Candidates may be considered who are currently enrolled in foreign medical schools if they are eligible for the Restricted Interim Certificate from ECFMG, issued to students who have passed the Basic Science, Clinical Science, and English examinations and are awaiting the issuance of their medical school diplomas.

• Minimum six months of clinical training (such as an externship in the U.S., U.K. (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and Ireland.
• Three letters of recommendation from U.S., U.K. (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and Ireland physicians with whom you have worked in this setting.
• Medical school graduation within five years of date of residency application.

Graduates of schools outside the U.S. must meet the following requirements:

• Legally able to work in the U.S. or eligible to obtain work
• Provide a valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
• Able to apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and participate in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP).

New York State Requirements for International Graduates

Graduates of schools outside the U.S. are ineligible for residency training in New York State if more than 12 weeks of clerkship training (during the third and fourth years of medical school) occurred outside of the country in which the medical school is located UNLESS the New York State Education Department has approved that school’s curriculum, as configured.

Visa Sponsorship

Albany Medical College only sponsors J-1 visas. We do NOT sponsor H-1B visas. Questions regarding visa sponsorship should be directed the office of Graduate Medical Education.

Albany Medical College allows students to participate in one rotation per specialty. Decisions regarding offers for the academic year are typically made the preceding April; the catalog will be published in the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program in May.

All applications must be received through VSLO (formerly VSAS).*

*If you are inquiring from a school that does not participate in VSLO, please contact Katelyn Daly at [email protected], as we may be able to accommodate outside applications if Albany Medical College has a formal agreement with your medical college.

We will be participating in an all-virtual interview season. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit the Albany area, but the program will not plan to host in-person events including interviews, open houses, meetings, and tours.

Interviews will be conducted on Tuesdays and Fridays from Oct. 24, 2023 – Jan. 10, 2024, with the exception of the weeks of Nov. 27, 2023 and Jan. 8, 2024, when the program will offer interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The interview day will start at 12:45 p.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. Interviewing applicants will meet with the program director, two faculty members, a chief resident, and two to four residents from the program.

Interview invitations will be sent on a rolling basis, based on interview availability, after the initial release on Oct. 13, 2023. We are committed to not sending more interview invites than we have the availability for.