We are accepting applications for 2008 immediately. Click here and complete the application. Before hitting the "Submit" button, print a copy of the completed application and surface mail it to us with the following documentation in a single package:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Personal statement
3. Dean's letter
4. Three letters of recommendation, one from your current program. If you have already completed your fellowship, we require one letter from your program director, one from another faculty member, and one from a current colleague.
5. ECFMG (International Graduates) 
6. A copy of your scores from licensure exams. (FLEX or Board Scores) - see Examination Sequence Acceptable to the Board (see below)
7. Original transcript of grades.

All of the above information must be submitted before Oct. 15, 2007 for an application to be considered complete. After the application is complete, the file will be given to the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Director for review and possible interview. Send complete application package to:

James Blankenship, MD, Director
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
c/o Terri Kalejta, Program Coordinator
Cardiology Fellowship Program
100 North Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822-2160 
570-271-6423

Also please send an e-mail with your name, e-mail address and phone number to tkalejta@geisinger.edu so that I can verify receipt of application. Below are the requirements for the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program:

Requirements for application
Graduation from an approved U.S. or Canadian medical school or ECFMG certification for graduates of other medical schools outside the United States. Graduates of foreign medical schools should be certain that their visa status will permit completion of training and that they qualify for Pennsylvania state licensure before applying to the program.

1. Completion of an approved three-year residency in internal medicine.
2. Superior performance demonstrated during residency.
3. License or eligibility for permanent and unrestricted license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
4. For those applicants who are not U.S. citizens, visa status should be documented.
5. Completion of ACGME accredited three-year Cardiology Fellowship Program.

Certification
Fellows are expected to become certified in Cardiovascular Fellowship by the American Board of Internal Medicine at the earliest opportunity and certainly before completion of their fellowship.

Examination Sequence Acceptable to the Board
All applicants must send a copy of scores from Licensure Exams from any of the listed sequence. Any complete sequence is acceptable to the board.

1. NBME Parts I, II and III
2. FLEX Component 1 and 2
3. USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3
4. NBME Part I or USMLE Step 1
   Plus NBME Part II or USMLE Step 2
   Plus NBME Part III or USMLE Step 3
5. Flex Component 1
   Plus USMLE Step 3
   Or NBME Part I or USMLE Step 1
   Plus NBME Part II or USMLE Step 2
   Plus FLEX Component 2

If you are applying with another applicant, who is a significant other and would like consideration for dual placement, please advise us.

Geisinger has a policy that all applicants for employment under final consideration agree to submit to a drug screen. We understand that this is a delicate subject and we have a protocol in place designed to protect your privacy. If an applicant has questions regarding this process, we will be happy to provide a copy of our policy upon request.