Chattanooga Pediatrics Residency Applicant Information

General Information

Applicants to our Pediatrics Residency Program must participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) and apply through AAMC's Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Senior medical students may apply for our positions.

Important Numbers

Our NRMP Program Code is #1689320C0
Our ACGME Program ID is #320-47-11-222
For the 2025 Match, we have 10 categorical positions available. 

Eligibility and Recruitment Information

Please view the links the right hand menu regarding our current Initial Resident Letter of Agreement and the terms and conditions of appointment, as well as recruitment, selection, and appointment policy.

Note: The Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners requires that applicants for license in Tennessee must be graduates either from LCME or AOA accredited schools or from international schools whose admissions meet or exceed those of medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. The UT College of Medicine Chattanooga and its programs have determined that they will only consider applicants for student rotations or residency/fellowship applications who are from schools that meet these same criteria so they would be eligible for medical license in Tennessee after completing residency. The Board of Medical Examiners adopts the following list of accreditation bodies:

• World Directory of Medical Schools
• Accreditation Commission of Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)
• In addition, the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) provides a list of countries whose designated accreditation process or designated organization used for their accreditation has comparable standards used to evaluate medical schools in the United States by the LCME. Medical schools in those countries and accredited by the listed accrediting authority will be deemed to meet the criteria required in Tennessee.

 Application Schedule

The Residency Selection Committee will begin to review applications on September 25. Invitations will be issued through ERAS's messenger, in ongoing waves, as applications are reviewed. All applicants will receive a determination email through ERAS by December 1. 

Interview Communications

All communication will be through Thalamus, including issuing invitations for Zoom virtual interviews.  Upon receiving an invitation, applicants will be able to schedule OR waitlist themselves through Thalamus. Invited applicants will register for only one session. Applicants wishing to cancel their interviews may do so within Thalamus and are kindly requested to cancel no later than a week before the interview. Please ALSO follow up with an email or phone call to the coordinator to notify of your cancellation.

Sample Interview Day

Interviews are held through the Zoom platform on Mondays and Thursdays in two morning sessions, 8:30 – 10:30 and 10:30 – 12:30, and some afternoon sessions, 1:00-3:00, from October through December. ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME. 

The week before the interview, you may request a technical run through with the coordinator. Please email her at UTPediatrics@erlanger.org to arrange.

The evening before (Sundays and Wednesdays), 7:00 – 8:30 pm, the residents will host a virtual Zoom social event. This is one of two optional opportunities to meet with current residents.

On the day of the interview, you will have four blocks that include three interviews with representatives of the Pediatrics Selection Committee and have one Q&A session with the Program Coordinator: 

• Program Director
• Associate or Assistant Program Director
• Pediatrics Faculty (blinded interviewer - has not seen your application)

Typical Interview Schedule (begins at 8:30 am, 10:30 am or 1:00 pm ET) --

• Log into Zoom 10 minutes before session begins
• 10 minutes - Welcome and Intro of interviewers
• Interview #1, followed by a 5 min break in your private breakout room with camera/sound off
• Interview #2, followed by a 5 min break in your private breakout room with camera/sound off
• Interview #3, followed by a 5 min break in your private breakout room with camera/sound off
• Interview #4, followed by a 5 min break in your private breakout room with camera/sound off
• Optional AMA with Resident Liaison
• Exit Zoom at 10:30AM, 12:30 pm or 3:00 pm ET

For additional information about our program, contact us by:

Mail:
University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga
Department of Pediatrics
ATTN: Ashley Thurston, Pediatrics Residency Coordinator
910 Blackford Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
 
Phone: Call toll free at 800.947.7823, and ask for extension 6217
Email:UTPediatrics@erlanger.org