Department of Pediatrics

Global Child Health Pediatrics Residency Admissions

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All applications must be submitted via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We do not accept paper applications. The application deadline is Nov 30.

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How We Evaluate Applications

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Academic Performance

  • Medical school grades
  • MSPE – Medical School Performance Evaluation (aka the dean’s letter)
  • *USLME scores (Step 1 and Step 2CK) > 215 on first attempt

Letters of Recommendation

  • Two individual letters of recommendation
  • Departmental (program director, chair, pediatric clerkship director) letter of recommendation optional

Honors

  • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) membership
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society membership

Baylor Elective

  • Helpful to allow us to get to know you
  • Not a requirement; only a very small percentage of applicants are able to participate in this type of experience

Other

  • Personal statement
  • Research experience
  • Publications
  • Other experiences (e.g. volunteer and advocacy)


We welcome and encourage all who are interested to apply to our program. We carefully review all complete applications for consideration of an interview offer.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and providing patient-centered care.