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Fellowships and Sister Specialties for PHGPM Graduates

PHGPM Subspecialties (Fellowships):

For more information: https://www.theabpm.org/become-certified/subspecialties/

Clinical Informatics

Certified by: ABPM and ACGME
Status: ERAS

  • April: Register for ERAS
  • June: Submit ERAS application and apply to fellowships. ERAS Contents include: CV, transcript, MSPE, personal statement, USMLE/COMLEX, letters (3-4 including PD/chair/boss), photo, ECFMG (if applicable), and visa info (if applicable).
  • July – October: Remote interviews
  • November: Match opens for applicants
  • December: Deadline for applicants and programs to rank order list
  • December: Match Day and Post-Match offer process begins for those who did not match; applicants can email program directors and submit applications via ERAS if they haven’t already applied. This is followed by Remote interviews
  • January: Programs make offers to candidates who have up to 24 hours to respond. Finalized match results are posted publicly.

Certified by: ABPM and ACGME
Status: ERAS

  • June: ERAS season begins. EFDO will release tokens to fellowship applicants
  • July: Addiction medicine fellowship applicants may begin submitting applications to programs. Be sure to check with the programs you are interested in to see if they use ERAS.
  • July: Addiction medicine fellowship programs may begin reviewing applications.
  • August: NRMP (Match) registration begins
  • October: Rank List Opens
  • November: Rank List Deadline
  • December: Match Day. Post-match openings are available.
  • May: ERAS season ends

Certified by: ABPM and ACGME
Status: No ERAS. Direct Application

  • There is no match for Underseas and Hyperbaric Medicine; most programs use a rolling admissions process. 
  • Start applying early (usually July or August of the year prior to starting fellowship) by sending your application directly to programs. 
  • Interviews typically run from August through December, but candidates can contact programs earlier. 
    • Occasionally programs do not fill all their spots or spots will open, so it is never too late to contact programs to ask if applications are still being accepted.
  • The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine initial certification exam is administered in even-numbered years only. Physicians may apply for the exam only in years in which the exam is administered.

Certified by: ABPM and ACGME
Status: ERAS

  • July: ERAS opens for applicants
  • July: ERAS applications available for Program Directors and interview offers sent
  • August: Match Opens
  • September: Ranking Opens 
  • October: Quota Change Deadline
  • November: Ranking Deadline and Match Day 

Certified by: ABPM and ACGME
Cosponsored under the ABPM and ABEM 
Practice Pathway is open until 2030
Status: No ERAS. Direct Application

  • Timelines vary by program
  • October: Online application opens at individual programs
  • December: Application deadline
  • January: Interviews (conducted via Zoom)
  • End of February: Offers extended
  • Mid-April: Credentialing process begins for selected applicants
  • July 1: Fellowship start date
  • The certification exam is administered in even-numbered years only. Physicians may apply for the exam only in years in which the exam is administered.

PHGPM Sister Specialties:

PHGPM graduates may have shorter training periods or practice pathways for sitting for these exams. Please inquire with programs directly.

For more information: https://www.theabpm.org/become-certified/specialties/

Occupational Medicine

Certified by: ABPM and ACGME
Status: ERAS (most programs

Typically 1 year instead of 2 if you have completed an ABPM residency.
Can do either Fellowship pathway (below), or either special pathway or complementary pathway (https://www.theabpm.org/become-certified/specialties/occupational-medicine/) 

  • June: ERAS season begins. (NMRP residency match program is concurrently open)
  • September: Residency applicants may begin submitting MyERAS® applications to programs. Residency programs may begin reviewing MyERAS applications .
  • February: MATCH Rank Lists Open
  • March: MATCH Rank Lists Deadline
  • March 3rd week: MATCH/SOAP Week
  • May: ERAS season ends

Certified by: ABPM and ACGME
Status: No ERAS. Direct Application

Aerospace Medicine is an ACGME-accredited specialty within Preventive Medicine focused on the health and safety of pilots, astronauts, flight crews, and passengers. Physicians in this field address the physiologic challenges of flight and space travel—“normal physiology in abnormal conditions.”

There are six civilian programs (Mayo Clinic, UCLA, UTMB Galveston, UT Houston, Baylor–MGH, University of Arizona) and three military programs (Air Force, Navy, Army). Most are 2-year programs, often combined with an MPH, and include rotations with NASA, FAA, SpaceX, and other partners. Graduates are eligible for board certification in Aerospace Medicine through the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM).

Application Timeline

  • Summer–Fall (typically June–October): Civilian programs open their application cycle; most set deadlines in early fall. Military programs follow service-specific timelines (e.g., Navy BUMED 1524 notice, Air Force/Army internal deadlines, usually mid-October).
  • Winter: Interview season; programs typically conduct interviews from November through February.
  • Spring: Offers are extended on a rolling basis (no formal Match).
  • July 1: Usual start date for fellowship training.

How to Apply

  • Apply directly to individual programs (each has its own process, often requiring CV, personal statement, and 2–3 letters).
  • Some programs also require a separate MPH application (e.g., UTMB).
  • Contact program coordinators early to confirm requirements and exact deadlines.


Interested applicants are encouraged to network through the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), attend the annual AsMA Scientific Meeting, and connect with faculty at their target programs.

Other Potential Fellowships

CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship

Not ACGME or ABPM certified
Note: timeline subject to change each application cycle. Please reference https://www.cdc.gov/eis/php/participants/index.html for the most up-to-date information

  • April: Interested applicants are invited to attend the EIS conference in-person in Atlanta (at own expense) or via event livestream. Event registration is free
  • June: Application period opens
  • August: Application period closes. All applications and supporting materials must be received by the deadline. Late applications will not be considered.
  • August – September: EIS program reviews applications and selects applicants for interviews
  • October- November: EIS program conducts virtual applicant interviews
  • November: EIS program notifies applicants of their status (accepted, wait-listed, or rejected).
  • Spring: Accepted candidates attend the EIS conference in Atlanta. EIS program pays travel expenses for the conference.
  • Early July: Two-year fellowship begins. New EIS officers start one-month orientation and summer course in Atlanta.

Not ACGME or ABPM certified

  • Prior to October: Submit the following to prevmedres@llu.edu
    • Current CV
    • Two recommendation letters (one from your most recent residency program director). 
      • Recommenders should send letters directly to the program coordinator at psalcedo@llu.edu
    • A one to two page description of your interest in the fellowship program
  • Interviews conducted and offers made on a rolling basis.

Certified: ACGME only, not ABPM

  • Internal medicine residency is a prerequisite for adult ID 
  • July: Applicants may begin submitting applications on ERAS.
  • July: ID fellowship programs will begin downloading applications for review.
  • August – September: Interview offers will be sent out to applicants via email.
  • October: Interviews 
  • November: Rank Order Lists due.
  • December: Match Day
  • July: Fellowship begins

*** For additional Potential Fellowships please reach out to the Resident Physician Section (RPS)

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