How to Apply

Our program is designed to maintain balance between education and service; humanities and science; and personal and professional satisfaction. This balance encourages our fellows to think broadly while preparing them to make educated career choices that best fit their personal and professional goals.

Appointments are made through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). We participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Three letters of recommendation are required. Interviews generally begin in August and run through late October and are by invitation.  All candidates must have passed Step 3.

Children’s Mercy Hospital primarily accepts international medical graduates for residency and fellowship programs in J-1 visa status.  To be eligible for appointment, all international medical graduates must be sponsored by ECFMG for J-1 non-immigrant classification.  CM will make all reasonable efforts to obtain the requested immigration benefit including the transfer of an existing H1B.  However, we cannot guarantee any specific category of visa or any result, and CM may end or withdraw its sponsorship at any time if sponsorship was no longer feasible due to legitimate business reasons.  CM reserves the right to make final decisions about sponsorship in its discretion and in compliance with U.S. law, regulations, and policy.

 Residents/Fellows who wish to change their immigration classification while pursuing a graduate medical training Program at CMH must seek prior written approval from the GME Department. Failure to seek such approval will subject the trainee to immediate termination from his/her training Program. 

Thank you for your interest in the Children's Mercy Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Program.

Andrew Ausmus, MD
Program Director
(816) 234-3462
aausmus@cmh.edu

Gene Peir, MD
Associate Program Director
(816) 234-3041
ghpeir@cmh.edu

Toni M. Zaner, BA 
Fellowship Coordinator 
(816) 760-8818
tmzaner@cmh.edu