How to Apply
We are so excited to begin application review for 2026-2027 recruitment season. To support students applying to our residency program and due to recommendations by APPD, Children’s Mercy Pediatric Residency Program will be conducting virtual interviews using Thalamus software. We will begin reviewing all applications once available in ERAS and plan to send our initial invites after October 5, 2026. We will offer as many invites as we have spots available. Waitlist invites will follow. We will use signals as an indicator of interest in our program, but will not be used for ranking. All applicants undergo holistic review. If you have not heard from our program by November 2nd, please feel free to follow-up to request the status of your application by emailing programcoordinator@cmh.edu.
Application process
Our program only accepts applications through ERAS and is listed under Children’s Mercy Hospital. All positions are filled through the National Residency Matching Program.
Files should include three letters of recommendation; Chairman’s letters are not required. We accept both USMLE and COMLEX scores. Please be sure to have your Step 2 score back and in ERAS prior to February.
Our interviews will virtually take place October through January at a variety of times to account for varying time zones. We will also host virtual resident "lunches" throughout the interview season as a chance for applicants to speak to our residents and to get to know our program through their perspective! Each applicant will interview with a member of Program Leadership and two faculty members.
Thank you for your interest in the Children's Mercy Pediatric Residency Program. For more information please contact:
Shelby Kaup, MBA, Amber Bellinghausen, or Erin Harris
ProgramCoordinator@cmh.edu
International Applicants
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.
Changing Immigration Status
Residents and fellows who wish to change their immigration classification while pursuing a graduate medical training program at Children's Mercy 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.