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Will you be able to handle the shift work required in our Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship program?

During the next two to three years of training as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow, you will be subjected to long hours, odd shifts, and coverage on weekends, nights, and even holidays. Your interviewers want to ensure that you understand the personal commitment and sacrifice it will take to succeed in their program.

If you are looking to enter Pediatric EM fellowship training as an Emergency Medicine residency grad, you are likely already used to this type of schedule. Explain to your interviewers that you know their program will require you to work 8- or 12-hour shifts 365 days per year. Let them know you are ready to take on this challenge, personally and professionally.

"I am ready to dedicate the next three years of my life to learning and growing as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow. I feel fortunate I was exposed to 12-hour shifts during my NICU rotations in Pediatric Residency and have a good feel for the work/life balance here. My spouse is fully on board with that commitment as well."

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