Can I Get a Degree in Something Other than Public Health, like Education or Business?

At this time funded is limited to the Master of Health Science Degree in Health Sciences at the School of Public Health. Johns Hopkins Tuition remission covers the cost of most courses across the various schools and programs but does not provide enough remission to fund a full degree. 

How Much Time Is Spent in Research and Clinical Training over the Three-Year Fellowship?

Fellows have one clinical year and two research years. The clinical year is 80% clinical and 20% research while the research year is 20% clinical and 80% research.  During the clinical year, fellows have 2-3 clinical sessions per week in their continuity clinic and remainder of time is spent on clinical rotations. During research years, fellows have 2 clinical sessions per week – where one session is spent supervising residents and medical students.  Fellows have 11-17 weeks on call per year for the Adolescent Medicine Consultation Service, providing support and guidance for inpatient management teams.

Can I Complete the Fellowship in 3 Years? 

Fellows with residency training in internal medicine or family medicine and fellows with extensive adolescent health-related research (fellows with a PhD for example) are eligible to complete fellowship in 2 years. 

What Is the Salary?

Fellows are compensated based on National Institutes of Health stipend guidelines and salaries for their level of training and experience and comparable with PGY status of other pediatric house staff.  

Fellows who have completed their clinical training year may apply for approval to moonlight in their primary training field.  Full medical licensure in the state of Maryland is required.

Fellows may also apply for the NIH Loan Repayment Program.  Applications must generally be submitted during the fall of the first year of training.  

When Should I Apply?

We participate in the NRMP match program, and dates for that program apply. Applications are due by August 31st. More details are on the NRMP website.

Where Do Your Fellows Go After Graduation?

The majority of our fellows go on to positions in academic medicine but we have former fellows working in non-governmental organizations (e.g., Planned Parenthood), federal government agencies (e.g., USAID) and community-based and private practice clinical settings.