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Application Process—Geriatric Fellowship

Positions

There are two positions available in Mercy FMRP Geriatric Fellowship.

Apply

To apply, submit a completed application form through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) including:

  • Official college, graduate school and medical school transcripts

  • Official test transcripts for all applicable examinations (USMLE, LMCC, NBOME, FMGEMS, FLEX or NBME)

  • A dean’s letter and two other letters of recommendation

  • A curriculum vitae

  • A personal statement

  • A valid ECFMG certificate (if you graduated from medical school outside the U.S. or Canada)

Contact your medical school dean’s office or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for information regarding ERAS. PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Applications for 2007 and 2008 are now being accepted. The fellowship begins July 1 of the year of acceptance.

If you are considered for a fellowship appointment, you will be asked to visit Mercy Family Medicine Clinic in Des Moines for an interview with the program director and selected faculty.


QUICK INFO
Carol Kuhle, D.O.

Geriatric Fellowship Program Director

(515) 643-4627

ckuhle@mercydesmoines.org

 

Rosemary Mullin

Geriatric Fellowship Education Coordinator

rmullin@mercydesmoines.org