CoPS created a Fellowship Application Process Task Force that was active for several years. The charge was to respond to the recommendations of FOPO about delaying the start of the application process to the beginning of the senior year. The Task Force completed its work in the fall of 2007. CoPS continues to monitor ERAS and NRMP for the pediatric subspecialties and briefly reports on it at each meeting. The work of the Task Force including their final recommendation may be viewed below:

Fellowship Application Process Task Force
We have focused on the possibility of a common offer/match date. In that light, we have utilized the resources of CoPS and the ABP to survey the current fellow pool of all subspecialities to assess their wishes regarding a match. Included in our survey are questions regarding: 1) the use of ERAS and what release date should be chosen and 2) should there be a match date and if so, which of two dates should be utilized.

Survey of Fellows Regarding Match and ERAS (Released May, 2007)

Match Timeline (Created May, 2007)

May 2007 Presentation/Update

Report and Final Recommendations (11/2007)

Chart for Match/ERAS (Sept 2008)