Rheumatology Fellowship

About the program

What the program states

Program length

2 years

“The goal of this two-year training program is for fellows to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for providing ethical, humanistic, cost-effective care for patients with rheumatological disorders in both the inpatient and ambulatory settings.”

Positions

3 positions a year

“The Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program accepts three fellows per year and sponsors both J-1 and H-1B visas.”

Visa sponsorship

J-1 and H-1B

“The Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program accepts three fellows per year and sponsors both J-1 and H-1B visas.”

International graduates

Considered

“Foreign medical graduates will need to have completed a two-year US-based residency program in Internal Medicine prior to joining the fellowship program.”

DO applicants

Considered, COMLEX accepted

“USMLE Transcript for MD or COMLEX for DO”

Quoted from the program's own page, read October 4, 2026. More Rheumatology programs for international graduates

Before you contact the program

1. 01

   Find the application route

   Fellowships recruit through ERAS, a specialty match such as the SF Match, or directly with the program. The program's page gives its route, deadlines and the number of places.

2. 02

   Check eligibility first

   Look for the program's visa policy, licensing and exam requirements (USMLE or COMLEX), any limit on years since graduation, and for a fellowship, the training it expects you to have completed.

3. 03

   Need a place sooner?

   Programs also fill places outside the regular cycle, when a trainee leaves or a new position is funded. Those are listed on ResidencySpot as vacancies, and a saved search tells you the day one is posted.

4. 04

   Where training happens

   The program is listed in Cleveland, Ohio. Some programs rotate trainees across several hospitals, so confirm the main training site and any required moves.