Can medical specialty or subspecialty training be considered a part of medical residency?
No. The clinical fellowship training in a medical specialty or subspecialty in the years that follow the internship/residency period is not considered a part of residency for the purpose of this policy. Often the clinical fellowship period will consist of a mixture of clinical and research training. The time spent in research training will be considered as applicable toward the 10 years of research and research training that characterizes the period of ESI status. The time spent in clinical fellowship training and the associated clinical care that is unrelated to research will be considered favorably in a request for extension of the ESI period.
