Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Christiana Care Health Services Program
About This Program
Our program is a high-volume clinical program and is one of the busiest STEMI centers in the country. This lends itself to an environment that trains our fellows well in all aspects of critical care, interventional cardiology and advanced heart failure. Serving a large encatchment area, we are also blessed with very high non-invasive volumes particularly for a fellowship of only 4 fellows per year. This broad encatchment area also exposes fellows to a very diverse patient population.
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Leon Shao, MD
Christiana Care Health Services
Primary Program Contact
Teresa M Thuet, MD
Christiana Care Health System
Locations
Christiana Care Health Services
PO Box 6001
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd
Newark, DE 19718
1025 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5083
1600 Rockland Rd
Wilmington, DE 19899-0269
1601 Kirkwood Hwy
Wilmington, DE 19805-9997
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- Main Match of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match
- Urology Match
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Dean's letter)
Required specialty-specific letters of evaluation within total letters of recommendation
Data not provided by program
Medical School Graduation Timeline
No cap on the number of years.
Gap Experience Requirement
Data not provided by program
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
Key Dates & Timelines
2026 - 2027
Application Due
Jul 22, 2025
Interview Period Starts
Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 3, 2025
2027 - 2028
Application Due
Jul 22, 2026
Interview Period Starts
Aug 16, 2026 - Oct 1, 2026
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Data not provided by program
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Group life insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disability insurance for HIV
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Salary Compensation
PGY-4 through PGY-6
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 15 Vacation Days and 30 Sick Days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
For more information, view the program's leave policy on their website.