Boston Children’s Hospital Program

Boston, MA

University STEP 230 - 264 IMG Friendly J1

Specialty:Allergy and immunology

ACGME Code:0202421061

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

Overview of the Allergy and Asthma Program

The Allergy and Asthma Program at Boston Children's Hospital operates under the Division of Immunology, providing comprehensive care for children suffering from various allergic conditions and asthma. This program conducts detailed evaluations, which include skin testing to identify specific allergens, and designs personalized treatment plans tailored to each child's needs. Allergies entail the immune system's exaggerated response to environmental substances known as allergens, such as dust mites, pollen, pet dander, and certain foods. Approximately two-thirds of children with asthma are triggered by allergies, necessitating a collaborative approach among various specialties to manage these conditions effectively 1.

Clinical Services Provided

The program encompasses several key services including:

Allergy Evaluations: This includes assessments for different allergic reactions, utilizing skin tests and blood tests to ascertain allergic sensitivities.
Treatment of Asthma: The team provides comprehensive management of asthma symptoms, focusing on enabling children to engage fully in activities while minimizing exacerbations.
Immunotherapy: The program offers various immunotherapy options, including allergy shots, to help desensitize children to identified allergens over time.
Atopic Dermatitis Center: Specializing in the care of severe eczema and food allergies, this center integrates advanced treatment protocols into the overall care strategy.

Educational and Support Services

Recognizing the importance of family involvement, the program provides a variety of educational resources and support services. These include:

Workshops and Support Groups: Designed for parents and children to discuss food allergy management techniques and effective asthma control.
Psychological Support: Psychologists trained to assist children and their families in coping with the emotional and psychological aspects of living with allergies and asthma.
Patient Education: Information and resources about managing allergies, asthma triggers, proper use of medical devices, and developing effective treatment plans 2.

Research and Clinical Trials

The program is actively engaged in research initiatives aimed at advancing the understanding and treatment of allergic conditions. Collaborations with Boston Children’s Hospital researchers allow the program to conduct clinical trials focusing on innovative desensitization treatments and other emerging therapies for allergies 3.

Training Environment and Rotations

The program offers a robust training environment for residents and fellows, providing exposure to a diverse patient population with complex allergic and immunological conditions. Participants will engage in rotation across various hospital departments, including:

Dermatology for skin-related allergic conditions
Gastroenterology for food allergies
Nutrition counseling
Pulmonary services for asthma management

This interdisciplinary approach not only enhances clinical experience but also fosters collaborative practice skills 4.

Visa Support and Application Requirements

The program offers visa sponsorship options typically for specific types of J-1 visas. Applicants seeking to join the residency or fellowship program should be aware of any specific visa requirements and may seek assistance through the hospital's administration regarding visa facilitation.

Competitiveness and Selection Criteria

The Allergy and Asthma Program is highly competitive, with a particular emphasis on selecting candidates who demonstrate both robust academic performance and a commitment to working with pediatric patients. The program welcomes applications from DO and IMG candidates but maintains high academic standards for admission, including limits on the number of failed STEP exams 5.

Resources and Support for Applicants

To ensure a smooth onboarding experience, the program offers various resources for applicants, including:

Comprehensive orientation schedules
Guidance on required documentation for international candidates
Structured mentorship opportunities with experienced faculty in the field of pediatric allergy and immunology

This support facilitates adaptation to the program and enhances learning outcomes for all trainees 6.

Web sources

1. Allergy and Asthma Program 2. Conditions and Treatments 3. Meet Our Team 4. Your Visit 5. Referring Providers 6. Patient Resources

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Program data

ACGME History

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued27

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 24, 2000
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 24, 2000
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 24, 2000
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 24, 2000
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 10, 2004
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 10, 2004
07	2006 - 2007	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 10, 2004
08	2007 - 2008	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 10, 2004
09	2008 - 2009	Continued Full Accreditation	Sep 10, 2004
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Feb 5, 2010

Program

Program Size

2, 2, 2 (2 years)

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 8, 2026)

Composition

MD · 86%

DO · 2%

U.S. IMG · 10%

Non-U.S. IMG · 22%

Training

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:4.2X

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $92,693

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 14 hours

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 40 hours

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 230–264

Visa Sponsorship:J1

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

Roster

Publications

50 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

50 Publications (5 yr)

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2026

Treg cells: The past as a prelude to the future.

Talal A Chatila,¹Calvin B Williams,²

PMID: 42055229doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2026.04.009

American journal of health promotion : AJHP2026

Use of a Process Map to Evaluate the Implementation of a Community-Clinical Linked Pediatric Asthma Intervention.

Kali Pereira,¹John Almeida,¹Grace W Ryan,²Melissa Goulding,²

PMID: 41949591doi.org/10.1177/08901171261441085

Location

Boston, MA

Population

675,647

Median income

$96,931Above

Education

55.8%Above

Employment

68.2%Below

Health

2.8%Above

Age

33On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Boston, MA

State - Massachusetts

United States

1/31/2015

$2,355

$2,058

$1,193

2/28/2015

$2,360

$2,111

$1,199

3/31/2015

$2,372

$2,075

$1,206

4/30/2015

$2,384

$2,091

$1,213

5/31/2015

$2,393

$2,098

$1,228

6/30/2015

$2,400

$2,101

$1,233

7/31/2015

$2,399

$2,107

$1,235

8/31/2015

$2,405

$2,118

$1,241

9/30/2015

$2,415

$2,127

$1,245

10/31/2015

$2,433

$2,138

$1,253

11/30/2015

$2,452

$2,140

$1,259

12/31/2015

$2,460

$2,131

$1,263

1/31/2016

$2,461

$2,036

$1,275

2/29/2016

$2,464

$2,054

$1,279

3/31/2016

$2,464

$2,060

$1,282

4/30/2016

$2,469

$2,030

$1,285

5/31/2016

$2,471

$1,937

$1,291

6/30/2016

$2,479

$1,999

$1,294

7/31/2016

$2,490

$1,948

$1,295

8/31/2016

$2,503

$1,961

$1,303

9/30/2016

$2,517

$1,974

$1,307

10/31/2016

$2,526

$1,987

$1,311

11/30/2016

$2,520

$1,988

$1,312

12/31/2016

$2,516

$1,993

$1,313

1/31/2017

$2,526

$1,962

$1,317

2/28/2017

$2,544

$1,967

$1,324

3/31/2017

$2,563

$1,976

$1,335

4/30/2017

$2,568

$1,957

$1,346

5/31/2017

$2,570

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

$2,572

$1,935

$1,357

7/31/2017

$2,577

$1,941

$1,359

8/31/2017

$2,584

$1,942

$1,363

9/30/2017

$2,581

$1,951

$1,406

10/31/2017

$2,580

$1,955

$1,414

11/30/2017

$2,590

$1,965

$1,413

12/31/2017

$2,616

$1,972

$1,420

1/31/2018

$2,631

$1,970

$1,422

2/28/2018

$2,634

$1,984

$1,427

3/31/2018

$2,636

$1,989

$1,429

4/30/2018

$2,644

$1,962

$1,434

5/31/2018

$2,653

$1,962

$1,438

6/30/2018

$2,657

$2,021

$1,444

7/31/2018

$2,659

$1,980

$1,449

8/31/2018

$2,661

$1,992

$1,455

9/30/2018

$2,665

$1,998

$1,461

10/31/2018

$2,679

$1,973

$1,465

11/30/2018

$2,692

$2,002

$1,473

12/31/2018

$2,702

$1,981

$1,482

1/31/2019

$2,705

$1,990

$1,492

2/28/2019

$2,707

$1,987

$1,495

3/31/2019

$2,715

$1,993

$1,503

4/30/2019

$2,723

$2,002

$1,509

5/31/2019

$2,732

$2,014

$1,514

6/30/2019

$2,745

$2,025

$1,519

7/31/2019

$2,755

$2,040

$1,526

8/31/2019

$2,765

$2,038

$1,531

9/30/2019

$2,778

$2,045

$1,534

10/31/2019

$2,781

$2,056

$1,541

11/30/2019

$2,784

$2,065

$1,545

12/31/2019

$2,781

$2,069

$1,552

1/31/2020

$2,786

$2,077

$1,560

2/29/2020

$2,795

$2,081

$1,565

3/31/2020

$2,799

$2,087

$1,565

4/30/2020

$2,791

$2,073

$1,566

5/31/2020

$2,770

$2,062

$1,563

6/30/2020

$2,743

$2,083

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$2,031

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$2,013

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,967

$1,586

10/31/2020

$2,575

$1,982

$1,593

11/30/2020

$2,550

$2,017

$1,602

12/31/2020

$2,551

$1,986

$1,606

1/31/2021

$2,579

$1,983

$1,613

2/28/2021

$2,614

$1,993

$1,620

3/31/2021

$2,643

$2,002

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,656

$2,018

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,679

$2,045

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,708

$2,067

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,744

$2,093

$1,707

8/31/2021

$2,776

$2,120

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,809

$2,151

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,851

$2,180

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,887

$2,198

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,911

$2,199

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,923

$2,193

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,921

$2,203

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,930

$2,220

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,948

$2,261

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,978

$2,272

$1,852

6/30/2022

$3,007

$2,285

$1,861

7/31/2022

$3,035

$2,285

$1,868

8/31/2022

$3,074

$2,295

$1,872

9/30/2022

$3,120

$2,305

$1,875

10/31/2022

$3,145

$2,311

$1,873

11/30/2022

$3,154

$2,326

$1,875

12/31/2022

$3,156

$2,327

$1,874

1/31/2023

$3,160

$2,337

$1,877

2/28/2023

$3,179

$2,331

$1,879

3/31/2023

$3,193

$2,334

$1,884

4/30/2023

$3,221

$2,349

$1,886

5/31/2023

$3,238

$2,353

$1,886

6/30/2023

$3,255

$2,359

$1,886

7/31/2023

$3,268

$2,371

$1,891

8/31/2023

$3,291

$2,384

$1,908

9/30/2023

$3,305

$2,395

$1,912

10/31/2023

$3,322

$2,404

$1,916

11/30/2023

$3,334

$2,433

$1,918

12/31/2023

$3,343

$2,444

$1,921

1/31/2024

$3,343

$2,445

$1,928

2/29/2024

$3,353

$2,450

$1,932

3/31/2024

$3,366

$2,458

$1,935

4/30/2024

$3,380

$2,468

$1,942

5/31/2024

$3,384

$2,483

$1,946

6/30/2024

$3,392

$2,491

$1,973

7/31/2024

$3,399

$2,501

$1,958

8/31/2024

$3,393

$2,506

$1,992

9/30/2024

$3,392

$2,519

$1,993

10/31/2024

$3,397

$2,511

$1,995

11/30/2024

$3,421

$2,523

$1,999

12/31/2024

$3,438

$2,527

$2,003

1/31/2025

$3,459

$2,550

$2,006

2/28/2025

$3,463

$2,559

$2,007

3/31/2025

$3,473

$2,577

$2,016

4/30/2025

$3,472

$2,586

$2,019

5/31/2025

$3,480

$2,592

$2,022

6/30/2025

$3,484

$2,599

$2,026

7/31/2025

$3,490

$2,588

$2,029

8/31/2025

$3,499

$2,591

$2,027

9/30/2025

$3,505

$2,593

$2,030

10/31/2025

$3,508

$2,603

$2,052

11/30/2025

$3,502

$2,601

$2,095

12/31/2025

$3,504

$2,598

$2,086

1/31/2026

$3,504

$2,621

$2,160

2/28/2026

$3,510

$2,588

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Boston, MA

State - Massachusetts

United States

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Living in Boston, MA

Crime Rate and Safety

Boston has a relatively higher crime rate compared to some other cities in the U.S., especially in certain neighborhoods. It's important to be aware of your surroundings and take necessary precautions, especially at night.

Fun Activities

Boston is known for its rich history, cultural attractions, and vibrant arts scene. Residents can enjoy visiting historical sites, museums, theaters, parks, and various festivals throughout the year.

Climate

Boston experiences all four seasons with cold winters and hot summers. Be prepared for snowfall in the winter and humidity in the summer.

Races and Population

Boston is a diverse city with a mix of races and cultures among its population. Residents can experience a lively multicultural atmosphere.

Education

Boston is home to several prestigious educational institutions, including Harvard University and MIT. Residents have access to top-notch educational opportunities.

Cost of Living

Boston is known for its relatively high cost of living, especially when it comes to housing and healthcare. It's advisable to budget carefully to manage expenses.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Boston is located approximately 4 hours drive from New York City. New York City offers a different urban experience with its own cultural attractions, dining scene, and entertainment options.

Pros

Rich history
cultural diversity
top educational institutions
vibrant arts scene.

Cons

High cost of living
higher crime rate in certain areas.

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External Links

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/0202421061

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US2507000

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

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