Applications are only accepted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS), and all applicants must also register with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
We accept applications through October 15. Selected candidates will be invited to interview.
A complete ERAS application includes:
A limited number of positions are available. Completed applications should be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS).
Passing score on USMLE Step 1 (COMLEX score greater than 600 accepted as substitute). Prefer completion of USMLE Step 2
Application via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) including:
History of and commitment to excellence in academics and a strong interest in anesthesia
USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 (CK) passing scores (no failures). Scores must be available before you can be considered for an interview
Passing grade on the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) or the ECFMG’s Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) on the first attempt (no failures)
Or has received a valid, current ECFMG certificate
Medical school graduation date of 2010 or later
Appropriate medical education to train in a large U.S. teaching hospital
Previous anesthesia residency experiences, observership or clinical experience in the U.S. is strongly preferred
Previous degree in U.S., (i.e. MPH) is also desirable
Application via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) including:
History of and commitment to excellence in academics and a strong interest in anesthesia
U.S. citizenship or an H-1b or J-1Visa.
The Department of Anesthesia at Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and UI Health Care shares the University of Iowa’s commitment to equal access and, consistent with its academic mission and standards, strives to achieve excellence through the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In the Department of Anesthesia, we are mindful of all aspects of human difference and define diversity in the broadest sense to mean inclusion of all persons. This means we do a holistic review of applications, with particular interest in recruiting applicants who have shown grit and resilience in their path to medicine, as well as potential to lead anesthesiology in the future.
Registration for the National Resident Matching Program opens in September each year.
Applications should be received by mid-October to receive priority consideration for interview dates.
We begin reviewing applications in early October. Interviews will be held from October through January.
Ranks lists are due late February/early March. Match day is third Friday of March each year.
We offer 15 PGY1 (internship) positions each year. Our program is a combined internship and anesthesia residency for a total of 4 years.
Our first interview dates are in October, and we complete our interviews in mid-December.
Interviews are currenlty being held virtually. We interview 10 applicants per day and offer two half-day sessions, morning and afternoon.
In 2022-2023, we have a total of 70 trainees: 15 interns, 16 CA-1s, 13 CA-2s, 15 CA-3s, and 11 Fellows.
Around 150, out of more than 1,000 applications.
We require a passing score on USMLE Step 1 (COMLEX score greater than 600 accepted as substitute), and we prefer completion of USMLE Step 2. Otherwise, we are looking for students with strong academic credentials, evidence of a strong interest in anesthesia, and a commitment to hard work and to being a superb physician.