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How to Apply

All interviews will be virtual in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Applications are only accepted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS).

Residents with questions can find out more about ERAS Fellowship through the AAMC web site: http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm and can begin working on their applications now.

US residents should contact their Dean's Office or ERAS at https://students-residents.aamc.org/training-residency-fellowship/applying-fellowships-eras/.

International medical graduates should contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) at http://www.ecfmg.org/eras/index.html

A complete ERAS application includes:

  • Curriculum vitae
  • Personal statement of the applicant's long-term career goal and fields of interest
  • Four letters of support, one of which comes from the program director of the residency program where you trained
  • Copies of applicant transcripts for USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3 and/or COMLEX-USA Levels 1, 2, and 3
  • Medical school transcript
  • A recent photograph
  • ECFMG certificate, if applicable

All applicants must also register with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Our NRMP program number is 120315FO.

If you have any questions, please contact Patty Bruffey-Thoene.