INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Applying & Interviewing

All Applicants

• ERAS Application
• Dean’s Letter and Transcripts
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• USMLE Score: Average of 220 and above (First Attempts only) Note: We require Steps 1 and 2 at the time you apply – please be advised that should you match with us, you will be required to take Step 3 by December 31 of your internship year.
• All applicants must have graduated from medical school within the three years prior to applying.
• California Medical Board Postgraduate Training License must be obtained within 180 days of starting an ACGME accredited program in California. You may contact the California Medical Board for further information, http://www.mbc.ca.gov

International Medical Graduates

• ECFMG Certificate
  All IMG applicants must have a valid ECFMG Certificate or provide proof that it is being processed – you cannot commence residency without this certificate.
• This Hospital is unable to sponsor any type of immigration visas.

General Information

• Our Program fills ten categorical positions through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP); therefore, all applicants must be registered with NRMP. NRMP address and telephone number are as follows:

• Our Program only accepts ERAS applications – paper applications will not be processed. US medical graduates may contact their Dean’s Office or visit the ERAS website at www.aamc.org/eras for information.
• IMGs wishing to enroll in ERAS need to contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for their application materials and eligibility requirements. Application materials will be sent to only those candidates who meet ECFMG requirements. Please write to:

• Our Program is a 3-year categorical program, and our academic year for interns is July 1 through June 30. We do not have any “fall” or “winter” positions.
• Deadlines: Applications are accepted only through November 30th of each year.

Interviews take place October through January.