Residency Application Timeline

MED III YEAR

• Late March -- Select senior advisor
• Early April -- Finalize senior schedule, strategy for NBME Step II, ERAS submission, interviews
• June -- Complete CV for Letters of Recommendation (LOR), solicit LORs, meet for Dean's letter

MED IV YEAR

• July -- Personal statement, research residency programs on ACOG, FREIDA, APGO, request information
• Sept./Oct. -- Submit applications
• Nov. 30, 2009 -- Deadline for submitting applications
• Nov.-Jan. -- Interviewing
• Jan. 15, 2009 -- Rank order list entry begins
• February 25, 2009 -- Match list due
• March 19, 2009 -- MATCH DAY!!!

Other sources for information:

• National Resident Match Program: www.nrmp.org
• ERAS Website: www.aamc.org/students/eras/start.htm
• ACGME: www.acgme.org
• Comprehensive Women's Health Care publication
• A USMLE Medical Residency Match Discussion Forum can be found at  www.usmle.net/match/. They have links to other discussion forums on the top portion of the web page.