Application Process
ERAS®—The Electronic Residency
Application Service
ERAS is a service which transmits residency applications, recommendation
letters, Dean's Letters, transcripts, and other supporting
credentials from medical schools to residency program directors
using the Internet.
Applicants to the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatric
Program are required to apply to the program using
ERAS.
Applicants should contact their medical
schools or see the ERAS web site for more information
on this service.
Click
here to begin registering on-line with ERAS
Deadline for
applications to be received is
November 1, 2008 |
Correspondence
All correspondence concerning the Med/Peds Program should be addressed to:
Brett Robbins, M.D., Director
University of Rochester
Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 777R
Rochester, NY 14642
585-273-1044
What We Require:
- Completed
application form (CAF) (also printable in CV format)
- Personal
Statement
- Transcript(s) from your medical school(s)
- Dean's
letter
- USMLE
scores
- Photograph
- Visa
type, if applicable (Only J-1 Visas accepted)
- ECFMG
number (if applicable.)
All applicants, including international
medical school graduates, must complete at least two months
of clinical training in an ACGME-approved internal medicine
or pediatric program. A listing of these programs can be
found in the ACGME "green book." Observerships are not acceptable
as clinical training. International medical school graduates
who have met these requirements should include a letter to
that effect from the clinical advisor of the rotation. For
further information regarding the ERAS application process,
contact the ECFMG.
- Recommendations:
Four total, two from Internal Medicine and two from Pediatrics,
are required. One letter from each discipline must be from a chair.
- An
interview: Invitations for a personal interview will be arranged
after the receipt of all the above materials. Interviews
are by invitation only, and applicants will be notified about interviews by email.
Interview Dates
Interviews for 2008-2009 will be held on:
-
11/13/2008 - Thursday
-
11/20/2008 - Thursday
-
11/25/2008 - Tuesday
-
12/4/2008 - Thursday
-
12/9/2008 - Tuesday
-
12/11/2008 - Thursday
-
12/18/2008 - Thursday
- 1/8/2009 - Thursday
Additional
interview dates may be arranged.
