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Approximate Match Time Table
CLASS OF 2004
| March
3, 2003: |
Preliminary
CV, Background Information Sheet due to Registrar. Indicate probable
type(s) of residency program(s).
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| May
5, 2003: |
Advisor
provided.
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| May
through July: |
Work
on Personal Statement. Series of small group meetings regarding residency.
See Dr. Catanese about Dean's Letter. |
| July
2003: |
ERAS "tokens" supplied by the Registrar's Office in mid
July; ERAS website opens to begin working on application. |
| July-August
2003: |
Check
residency program websites for information or the AAMC FRIEDA website:
www.ama-assn.org. NRMP website
www.nrmp.org opens mid-August to
early September to complete on-line registration. |
| Aug-October
2003: |
Send
out applications. ERAS post-office opens mid-August to early September.
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| November
1, 2003: |
Dean's
Letters and transcripts sent out nationally. |
| Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan:
|
Residency
Interviews (note: Oct interviews are usually for early matches.) |
| Early
January 2004: |
Input
rank order list for early matches (Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology,
Neurology, Neurosurgery, Urology) |
| Mid
Jan-Early Feb: |
Early
Match Results |
| Mid-February
2004: |
Input
rank order list for National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). |
| Mid-March
2004: |
Regular
Match Results |
The Residency Application
- Application form
- Board Scores
- Dean's Letter and Transcript
- Curriculum Vitae-updated
- Personal Statement
- Picture
Letters of recommendations
- Chairman's Letter -- Contact the departmental office regarding
procedure for requesting letter. Please note that in the ERAS
program the Chairman's letter counts as a letter of recommendation.
- Other letters (2-3) as indicated on application. Usually these
letters are your Clerkship Attendings.
- Research preceptor letter additional and useful.
Note :ERAS permits only 4 letters of recommendation (including
Chairman's Letter) to be transmitted per program.
Note: It is not necessary to complete advanced medicine prior to
the interview.
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