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I dont understand at all how the residency programs work
It's not going to be hard once you look at the smaller steps and not a huge picture. Good luck
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| adeelmd
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Write your personal statement.
Request a token from where you log into ecfmg. You use that token (it's just a password) to make an eras account. That's the first step. Make sure you get your ecfmg certifical in the mail.
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| Genco
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OK this is from memory!....
-Get step 2 cs
-This leads to you getting the ECFMG certificate - comes automatically
-Then do step 3 if you want a H1B visa, no need if you want a J1 - N.B. you can do this after the interview season starts but i think its good to get it out the way before hand. - For step 3 I think you must register through FSMB (not ECFMG), choose Conneticut as it allows you to sit the Step 3 with no american GME (grad. med. education i.e. residency training)
-Then register with ERAS (I think you need to buy a token - go to the ERAS website for details) - ERAS allows you to apply to residency programs on line - infact its the only way you can apply for almost all programs. You will need to write a "personal statement" which you upload onto your ERAS account, and also need to get 3- 4 Letters of Recommendation written for you by referees which must also be sent to ERAS-ECFMG (see website for details). You must also upload various other details that make up your application. Once you have all of this done you can apply to programs (everything is sent electronically including letters, appl. form, cv, etc) The earliest date you can start applying is 1st Sept. Try to get everything ready for that date if you can, but at the very latest by 1st Nov.
- Register with NRMP (nat. resident matching program). This is SEPARATE from ERAS (you need to register with both). This is where you actually rank your programs (after your interviews) in order of preference, and where your matching is done.
- After you send off you applications via ERAS you will start getting emails from programs either rejecting you or inviting you for interview.
- Attend interviews (give yourself a good month off to fly around!) - and see which you like and do not like
- Rank your programs on NMRP by end of Feb (the programs will rank candidates too)
- Wait for March 16th (Match Day) to see where you have matched - results appear on NMRP website - this will be a nail-biting day
- Wait for welcoming materials and contracts.
- Sort visa (if not US citizen) and license (programs will do this for you)
- Start residency (late June)
- If you don't match you will be allowed to enter the "scramble" for unmatched places (just pray you don't need to do this!)
- also you may hear of "pre-matches" - these are are offers of a residency position at or after the interview, which you accept directly, and not through the match. If you accept you will sign a contract, and withdraw from the match. You aren't obligated to accept a prematch offer. In my view, if you are good enough to pre-match, you're good enough to match.
Have I missed anything??
Its a complicated process isn't it! Good luck!
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| summer76
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Thank you so much Genco. The path is clearing. I guess I will have to actually di it before I really understand it though, right?
Thanks!
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