Year 4

The fourth-year and your residency applications

Meetings with fourth-year medical students are focused on solidifying medical specialty selection, scheduling away rotations, curriculum vitae (CV) and personal statement construction, residency applications, interview preparation, and creation of the residency rank order list. MS4s are celebrated during Match Day when their hard work comes to fruition and they receive their residency match placements. Finally, advisors will support students during their preparation for graduation and the transition to residency.

ILMs

CV ILM

Letters of Recommendation ILM

Personal Statement ILM

MyERAS ILM

MSPE ILM2

MSPE sample

Helpful Links

What you need to know about the 2025 ERAS Application Season

What's new for the 2025 MyERAS Application

ERAS Tools and Worksheets for Applicants

ERAS Applicant Worksheet

Program Signaling for MyERAS Application 2025

ERAS Resources for Specialty Societies.

ERAS Residency Applicant FAQs

ERAS Registration Process

2025 MyERAS® Applicant User Guide.

Residency Explorer Tool

Exploring the Relationship between Program Signaling, Geographic Preference & Interview Invitations (video)

MyERAS Program Signals (video)

2025 ERAS Participating Specialties and Programs Page: Advisors and applicants looking for information about which residency programs are participating in the ERAS program for the 2025 recruitment season can easily do so on this page. In addition to using the drop-down menu to show participating programs, this page, which is updated daily, allows visitors to search by specialty and program find such info as:

· Program Type (Residency or Fellowship).

· Location (State and City).

· Program Signal Information.

· National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) participation.

Specialty guidance is also included and updated throughout the season.

NRMP Program Directory: The directory provides application service requirements of The Match-participating programs along with other key program information including location, links to the institution and program websites, NRMP program code, and program type. The program directory is updated daily.

Residency Application Packet (2025)

AAMC Residency Program Evaluation Guide

Ranking programs in the NRMP

Supplemental Rank Order Lists

How the Matching Algorithm Works

Couples and the NRMP Matching Algorithm

Applicant Coupling: How To

Couples: Certifying Rank Order List

Charting the Outcomes tool

Residency Explorer tool

Texas STAR (you will need a token to access)

AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities^™ (VSLO^®) program

Watch the VSLO ILM here

Writing a Personal Statement/Letter of Interest for an Away Rotation

AAMC Interview Resources for Applicants

Acuity Insights Website/Scheduling

List of Programs Participating in Acuity Insights Assessment (as of July '23)

AAMC Residency Program Evaluation Guide

Central Application - Please check with specific programs for details.

Right Resident, Right Program, Ready Day One: Applicant Resources - APGO

Please pay particular attention to the application worksheet, webinars, and the SLOE resources.

GSA-OPDA Working Group Residency Guides: Members of the GSA, Careers in Medicine, and Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) are collaborating in an effort to increase transparency in the residency application process through the use of a Residency Guide template for each specialty. We are delighted to have 17 specialties participating this year as part of the pilot project! All Residency Guides for participating specialties can be found on the OPDA website: https://cmss.org/opda/. Please share this resource broadly with students, advisors, and program directors at your institution. The participating specialties include...

Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Internal Medicine, Medical Genomics (both categorical and combined), Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Orthopaedics, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, Surgical Critical Care, Thoracic Surgery, and Transitional Year Residency.

Anesthesiology Guidance: Please find the updated guidance from the Association of Anesthesiology Core Program Directors (AACPD) regarding the upcoming residency cycle and use of application platforms in the AACPD Guide for Residency Applicants 2024-2025. Currently, 158 anesthesiology programs are registered for the ERAS program.