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Class of 2012

Residency Application

NRMP Match

July

Submit your Unique Characteristics Paragraphs.

2 paragraphs 125 words each

Submit to Office of Student Affairs by July 1 or very, very soon.

July

Work on your personal statement.

“Lovin’ the vanilla,” but other flavors are okay too.

July and August

Gather information about residency programs.

Access the AMA Freida Program atwww.ama-assn.org/vapp/freida/

srch Meet with Career Counselors and

Faculty Advisors Ask faculty for Letters of

Recommendation

July and August Check the Student Directory to see

what letters have been submitted. Work on your ERAS application. Check for individual program

application deadlines. Submit specialty bullet points for

MSPE by August 1 Get your picture taken. E-mail a

copy to osa@mail.med.upenn.edu

August

Complete MyERAS application. Follow up on letters that have not

been submitted. Assign Letters of Recommendation Make sure you have met with JoMo,

Associate Dean for Student Affairs.

The ERAS Application

1. MyERAS (Application and Personal Statement)

2. 3-4 Letters of Recommendation (Departmental letters are included in the 4.)

3. Photo4. MSPE (Medical Student

Performance Evalutation) formerly the Dean’s Letter

Departmental / Chair Letters Required

Anesthesiology OrthopaedicSurgery

Emergency Medicine OtolaryngologyGeneral Surgery PediatricsInternal Medicine Plastic SurgeryNeurosurgery UrologyObstetrics & Gynecology

No Departmental Letters

Dermatology PathologyFamily Medicine PsychiatryNeurology RadiologyOphthalmology Radiation

Oncology

September

Follow up on any letters not yet in. Ask JoMo for help if necessary.

Submit application beginning September 1st.

September and October Register for the NRMP on their

website at www.nrmp.org beginning on August 15, 2011.

Review your transcript Review your MSPE. Make sure that

all of the courses are included and grades are correct; note any that are missing. You may not change the content of the letter.

October and November

Interviews Begin

MSPE’S are sent electronically on November 1, 2011

Residency Interviews

November 30, 2011 is the deadline to register for the NRMP. Beginning December 1, 2011 an additional late registration fee of $50 will be charged.

December, January and February

December, January and February

January 15, 2012 is the day that the Rank Order List opens and you can enter your Rank Order List on the Web-based ROLIC system.

February 22, 2012 is the deadline to enter your Rank Order Lists.

March

Match Day!!!Friday, March 16, 2012

Ophthalmology

Urology

Early Matches

Early Matches

Application submission target dates are at the end of August and beginning of September.

Interviews in late October, November and early to mid December.

Request an early transcript from the Office of the Registrar.

San Francisco Matching Program (SF Match)

www.sfmatch.org

Ophthalmology

All letters of recommendations are sent with application.

OSA will make copies of your letters and package your application.

Students apply for internship positions through ERAS and register for the NRMP.

Central Application Service

Urology

Match is run by American Urologic Association (AUA) www.auanet.org

Application process is through ERAS

Register by December 16, 2011

Check application deadlines

Careers in Medicine

Websitehttp://www.aamc.org/students/cim/

Getting into a Residency

Log in with your AAMC ID.

Questions and Help

Office of Student Affairs

215-898-7190Barbara Wagner wagnerb@mail.med.upenn.edu

Dr. Jon Morris morrisjo@uphs.upenn.edu

Erin Engelstad osa@mail.med.upenn.edu

Nancy Murphy murphynk@mail.med.upenn.edu

Good Luck!