Class Year |
Period |
Suggested Activities and Tasks |
Year 3 |
September- March |
- Begin working on your curriculum vitae (CV). Crafting a high quality CV can take 8-10 hours, so begin early. Information for the CV can be used in the ERAS application and provided to those writing your letters of recommendation
- Review the "Charting Outcomes in the Match" report to assess qualifications and competitiveness for different specialties
|
February - June
|
- Review residency programs and physician workforce data through the Specialty Pages and AMA's FREIDA
- Between April and June, meet individually with your Clinical Advisor.
- Write your personal statement and have your advisor review it
- Review the Guide to Fourth Year
|
Summer |
- Obtain your ERAS token (a special code) from the Registrar's office
- Register with the NRMP for the Main Residency Match
- Register for early Match, if applicable (Ophthalmology, Urology)
|
Year 4 |
June-August |
- Obtain your ERAS token (a special code) from the Registrar's office.
- Complete the ERAS application, including the designation of programs where your application is to be transmitted
- Identify additional faculty for writing letters of recommendation
|
September-October |
- Begin preparing for residency interviews
- If you haven't taken the USMLE Step 2, consider using this time to prepare. Deadline for Step 2 CS and CK is December 31st.
|
October-January |
- MSPE released October 1
- Residency interviews
- Evaluate and compare residency programs by completing the Residency Preference Exercise
- Early Match deadlines usually occur in early or mid-January
|
January-February |
- Begin entering your Rank Order List for the NRMP match
|
March |
- MATCH DAY -- Typically the third Friday in March; results are formally announced at 12:00pm EST
|
April-June |
- Sign the contract with your residency program
- Graduate and prepare to begin residency. Congratulations!
- Begin preparations for moving
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June-July |
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Adapted slightly from AAMC's Careers in Medicine
See also the GUSoM M3 Timeline and the GUSoM M4 Timeline