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Application Information
All applications must be
submitted through the Electronic Residency
Application Service (ERAS). Applications
must be received by December 1, 2008. As
with all programs using ERAS, application
materials will be distributed by your
medical school's dean’s office.
ERAS Website:
http://www.aamc.org/eras/
E-mail:
erashelp@aamc.org
Phone: 202-828-0413
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Application
Checklist
To complete your file for
residency, the following
documents
are required:
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Personal
Statement
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Curriculum vitae
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Dean’s
Letter
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Letters
of Recommendation
(minimum of 2)
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Medical
School Transcripts
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USMLE/FLEX
Scores (Step I), or
COMLEX Scores (Step I)
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Visa
Status (if applicable)
If you are an
international medical
graduate the following
documents are required:
- Valid
ECFMG Certificate
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Applicant Evaluation
Status Letter from the
Medical Board of
California. Must
be identified in ERAS as
“recommendation letter
number four (4)”
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Graduates of
Foreign Medical Schools
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Contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG) for application materials and eligibility requirements.
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Individuals who have already graduated from a foreign medical
school must have a valid Applicant Evaluation Status Letter from
the Medical Board of California
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The LAC + USC Healthcare Network
only accepts the use of J-1 visas for postgraduate training.
Useful
websites for foreign medical
graduates:
ECFMG Website:
http://www.ecfmg.org
California Board Applicant
Evaluation Status:
http://www.medbd.ca.gov/international_medic.htm
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