How to Apply — Emergency Medicine Residency at St. Vincent Medical Center
Application Deadline
The deadline to apply to the program is Dec. 31. All interviews will be conducted via Zoom.
ERAS
Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Our program participates in the National Resident Matching Program and we do not accept paper applications. Please do not send anything via postal mail, email or fax.
Match Program Participation
Our program participates in the National Resident Matching Program.
NRMP Program Number:1580110C0
FREIDA Identifier: 11-38-12-040
ACGME Program Number: 1103812040
Application Requirements
To be considered for the program, a completed ERAS application must include:
- An official Dean’s Letter or equivalent from medical school
- Two or more letters of recommendation and preferably one SLOE (Standard Letter of Evaluation)
- Personal statement
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Medical school transcript
- USMLE or COMLEX test scores. Candidates who have a test failure will not be eligible for consideration.
Candidate Eligibility
Basic requirements for consideration of applications:
- United States citizen, permanent resident or able to obtain visa*
- Graduate (or on track to graduate) with MD or DO degree from a medical school in the U.S. or Canada within the last five years
- International medical school graduates must have a valid ECFMG certification or a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the U.S.
- Completed ERAS application
International Medical Graduate (IMG) applicants must meet the following qualifications for full consideration:
- Must have U.S. health care experience
- Must have a valid ECFMG certification at the time of match
- Board scores – COMLEX and/or USMLE Step 1 required, Step 2 preferred. Prior to starting residency, you must have passed Step 1, Step 2 and of either USMLE or COMLEX. We prefer all listed steps be passed on the first attempt.
- No cut-off date for medical school graduation, but preferred within the last two years
*J1 Visas are offered on a very limited case-by-case basis.