Application Requirements and Interview and Selection Process
Applications are only accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
-While we participate in the ERAS Supplemental Application process, it does not impact the holistic review of an individual’s application.
NRMP number:
- 1744140C0 (categorical)
- 1744140P0 (preliminary)
Application deadline is January 1.
Applicant must be one of the following:
- Graduate of a medical school in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
- Graduate of a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- Graduate of a medical school outside the United States and Canada, and meeting one of the following additional qualifications:
- Holds a currently valid certification from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), or
- Holds a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. licensing jurisdiction in his or her current ACGME specialty / subspecialty program, or
- Has graduated from a medical school outside the United States and has completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school
- Must be either US Citizens, have a valid US Permanent Resident Card, valid Employment Authorization Document or J-1 ECFMG-sponsored visa
- Must have a minimum of three (3) months US clinical experience
- Be within 4 years of either graduation from medical school or direct patient care activity
- All applicants will be ranked and matched through the National Resident Matching Program
- Applicants must have an MSPE
- Have 3 Letters of Recommendation (the program does not require a Chairman’s letter but is particularly interested in letters of recommendation from your attending physician during any medicine sub-internship or externship performed during your senior year)
- Must have an official medical school transcript, including all grades for required clerkships (photo copy will not be accepted)
- Have an official transcript with score on USMLE/COMLEX Part 1 and USMLE/COMLEX Part 2.
- Provide a Personal Statement
- Provide a current Curriculum Vitae
- May provide an optional photograph
A complete ERAS application is required.
Applications must be submitted and complete by January 1 to be considered for review by the Selection Committee
- Interviews take place from mid-October through late January and are granted on a first-come first-served basis
- Interviews are issued by email invitation only, through the ERAS post office to the applicant’s email address, as indicated on the ERAS application
Interview Day
- Each applicant will participate in 3 interviews with the Internal Medicine Program Director, Core Faculty, and Chief Resident
- Applicants will be provided time to speak with current residents and program coordinators
- Applicants will learn about the program, St. Mary’s Hospital, and life in Athens, Georgia as a young professional
- Interviews will be virtual using the Thalamus Platform
- Categorical interviews will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Preliminary interviews will be held in December
- Optional in-person visit days are available:
- In-person visits are completely optional
- Attendance or inability to attend has absolutely no impact on individual’s application; in-person visits are strictly of benefit the applicant
- No form of evaluation or assessment occurs on visit days
- Attending does not improve chances of matching
- Visit days will be offered on the following Wednesdays:
- January 2025: 8, 15, 22, 29
