Applying to Residency in Internal Medicine

• General ERAS opens June 7th
• ERAS deadline on September 26, 2023 (opens to programs on Sept. 27th)
• Expect interviews Nov 2023 –  Jan 2024, Virtual recommended
  • September 2023 The BMC Internal Medicine Residency program will run their annual session for students applying in Internal Medicine on tips for approaching this interview season.
• Jan/Feb meet FSA to discuss rank list
• Feb 1st – ranking opens
• Feb 28th 9PM – programs and students submit (certify) rank list
• March 11th – SOAP begins
• FRI MARCH 15 – MATCH DAY!

More info here

• You will submit 3-4 letters.
  • 1 Structured Evaluative Letter (SEL) written by leadership in the Department of Internal Medicine. This is formerly known as the departmental letter. AAIM Guidelines for IM SEL
  • 2-3 Letters of recommendation written by faculty (not residents), at least two of which should be from faculty in Internal Medicine or subspecialty medicine (e.g. cardiology, gastroenterology, etc.) is recommended. Some programs will allow you to upload 2 letters, other programs will allow you to upload 3.

From the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM)

• Students should not apply to a program that they would not rank.
• Students should not interview with more than one program in a day.
• Students should feel comfortable cancelling interviews as the season progresses if the scheduled interview is no longer at a program likely to end in the student’s top 10. In this virtual season, such cancellations are recommended at least seven days in advance to allow programs time to offer the interview slot to another interested student. Students should cancel via an email with a professional tone and with gratitude for the opportunity.

• The number of places you apply to depends on your competitiveness.
• Discuss your competitiveness with your Field Specific Advisor, Dr. Ananthakrishnan, and your letter writers. On average most people should apply to 20-25 programs.
• If you are a student who has experienced academic challenged (course failures, USMLE failure(s), etc.) you need to apply to more Medicine programs— at least 50 programs, including many community programs.
• Match data shows that students who have 6-8 interviews will have a 95-98% likelihood of successfully matching in IM.
• Please relinquish interviews once you have 12-15 interviews to allow your peer applicants a chance to interview and match.
• Contact your advisor or Dr. Ananthakrishnan if you do not have 6-10 interviews by the first week of November.

Last year ERAS piloted an optional “Supplemental” application. Significant elements of the supplemental application,  to help students share more about themselves and assist program directors in finding applicants that fit their programs’ setting and mission, have been incorporated into the MyERAS Application this year. Information about this year’s application can be found on the 2024 MyERAS Application website.

Information on applying to IM can be found at the ACP web site. You must join to access but membership is free.

Information about programs can be found at AAMC Residency Explorer Tool. Local data related to USMLE scores and where students matched is available from the SOM.

Informational session about Applying in Internal Medicine, June 2023 (Passcode: dP&sd5R&) and Craig and Sonia’s ERAS tips

Perspective on a Career in Internal Medicine

NRMP Match Data 2023

Additional Interview Day Prep

ERAS Tool and Worksheets for Residency Applicants

AAMC Guide to ERAS Application