{"id":34,"date":"2006-05-26T14:20:11","date_gmt":"2006-05-26T18:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/residency-training-program\/residency-administration-application\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:47:37","slug":"residency-administration-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/training\/residency\/residency-administration-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Application and Recruitment Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Military applicants:<\/strong> Please see separate application process below.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Applicants interested in our training program need only apply through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamc.org\/services\/eras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electronic Residency Matching Service (ERAS)<\/a>. Information regarding the ERAS program is available through your medical school dean&#8217;s office or through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Medical Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Applications will be considered complete with the following documentation:<\/p>\n<p>ERAS application<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Our program will be participating in ERAS. Applicants will be required to complete the MyERAS application.<\/li>\n<li>USMLE scores (Step 1 &amp; Step 2 CK)<\/li>\n<li>Personal statement \u2014 As part of your personal statement, please explain briefly, 2-4 sentences, what attracts you to the general surgery program at Boston Medical Center and what you will contribute to our community.<\/li>\n<li>Medical school transcript<\/li>\n<li>Three letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>Dean&#8217;s letter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All applications from LCME-accredited medical schools or equivalent international medical schools are considered. (<em>Please note that if you are a foreign graduate, you must be ECFMG certified to be considered for a position in our institution). <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Applications are reviewed holistically. Research experience and a broad range of extracurricular activities are valued.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Military Applicants<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine\/Boston Medical Center (BMC) Surgery Residency Program reserves one of its six categorical residency slots for a member of the military. Interested applicants should forward their CV, a personal statement, and an unofficial transcript of their USMLE\/COMLEX scores to <strong><a href=\"mailto:Lana.Ketlere@bmc.org\">Lana Ketlere<\/a>, <\/strong>surgery residency program coordinator.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For additional information, please contact:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"mailto:Lana.Ketlere@bmc.org\">Lana Ketlere<\/a>,<\/strong> <strong>Surgery Residency Program Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Phone:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"baec5a81-e4d6-4674-97f3-e9220f0136c1\">617.638.8442<a title=\"Call: 617.638.8442\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/training\/contact-us\/#\"><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span>Fax:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"baec5a81-e4d6-4674-97f3-e9220f0136c1\">617.638.8409<a title=\"Call: 617.638.8409\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/training\/contact-us\/#\"><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span>Email:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:bmcsurgicalresidency@bmc.org\">bmcsurgicalresidency@bmc.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military applicants: Please see separate application process below. Applicants interested in our training program need only apply through the Electronic Residency Matching Service (ERAS). Information regarding the ERAS program is available through your medical school dean&#8217;s office or through the American Medical Association. Applications will be considered complete with the following documentation: ERAS application Our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":961,"featured_media":0,"parent":2867,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/961"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12848,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/12848"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}