Residency Selection and Application Process

Below you will find links to basic information needed to gain an understanding of the residency selection and application process, to begin to assess the competitiveness of programs, and to refer to when you begin the interview process.

The process of identifying your career direction and selecting appropriate residencies will involve a considerable amount of time and effort on your part.  You are encouraged to seek advice from all of the resources available to you through your College mentor, the department career counselor assignments, experiences and discussions while on clerkships with residents and faculty, and individual advising through our Counseling Services and with Dr. Carol MacLaren, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

This is both an exciting and challenging time in your medical school training.  We trust that this information will be helpful as you move through the residency selection and application process.

Residency Selection and Application Process

• Timeline/Important Dates
• Selection Overview
• ERAS vs. nonERAS Application Process
• ERAS Essentials 
• Letters of Recommendation 
• Personal Statement Sample
• Dean's MSPE (formerly known as Dean's Letter)

The Interview Process

• General Practical Points
• Interview Planning
• Thank You Notes
• Interviewing Tips from D. Daniel Hunt, M.D.   
• HOST Program (Help Our Students Travel)

Matching Process

• NRMP and Other Matching Programs
• Rank Order Process
• Match Results

Overview of Residency Statistics for the 2007 Match

• Specialties to which UWSOM Graduates Matched, 2003-2007 (, 46 KB)
• 2007 Early Match Stats (Child Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, and Urology) (, 139 KB)

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Updated: 09/23/2008