Updated July 2022
The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) is how you are going to apply for your residency in EM. Collecting all of the information required to complete your application is a time consuming process that you should start as early as possible. Preferably yesterday.
This is the ERAS website.
Your goal is to submit your completed application as early as possible. In a competitive application process, right before the deadline (the way we have done everything throughout our careers) is TOO LATE.
There is no uniform date when programs start reviewing applications. Not knowing when that process will start means that you want to control what you can - submit everything you have to each program you are applying to as early as possible. Just having your application completed and in front of their eyes gives you a competitive advantage over much of the applicant pool who will be submitting things late.
Each program has a cut-off date after which they will not accept any more applications. All programs will have given out their interview spots well before this cut-off date. Programs will also not consider you a serious applicant if your application arrives later in the season. The assumption is that you panicked about how many interviews you were offered on the common release date and are still not genuinely interested in that program.
The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) is how you are going to apply for your residency in EM. Collecting all of the information required to complete your application is a time consuming process that you should start as early as possible. Preferably yesterday.
This is the ERAS website.
Your goal is to submit your completed application as early as possible. In a competitive application process, right before the deadline (the way we have done everything throughout our careers) is TOO LATE.
Some important dates to know:
***Many of these dates have changed for the 2023 Match***
- June 8 - the first date the site opens and you can start uploading documents.
- August 1 - the supplemental application opens, which means something now...
- September 7 - you can start applying to programs, but...
- September 28 - The date that programs actually receive your application, regardless of when you submitted your application to them. Review by programs will start in earnest right around this time, so all your stuff should be in.
- ~October 19 - The common interview offer date when many programs release the majority of their interview offers. Even those that do not use this exact date will be planning to release their interviews either right before or only a little bit after. Within a few days of this date you should have your first truly accurate idea of how competitive you are in the eyes of the programs you chose to apply to.
There is no uniform date when programs start reviewing applications. Not knowing when that process will start means that you want to control what you can - submit everything you have to each program you are applying to as early as possible. Just having your application completed and in front of their eyes gives you a competitive advantage over much of the applicant pool who will be submitting things late.
Each program has a cut-off date after which they will not accept any more applications. All programs will have given out their interview spots well before this cut-off date. Programs will also not consider you a serious applicant if your application arrives later in the season. The assumption is that you panicked about how many interviews you were offered on the common release date and are still not genuinely interested in that program.
The application itself has five components, each with its own page on this website:
- The ERAS Application
- The Personal Statement
- The Dean's Letter and Transcript
- The Boards
- Letters of Recommendation
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