Class of 2012            

Overview of Matching Process

Year 3 Summer
  • Obtain your ERAS token (a special code) from Student Affairs office
  • Register with the NRMP for the Main Match
  • Register for early Match, if applicable


Year 4
July - Sept.
  • Complete the ERAS application
  • Identify additional faculty for writing letters of recommendation
Sept. - Oct.
  • Begin preparing for interviews
  • If you haven't taken the USMLE Step 2, consider using this time to prepare
Oct. - Jan.
  • MSPE released November 1
  • Interviews
  • Early Match deadlines usually occur in early or mid-January
Jan. - Feb.
  • Enter your Rank Order List for the NRMP match
March
  • MATCH DAY -- Typically the third Thursday in March; results are formally announced at 9:00am PST
Apr. - June
  • Sign the contract with your program
  • Graduate (Congratulations!)and prepare to begin your residency.
  • Begin preparing for moving
  June - July
  • Residency Orientation Begins










 
 
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