Application Process
Thank you for your interest in our program. We request that you submit your application through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The deadline for submitting applications is October 31, 2023.
All applications to East Alabama Health Internal Medicine Residency Program must include these materials as supporting documentation:
- Curriculum Vitae (Describe your activities with professional societies, publications, and any other relevant information about your education or experience.)
- Personal statement of professional goals
- Dean's letter
- Official final transcripts from your medical school (Provide certified or notarized English translations of documents originally written in a language other than English.)
- Official test transcripts for all applicable examinations (e.g. USMLE, COMLEX, etc.)
- Valid ECFMG certificate if you graduated from a medical school outside the U.S. or Canada.
- Three original letters of recommendation
For the 2024 ERAS® cycle, our program will be collecting and reviewing data from applicants’ supplemental ERAS applications. Completion of the standard MyERAS application is a requirement; completion of the supplemental ERAS application is optional.
The supplemental ERAS application is designed to help applicants share more information about themselves and assist our program in finding applicants that fit our program’s setting and mission. There is no cost to applicants and participation is optional.
The supplemental ERAS application provides:
- geographic preferences (by division and by urban or rural setting)
- information about an applicant’s most meaningful experiences and other impactful life events, if applicable
- program signals.
The supplemental ERAS application will be delivered on a survey platform that is separate from the MyERAS application and must be completed between August 1 and September 16, 2023.
General Admissions Requirements
- All graduates from medical schools outside the U.S. and Canada must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to qualify for admission. We do not support J1 VISA applications for residents in graduate medical education.
- Candidates who match with us must fulfill all applicable licensure eligibility requirements before commencing work at East Alabama Health
- A preadmission health review and current immunization record are required prior to starting an East Alabama Health Internal Medicine Residency program.
- Prospective residents and fellows must pass a criminal background check and drug screening.
- Appointments are confirmed via a written letter that constitutes a residency appointment to East Alabama Health Graduate Medical Education. You will be asked to sign and return one copy of the appointment letter. Then you will receive a contract outlining full details of your residency commitment.
Timelines/Deadlines
- Application deadline – 10/31/23
- Interviews start – 11/10/23
- Interviews end – 12/19/23
- Tentative resident start date – 6/21/24
Process of applying
- NRMP Program Code - 2265140C0
- 3 letters of recommendations
Criteria
- Minimum USMLE Step 1 score: 200
- Minimum USMLE Step 2 score: 210
- Minimum COMLEX Level 1 score: 440
- Minimum COMLEX Level 2 score: 440