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Residency 100 ERAS Primer

Detailed overview of ERAS application process, components, cost, and timeline. Get tips on personal statement, letters of recommendation, and Dean's letter. Assistants available for counseling and workshops.

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Residency 100 ERAS Primer

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  1. Residency 100ERAS Primer Jimmy Renfro, M.Ed. Assistant Director, Career Services December 16, 2011

  2. What IS ERAS? Electronic Residency Application Service The online common application for most AOA and ACGME internship and residency programs.

  3. ERAS Website https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/eras/ • You will eventually have a login to ‘MyERAS’ once the login tokens are made available to the class of 2013 (end of June). This is how you will access and maintain your ERAS application. • Other useful areas of the site: • MyERAS login • Important Dates • Resources/User Guide • Lots of great tutorials! • Participating Specialties/Programs

  4. What IS ERAS? (cont’d) Components: Student: • Input application fields/create CV • Personal Statement (multiple) • Send: COMLEX and/or USMLE • Select programs/certain documents Career Services: • Attach: Letters of Rec (3-4) per student request • Attach: UNTHSC/TCOM Transcript • Attach: Dean’s Letter/MSPE • Attach: Photo-optional (default: ID photo)

  5. What IS ERAS? (cont’d) Be Prepared to Pay: • $85 for first 10 programs, per Match (AOA, ACGME), per specialty. • Goes up incrementally per program after first 10 applied ($8-15-25/ea.) • Consider all travel expenses!

  6. Letters of Recommendation • Career Services maintains (5 years) • Shoot for 4-6, specialty-specific • Clinical Faculty! • “Confidential” status • Program perception • LOR Request Form (for preceptor) • Summary Request (OrgSync) http://www.hsc.unt.edu/departments/StudentAffairs/CareerServices/ERAS.cfm

  7. Personal Statement • One page (appx. 650-900 words) • Specific to your chosen specialty / career goals • Components: • Explain your specialty choice and how you arrived at it, including a discussion of medical school rotations, clerkships, and other experiences that helped you formulate your decision. Also, why medicine as a career? • Describe what you are seeking in a residency program, i.e. research opportunities, academic research, etc. • Discuss your career goals; what do you plan to do in your chosen field? How can the residency program help you achieve your goals? • Send to Career Services for review

  8. Dean’s Letter/MSPE • Also known as: Medical School Performance Evaluation • Three Phases: • Dean’s Letter Profile~CV/Personal Statement • Dean’s Interview • Writing/editing • ‘MyHSC’: • Interview Scheduling • Profile

  9. Anatomy of a Dean’s Letter • Identifying Information/Unique Characteristics (from Profile) • Academic History/Academic Progress (from Transcript/Curriculum) • Clinical Comments– Final Evaluation “Summative” rather than “Normative” comments • Dean’s Summary (from Interview and Profile) • Sample

  10. ERAS Timeline • June 2012 - Tokens are distributed by Student Affairs around the end of the month • July 1, 2012 (projected) - Applicants begin completion of the online common application • Mid-July 2012 (projected) - Osteopathic programs begin accepting online applications

  11. ERAS Timeline • September 15, 2012 (new!) • Allopathic programs begin receiving online applications • October 1, 2012 (new!) • MSPE/Dean’s Letters for ALLOPATHIC applicants released • October 15, 2012 • MSPE/Dean’s Letter for OSTEOPATHIC applicants released

  12. What Now? • Now • Develop CV and Personal Statement (Due by Dean’s Interview appointment) • Set up OrgSync account, join ‘TCOM 2013’ • Letters of Rec – request/follow-up • January – August • Online scheduling system for Dean’s Interviews Residency Counseling is available now • Online Personal Profile: Due by Dean’s Interview! • Dean’s Interview appointment/residency counseling (Dr. Nash or Dr. Dayberry) • Residency Counseling with Eryn Loney = Dean’s Interview with Dr. Dayberry

  13. MyHSC Login

  14. Other Ongoing Services • Residency 101: March 23 prior to IR Fair • ERAS Tutorial Workshops • CV/Personal Statement Workshops • Interviewing Skills Workshops • Peer Advisors (March-April) • Class Chats (March-April) Internship & Residency Fair March 23, 2012 1:00-3:00 MET Building

  15. Visual Timeline (in progress)

  16. My Contact Information Jimmy Renfro Assistant Director, Career Services EAD 116-B (817) 735-2501 James.Renfro@unthsc.edu For CV, Personal Statement, and other ERAS help: http://www.hsc.unt.edu/departments/StudentAffairs/CareerServices/

  17. More Details Soon!IR Fair – March 23, 2012

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