| Action |
Date |
| Decide on your specialty. Evaluate each course and clerkship for enjoyment, intellectual stimulation, and lifestyle. Talk with residents and attendings. Take an elective. |
Continuous |
| Plan your senior schedule. Use one of your free "vacation" months to interview (usually Nov, Dec, Jan of M-4 year). |
End M-3/Early M-4 |
| NRMP application deadline. |
July (M-4) |
| Prepare a personal statement and CV. Proofread extensively! |
July-August |
| Contact Debbey Hester for Dean's Letter appointment. |
August |
| Dean's Letter appointment. Must have personal statement and CV. Dress nicely. |
August-October |
| Request transcripts for you and applications. |
July-October |
| Elective/clerkship in specialty. |
July-October |
| Need 2-3 recommendation letters in your specialty, from M-3 or M-4 attendings. Need to develop relationship with attendings in M-3 year. |
July-October |
| Talk with specialty department chairman, have him/her prepare recommendation letter. |
July-October |
| Decide which programs you're interested in, use FREIDA, Green book, call for info, look at websites. Consider location, size of program, university vs. community program. Don't forget you significant other! |
July-October |
| Prepare ERAS and non-ERAS applications using existing CV and personal statement. |
September-October |
| Dean's letter/application list to Debbey Hester. |
By mid-October |
| Dean's letter goes out. |
November 1 |
| Contact programs to make sure they received your application, check e-mail for invites to interviews. |
October-January |
| Schedule interviews. |
October-January |
| Interview (travel!) |
November-January |
| Write thank you notes to interviewers and program directors, let them know if you're interested. |
After interview |
| Call residents with any questions. |
After ineterview |
| Submit rank list. |
February |
| Match Day and Party! |
March |
