Emergency Medicine Residency Applicants
Application Process
Positions are offered through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). All applications must be submitted through ERAS. We do not accept any paper applications or positions outside of the match at this time.
Requirements for Application
- Completed ERAS application
- Official transcript from your medical school
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statement
- Two letters of recommendation, at least one of which should be a CORD Standard Letter of Recommendation(SLOR). Rare exceptions may be made for a student who’s medical school does not have an associated Emergency Medicine residency program.
- USMLE Step 1 Score
- USMLE Step 2 Score (not required, unless scores reported at time of interview)
- USMLE Step 2 CS completion and passing score prior to graduation(can be taken after application)
- Dean's letter
Transfers
Residents wishing to transfer from another specialty should apply through the match process, as should physicians who have completed training in other specialties. It is uncommon, though not impossible, to enter the program through this route.
International Medicine Graduate Requirements
All foreign medical school graduates must be eligible to hold a valid US/Tennessee unrestricted medical liscence prior to application to the program.
Interviews
Interviews are granted to qualified applicants after completion of application packet and receipt of all required documentation. All applicants must be eligible for an unrestricted Tennessee medical license after completion of their first year of training and a passing score on the USMLE Step 3 exam.
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- two phenomenal children hospitals (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital)
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