Instructions for Applicants

Applicants must use the Electronic Resident Application Service (ERAS) to apply to the residency program. US medical students should contact their Dean’s Office or ERAS: http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm.  International medical graduates should contact the ECFMG: http://www.ecfmg.org/eras/. 

Applicants should use ERAS to submit the following documents:

• Common Application Form (CAF)
• Medical school transcript
• Dean's letter of recommendation
• Three letters of recommendation from clinical faculty
• One page personal statement
• USMLE or COMPLEX transcript
• Photo (optional)

Applicants must register with the National Resident Matching Program: http://www.nrmp.org/.  The NRMP numbers for our programs are:

• 1203120C0 = Family Medicine Residency Program
• 1203120C1 = Pella Rural Track Residency Program
• 1203720C0 = Family Medicine-Psychiatry Residency Program

Application should be submitted by January 1, 2008.

Selected candidates will be invited for personal interviews. Interviews are held Wednesdays and Fridays November through January.  Family Medicine and Family Medicine-Psychiatry interviews take one day, and include ample opportunities to meet with the faculty and residents.  Rural track interviews take two days and include visits with faculty and residents in both Iowa City and Pella.  Accommodations are provided for out-of-town applicants. 

A travel grant program is available for medical students applying to the Family Medicine and Pella Rural Track programs http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/oscep/mededucation/justtheticket.html.

International Medical Graduates:  If you are a graduate of a medical school outside the United States or Canada, an ECFMG certificate must accompany your ERAS application.  Preference is given to candidates with UMSLE scores of 80 or above on the first attempt.  Letters from US supervisors are recommended.  Sponsorship of the J1 visa is preferred.  We do not offer observerships or externships for international graduates at this time.

Candidates receiving interviews are ranked and selected based upon their interview, exam scores, letters of recommendation, CV and personal statement.  Applicants are judged on academic record, professional background, personal qualities, recommendations and interviews. 

SECOND YEAR OPENING – We have a second-year position available January 2008.  Physicians with one year ACGME training in family medicine, internal medicine, or rotating internship are eligible.  Candidates should submit curriculum vitae, personal statement, dean’s letter, medical school transcript, USMLE or COMPLEX transcript, and three letters of recommendation.  One of the letters must be from director of previous training program including dates of training and list of rotations completed.