WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia University Program + (Charleston)

* Complete ERAS application, including personal statement

* Curriculum vitae
* Photograph for identification purposes at interview -
Helps identify you when we pick you up
* Transcripts from medical school
* USMLE scores of 79 or above
* Three (3) letters of recommendation
* Standard Dean's Letter
* International graduates need to have J-1 visa
* 1 Year clinical experience in the U.S.A.
* ECFMG with CSA Certification before you can be ranked

For information about our residency programs write to:

Ted Vidonic
Internal Medicine
3110 MacCorkle Ave. S.E.
Charleston, WV 25304
or call (304) 347-1341
Email: ted.vidonic@camc.org

Marshall University School of Medicine Program

RESIDENCY CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

U.S. Medical Graduates

Application by ERAS only

International Medical Graduates

 *

Application by ERAS only

*

USMLE Scores >79

*

Less than 5 years since graduation from medical school

*

J-1 VISA if international medical graduate (No H-1 VISA accepted)

*

U.S. clinical experience is not mandatory

Internal Medicine Residency Program

1600 Medical Center Drive
Suite G500
Huntington, WV 25701-3655
304/691-1086

WISCONSIN

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Program

Kalah Haug
Internal Medicine Residency Program Coordinator

1-800-362-9567, extension 52923,

University of Wisconsin Program

Admission Criteria for UW Internal Medicine Residency

In order to have a complete application and be considered for interview, please submit
your application through ERAS and include:

1. Current curriculum vitae

2. Personal statement
3. Medical School transcript
4. Dean’s letter
5. Letters of recommendation: a minimum of two from internists who clinically
supervised your work. Up to four letters are accepted. Please include a Chair’s letter if
available as one of these additional letters, but we consider it optional.
6. USMLE 1 score report is required. USMLE 2 is helpful and can be submitted if
available. We do not have a USMLE cutoff score.
7. All candidates must be US citizens, permanent residents or hold a J-1 visa. No other
visa (for example H-1 visa) will be considered acceptable by the University of Wisconsin
Hospital and Clinics.

For more detailed information, please select one of the links below. You are also
welcome to call Janeen Running (Dermatology) at 608-287-2620 or Suzy Griffiths
(Medicine) at 608-263-7350 during regular office hours for additional questions.

Marshfield Clinic-St Joseph's Hospital Program

Applications

We are accepting applications for the Internal Medicine Residency only through the
Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Please contact your medical school
for assistance with filing this electronic application. International graduates are advised to
contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for
assistance.

The Internal Medicine Residency Program has the following application criteria:

* Minimum scores of 210 on USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 (if you failed Step 1 or Step 2
more than once, your application will not be considered) OR Minimum four months of
recent hands-on United States clinical experience. For U.S. medical students, clinical
rotations during medical school meet this requirement. Research or observation
experience do not satisfy this requirement.
* Medical school graduation not more than five years prior to residency start date
* Minimum of two letters of recommendation
 * Dean's letter
* International graduates do not need to have an ECFMG certificate to interview but
must submit this by February before we submit our rank order list

Applications meeting the above criteria will be reviewed, and 30 to 40 candidates will be
selected for interview. We will notify candidates of their status via ERAS e-mail.

Marshfield Clinic as an organization currently sponsors H1B visas and accepts J1 visas.

Program Coordinator
Diana Miller
Marshfield Clinic
1000 North Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
Phone: 1-800-541-2895
or 715-387-5260
Fax: 715-387-5434
E-mail: miller.diana@mfldclin.edu

Aurora Health Care Program

Internal Medicine Residency Program

Applications for residency positions for Internal Medicine are accepted through the
National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), which uses the computerized Electronic
Residency Application System (ERAS). Information about ERAS is available through the
Deans' Offices of all U.S. medical schools or from the Educational Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Applications are accepted through November
15th. Interviews are by invitation.
For additional information, contact

Department of Internal Medicine

Resident Education Office
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
P.O. Box 342
Milwaukee, Wl 53201-0342
(414) 219-7635

Medical College of Wisconsin Program

Medicine College of Wisconsin

Department of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program
Visa Information 2004-2005

The following visa information is provided in compliance with NRMP requirements.

PERMANENT RESIDENT VISA - Permanent residents can remain in the United States
indefinitely. MCWAH does not provide sponsorship to individuals who are pursuing
Permanent Resident visas.

VISITOR EXCHANGE VISA (J-1) - To be appropriate for GME, this visa must be
sponsored by ECFMG. International Medical Graduates who have participated in the
Exchange Visitor Program as a researcher during the twelve-month period preceding the
proposed commencement of a program of graduate medical education are ineligible for
sponsorship. It is very difficult to convert J-1 sponsorship from a school to ECFMG.
ECFMG will not sponsor an individual for longer than seven years. J visa holders are not
permitted to moonlight. Please contact the ECFMG for further information on J-1 visas.

TEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL WORKERS (H-1B) – The MCW Department of

Medicine and Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals sponsor H-1B visas for
highly qualified applicants. Those seeking H-1B status for GME must have passed all
three steps of USMLE. The total amount of continuous time permitted in H-1B
classification is 6 years; no extensions are permitted. MCWAH will not pursue an H-1B
visa for an applicant unless he/she has already passed USMLE Step 3 and the Clinical
Skills Assessment.

Further information regarding visas can be obtained by contacting the Medical College of
Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH) office at (414) 456-4575.

To inquire further about the Internal Medicine Residency at the Medical College of
Wisconsin, please contact:

Internal Medicine Residency Program

Department of Medicine
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 456-6800
You may also request information via e-mail. The internal medicine residency
recruitment e-mail address is: immcw@mcw.edu

WASHINGTON

University of Washington Program

Criteria for International Medical Graduates

University of Washington Medicine Residency Program will accept applications from

International Medical Graduates only if they meet the following criteria:

* The applicant must be a permanent resident of one of these states: Washington,

Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, or Idaho.

Or

* The applicant must be sponsored by a faculty member of the University of

Washington School of Medicine who has a personal or professional relationship with the
applicant. The sponsoring faculty member must write a letter to the Medicine Residency
Program Director, describing the relationship with the applicant (for example, common
ties with the applicant’s school, serving as clinical or research supervisor during electives
at the University of Washington, etc.) and some information about the applicant’s
academic background and qualifications. This letter must be submitted electronically via
the ERAS Post Office.

* The applicant must apply through the ECFMG ERAS program.

And

* Documentation of successful completion of an Internal Medicine clinical clerkship

and/or subinternship of at least eight weeks’ duration at an ACGME accredited U.S.,
Puerto Rican, or Canadian medical school.
o This training must have involved direct patient care responsibilities. Observer
status or consultation rotations do not meet this requirement. A letter of recommendation
from the supervising physician for this training must accompany your application. It must
include the date, location, and type of clerkship or subinternship experience. This letter
must be submitted electronically via the ERAS post office.
o The University of Washington Medicine Residency Program cannot arrange for
these experiences at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
 o These clinical experiences must have been completed by November 30, 2006.

Or
* Documentation of successful completion of at least four months of residency training
in Internal Medicine at an ACGME accredited U.S., Puerto Rican, or Canadian program.
o This training must have involved direct patient care responsibilities. Observer
status or consultation rotations do not meet this requirement. A letter of recommendation
from the program director for this training must accompany your application. It must
include the date and location of the residency training experience. This letter must be
submitted electronically via the ERAS post office.

Virginia Mason Medical Center Preliminary Program

INFORMATION FOR ALL MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES

All application materials for the residency programs at Virginia Mason Medical Center
MUST be forwarded to us through the Electronic Residency Application Service
(ERAS). No faxed or paper copies will be considered for PGY-1 positions.

All applicants must be candidates for an MD or DO degree from an approved school of

medicine or college of osteopathy upon application.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification is REQUIRED prior to the start of
our resident training programs. Make sure you sign up for an ACLS certification course
during your 4th year. Check with your Dean’s office regarding ACLS training
information.

ALL applicants must submit the Required ERAS Application materials:

* Completed Application form

* Personal Statement
* Curriculum Vitae
* Medical School Transcripts
* Dean’s Letter
* Minimum of three (3) letters of recommendation
* USMLE Transcripts 1 (and 2 if available) Applicants who have previously failed any
attempts at the USMLE step I and/or II will most likely be removed from further
consideration.
Applicant information is downloaded daily from ERAS. We review ALL application
documents to make our applicant selection. Applicants are selected based on their
academic credentials, preparedness, aptitudes, abilities and communication skills, as well
as personal qualities, such as motivation and integrity. Virginia Mason Medical Center
resident training programs do not discriminate with regard to gender, race, age, sexual
orientation, religious preference, color, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Upon receipt and review of your Dean’s Letter, and IF you have been selected as a
competitive candidate, you will be invited, via e-mail, to visit Virginia Mason and
interview with us. Applicants who are not selected for interview will receive a letter of
regret.

INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES

Graduates of international medical schools applying for internship or residency, must
submit the above required application documents and must have applied for, or hold a
valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG) to be considered for an interview.

Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must meet the current requirements for an
appropriate U.S visa* as specified by the United States government.

*Virginia Mason Medical Center Residency Programs consider J1 Visa or permanent

resident only -- NO EXCEPTIONS.

A minimum of one-month previous U.S. clinical experience is required prior to

application.

Applicants who graduated from medical school prior to 2005 (unless the applicant has
documented verification of continued clinical experience, preferrably in the US), will
most likely be removed from further consideration.

Applications
All application materials must be forwarded to us through the Electronic Residency
Application Service (ERAS). Inquiries regarding the internal medicine program at
Virginia Mason Medical Center should be directed to:

Roger W. Bush, M.D.

Program Director in Internal Medicine
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Graduate Medical Education, H8-GME
925 Seneca Street
Seattle, WA 98101
Spokane Medical Centers Program

International Application

International medical graduates should contact the Educational Commission for Foreign
Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for their application materials and eligibility requirements.
Paper applications will not be accepted.

We DO NOT sponsor visas.

We will accept ERAS applications from IMGs only if you have the following:

1. Documentation of valid ECFMG certification

AND
2. Documentation of successful completion of an Internal Medicine clinical clerkship or
subinternship of at least 4 weeks duration or clinical elective rotations of at least 8 weeks
duration at an ACGME accredited U.S. medical education program or Canadian medical
school.
OR
3. Documentation of successful completion of at least 4 months of Internal Medicine
residency training in an ACGME accredited U.S. program or accredited Canadian
program.

Applications with high USMLE board scores achieved on first attempt will be considered
more favorably.

eri Yaeger
Program Coordinator
Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
West 101 8th Avenue
Box 2555
Spokane, WA 99220-2555

Phone: (509) 474-3022

Fax: (509) 474-5316

Email: yaegert@intmedspokane.org
Internal Medicine Residency Program Tacoma

nformation for International Medical Graduates (IMGs): Applicants from medical

schools outside the U.S may apply. Only graduates from medical schools that are
recognized by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners are eligible. To be considered
for a position in our program, IMG applicants must have successfully completed
USMLE™ Steps 1 & 2, the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA®), and the Test of English
as a Foreign Language™ (TOEFL®) by the 31st of Jan in order for the ECFMG status
report to be updated prior to the NRMP Rank Order List deadline in February. Matched
residents requiring ECFMG certification need to be certified by 30 April prior to
beginning our program.
** For applicants with Foreign Visas, only J1 visas are offered by UTHSCSA programs.
**

photosCompetitive applicants will be invited for an interview at the Regional Academic

Health Center in Harlingen, TX. Interviews are held during the months of November,
December, and January. Candidates will be selected on the basis of their application,
transcript, USLME scores, letters of recommendation (including your dean's letter), and
interviews.

The following are requirements for application to our program:

1. Candidates must have clinical experience in the United States.

2. A minimum of 2 letters of recommendation must be from physicians practicing in the
United States. These letters must be from physicians who have worked with the applicant
in the clinic setting.
3. ** Candidates with multiple fails on the USMLE or COMLEX tests will not be
considered. **
4. Candidates must have passing scores posted in ERAS for both steps one and two of
the USMLE or COMPLEX tests by 30 January.
5. Beginning 1 July 2003, all UTHSCSA programs are required to perform Security
Background Checks (SBC) on all applicants for Graduate Medical Education (GME)
positions. All applicants will need to complete, sign, and submit the SBC form prior to
being offered a GME position. Refusal to do so will remove a candidate from
consideration for any UTHSCSA GME programs, including the RAHC IM residency.
Background checks are performed by University Police, and information gathered will be
regarded as confidential and will not be made a part of the applicant's file and will be
destroyed after 180 days. Convictions within the last 10 years may effect employability,
and will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the Associate Dean for GME. This policy
does not automatically disqualify all individuals with conviction records.

We welcome your questions -- please email us at rahcresidency@uthscsa.edu.

VERMONT

International applicants must :

* have a J-1 Visa or have a U.S. citizen Permanent Resident status. No other Visas will
be accepted. (H1B are not acceptable.)
* have graduated from medical school within the last two years
* have a current certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
Graduates (ECFMG)
* successfully completed the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)
* have worked in clinical medicine in the United States within the last two years
NOTE: an observership does not fulfill this requirement

Application components and deadline:

The basic components of your application (the common application form, transcripts, and
Dean's letter) must be received by December 31.

VIRGINIA

University of Virginia Program

Requirements for Foreign Medical Graduates Include:

* United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Scores of 200 or above on the first
attempt
* Graduation from medical school within the past five years
* MD only, no MBBS or DO
* One year of clinical experience in the United States
* Current ECFMG certification
* We support only J-1 visas

Interview Selection:

To expedite the selection process, we evaluate each application prior to extending an

invitation to interview. A formal interview is required to be considered for the program.
A complete application and all supporting data must be mailed to ERAS so that a
complete application can be evaluated by the Residency Selection Committee. The
committee will not review incomplete applications.

When applications are reviewed, candidates will be notified by e-mail of the Committee's
decision. Extension of interview offers will begin in the last week of October.

The Department of Medicine interviews applicants for first-year positions on selected

interview dates only (see below). Please send your application and supporting materials
as soon as possible to assure yourself a broad representative choice of interview dates.

If you need additional information, please contact the Internal Medicine Residency
Recruitment Office at (434) 924-5725, or at the following address:

Internal Medicine Residency Program

Internal Medicine Residency Recruitment Office
PO Box 800696
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA 22908

Eastern Virginia Medical School Program

Our Internal Medicine Residency, Combined FM/IM Residency and Geriatric/Internal

Medicine Residency Programs will join obstetrics and gynecology, family practice,
emergency medicine, orthopedic surgery, radiology, and transitional year programs in
receiving residency applications over the Internet using ERAS - the Electronic Residency
Application Service from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Minimum requirements for applying to our program are:

* A minimum score of 185 and above on first attempt (please indicate if your medical
school requires a passing score on Step 2 in order to graduate)
* Must have graduated from medical school within five years
* Must have completed at least 12 months hands-on clinical experience within the
United States
* International graduates must have ECFMG certification, CSA and other required test
taken and passed. Our Residency Program sponsors J-1 visas.
Only ERAS applications are accepted. The deadline for accepting applications is
December 31.

Internal Medicine
Mary Emory, Residency Program Supervisor
Karen Scott, Residency Coordinator
IntMedRes@evms.edu

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (VANDERBILT)

vANDERBILT IS FUCKED UP TOTALLY... I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND

ANYTHING ON THEIR WEBSITE..

Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University Program

Application Requirements
Residency Selection Criteria

1. Highest priority is given to graduates of LCME-accredited medical schools.

2. To be eligible for selection, applicants must apply via the Electronic Residency
Application Service (ERAS) by December 15, 2006 and must be enrolled in the National
Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
3. Our institution does not sponsor H-1b visas.
4. All applicants must have Dean's letter and 3 letters of recommendation (including the
Medicine Chairs's letter) from U.S. or Canadian physicians.
5. All applicants must be within 4 years of graduation from medical school.
6. All applicants must have a minimum of 3 months of U.S. or Canadian direct patient
care activity. Externships must have included direct patient care. Observerships do not
fulfill this requirement.
7. The selection process stringently evaluates performance on the USMLE
examinations, grades in preclinical or clinical courses, letters of recommendation,
communication skills, and personal qualities.
8. We do not have a minimum score requirement for the USMLE, but the average score
of our residents is 212.
9. The Department does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, age, religion,
color, national origin, disability, veteran status or sexual orientation.

Maia LaVallee, M.S.

P.O. Box 980509
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0509
Phone: (804) 828-9726
FAX: (804) 828-4926
E-mail: imea@mail2.vcu.edu

Carilion Health System Internal Medicine Residency

Roger A. Hofford, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.

Director of Family Medicine Residency

Carilion Roanoke-Salem Center

1314 Peters Creek Road
Roanoke, VA 24017

(540) 562-5702
1-800-950-3149
Fax: (540) 562-4258
E-Mail Us: Family Medicine Program

UTAH

University of Utah

Internal Medicine Residency Program

III.
Application Procedures:
Physicians or students interested in internships should apply through the Electronic
Resident Application Service (ERAS) at http://www.aamc.org/students/eras .
Applications are screened by a committee. Selected applicants are invited for an
interview. All interns (PGY-1) are selected through the National Resident Matching
Program (NRMP) at http://www.nrmp.org/ . You must be registered with NRMP to be
ranked for the match. Our program codes are: 1) Categorical PGY1 Internal Medicine -
1732140CO; 2) Preliminary PGY1 Internal Medicine - 1732140PO and/or 3) Preliminary
PGY1 Medicine/Ophthalmology (you must have interviewed with the University of Utah
ophthalmology residency program) - 173214OP All selected interns will be required to
comply with the Health Sciences Center Drug Testing Policy.

Physicians applying for a residency position (PGY-2 or 3) should write to Caroline

Milne, M.D., Program Director, University of Utah HSC, Department of Internal
Medicine, 30 N. 1900 E., #4C104, Salt Lake City, UT 84132.

The University of Utah School of Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of sex,
race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability, life style, or veteran ﾒ s status.

Questions regarding the housestaff program should be directed to the Department

Housestaff Office at (801) 581-7899 or (801) 581-2258, kim.nalewaja@hsc.utah.edu

University of Utah
Internal Medicine Department
SOM 4C104
30 N 1900 E
SLC, UT 84132
phone: 801-581-7606
fax: 801-581-5393
im.webmaster@hsc.utah.edu