Jimmy Renfro, M.Ed. Assistant Director, Career Services Lauren Griffin, M.S. Career Services Coordinator December 21, 2012

Electronic Residency Application Service The online common application for most AOA and ACGME internship and residency programs.

You will obtain a login to ‘MyERAS’ once ERAS releases the tokens to the class of 2014 (end of June—all medical schools). This is how you will access and maintain your ERAS application. AAMC ID/VSAS Other useful areas of the site: MyERAS login Important Dates Resources/User Guide Lots of great tutorials! Participating Specialties/Programs

Components: Student: Input application fields/create ‘CV’ Personal Statement (multiple) Send: COMLEX and/or USMLE Select programs/assign 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)

Be Prepared to Pay (2013 costs): $92 for first 10 programs, per Match (AOA, ACGME), per specialty. Goes up incrementally per program after first 10 applied ($ /ea.) Board Transcripts: $70/ea. (one time fee) ERAS fees page ERAS fees page (credit card only) ERAS fees page ERAS fees page Consider all travel expenses!

Career Services maintains (5 years) Shoot for 4-6, specialty-specific Clinical Faculty! “Confidential” status (default = YES) Program perception LOR Request Form (for preceptor) Summary Request (OrgSync) Letter-writers may upload into ERAS directly! es/ERAS.cfm es/ERAS.cfm

One page (appx 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

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

Identifying Information/Unique Characteristics (from Profile) Academic History/Academic Progress (from Transcript/Curriculum) Clinical Comments – Final Evaluation “Summative” rather than “Formative” comments Dean’s Summary (from Interview and Profile) Sample Sample Sample

June Tokens are distributed by ERAS via Career Services around the end of the month (national date set by AAMC/ERAS) July 1, 2013 (projected) - Applicants may begin completion of the online common application (set by ERAS) July 15, 2013 (projected) - OSTEOPATHIC programs begin accepting online applications

September 15, 2013 (projected) ALLOPATHIC programs begin receiving online applications October 1, 2013 MSPE/Dean’s Letters for ALLOPATHIC applicants released October 15, 2013 MSPE/Dean’s Letter for OSTEOPATHIC applicants released

Now Develop CV and Personal Statement (Due by Dean’s Interview appointment) Letters of Rec – request/follow-up Stay active in OrgSync; join ‘TCOM Follow Career Services on January – July Online scheduling for Dean’s Interviews will be available in January (same location as RC) Online Personal Profile: Due by Dean’s Interview! (at least two business days prior) Dean’s Interview appointment/residency counseling (Dr. Nash or Dr. Dayberry)

Residency 101: Friday, April 5, prior to IR Fair (CEEAD Building – Luibel/Atrium) ERAS Tutorial/Dean’s Letter Workshops CV/Personal Statement Workshops Interviewing Skills Workshops Peer Advisors (February-May) Class Chats (March-April) Internship & Residency Fair April 5, 2013, 1:00-3:00 CEEAD Building - Atrium

Jimmy RenfroLauren Griffin Assistant Director Career Services Coordinator EAD 116-BEAD 110-B (817) (817) For CV, Personal Statement, and other ERAS help: Affairs/CareerServices/ Affairs/CareerServices/