Roadmap to Residency: - AAMC

Roadmap to Residency: FromApplication to the Match and BeyondTable of ContentsI. Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A. Allopathic medicine residency programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B. Osteopathic medicine residency programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1II. Being a Candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A. Candidacy requirements for ACGME-accreditedallopathic medicine GME programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21. Graduates of U.S. and Canadian medical schools accreditedby the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)2. Graduates of U.S. colleges of osteopathic medicine accredited by theAmerican Osteopathic Association (AOA)3. Graduates of medical schools located outside of the U.S. and Canada…A. Who have received a currently valid certificate from the ECFMG prior toappointment to a residency program or a full and unrestricted license topractice medicine in a U.S. licensing jurisdiction in which they areenrolled in a residency training programB. Who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by anLCME-accredited medical school4. “Students” vs. “graduates”5. United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)6. Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)III. Specialty Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5IV. Residency Program Selection Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A. Understanding the training path for the chosen specialty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6B. Residency program selection criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6V. Matching Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A. The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7B. The San Francisco Matching Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9C. The Urology Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10vAssociation of American Medical Colleges, 2005