Roadmap to Residency

Below please find a highlevel timeline of career resources and the residency application process from MD Year 3 through to Match Day. More details about each phase will be sent to students as deadlines and events approach. 

MD Year 3: Fall (October – December)

  • October - December: three panels on the residency application process with chairs and program directors from each specialty
     
  • November - December: individual MSPE/career advising meetings with the dean of students
     
  • December: peer career advising group sessions with senior students, organized by specialty, are held for elective planning

MD Year 3: Spring (January - May)

  • Early-January: peer career advising group sessions with senior students, organized by specialty, are held for elective planning (continued)
     
  • January: elective registration for February – June
     
  • January - March: individual MSPE/career advising meetings with the dean of students (continued)
     
  • March: peer career advising group sessions with senior students, organized by specialty, are held for insight on residency planning and the application process  
     
  • May - June: group advising sessions, organized by specialty, with CUIMC residency program directors
     
  • Late-May: first class meeting on residency applications (ERAS)

MD Year 3: Summer (June – August)

  • Early-June: ERAS opens and application tokens are distributed by the Office of Student Affairs; students can begin completing their application, uploading letters of recommendation (LORs), and reviewing program lists with their specialty advisor, advisory dean and the student affairs office
     
  • Late-June:
    • American Urological Association (AUA) Match registration opens; students can begin reviewing program lists with their specialty advisor, advisory dean and the student affairs office
    • Second class meeting on residency applications (personal statements/CVs)
       
  • Early-July: San Francisco (SF) Match, for ophthalmology applicants, opens; students can begin completing their application, uploading letters of recommendation (LORs), and reviewing program lists with their specialty advisor, advisory dean and the student affairs office
     
  • Late-July: deadline to complete Step 2/CK
     
  • June - August:
    • Professional headshots taken through the Office of Student Affairs
    • Small group personal statement workshops with faculty advisors

MD Year 4: Fall (September – December)

  • Early-September: SF applications are due 
     
  • Mid-September:
    • Third class meeting on residency applications (interviewing)
    • NRMP registration opens
    • Mock interviews with current CUIMC residents 
       
  • Late-September: ERAS applications are due and are released to programs to start reviewing and offering interviews
     
  • Early-October: The Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) opens; students can begin completing their application, uploading letters of recommendation (LORs), and reviewing program lists with their specialty advisor, advisory dean and the student affairs office
     
  • Mid-October:
    • Military Match application deadline
    • SF interview invitations extended
       
  • Late-November: AUA ranking opens
     
  • Mid-December: Military Match results released
     
  • Late-December:
    • AUA registration deadline for urology match
    • Step 2/CK deadline for MD/PhD and PhD to MD students

MD Year 4: Spring (January - March)

  • Mid-January:
    • AUA and SF Match rank lists due
    • CaRMS application deadline
       
  • Late-January:
    • NRMP registraion deadline
    • Step 2/CK deadline for OMFS students
       
  • Early-February:
    • AUA/SF Match results released
    • NRMP ranking opens
       
  • Mid-February: CaRMS ranking opens
     
  • Early-March:
    • NRMP rank list deadline
    • CaRMS rank list deadline
       
  • Mid-March:
    • Match Week
      • NRMP Match results released (Monday)
      • Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) (Monday-Thursday)
      • Super Night (Thursday)
      • Match Day (Friday)
    • CaRMS Match results released