UNM School of Medicine
Office of Student Services
MSC 08 4700, BMSB 107
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: 505-272-3414
Fax: 505-272-8239
Office of Student Services
Spotlight on Residency Applications
September begins the exciting residency application season. Our 4th year students quickly become very familiar with ERAS and the NRMP.
The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) is a service that transmits applications, letters of recommendation (LoRs), Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPEs), medical school transcripts, USMLE transcripts, COMLEX transcripts, and other supporting credentials from senior students to program directors using the Internet.
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is a private, not-for-profit corporation established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to positions in graduate medical education (GME). Each year, the NRMP conducts a residency match that is designed to optimize the rank ordered choices of students and program directors. In the third week of March, the results of the match are announced.