UNM Internal Medicine Residency Application

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Applying for Residency

Residency Program applications are accepted annually from September to November for incoming residents to join us in July. Residency Program applicants must submit their information via the Electronic Application Service (ERAS^®), through the Association of Americal Medical Colleges.

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Required Materials

Dean's letter (MSPE)
Internal Medicine Chair's letter (may be written by a Chair's designee)
At least two additional letters of reference and recommendation
Medical school transcript
Personal statement
USMLE or COMLEX scores (USMLE not required for Osteopathic Applicants)

Recommendations for International Medical Graduates

Applicants should have graduated from medical school or residency within the last three years.
Applicants should have substantive hands-on clinical experience (not observership) of at least two months in a US academic institution.
Although there is no set cutoff score, applicants should score at least 220 on USMLE Step I and 230 Step II to be competitive with our usual applicant pool.
International medical graduates must be US citizens, be permanent residents, or be eligible for J-1 visas. Our institution does not sponsor H-1 visas.
Must apply via ERAS. No pre-match positions.
ECFMG certification before issuance of training license.

UNM Internal Medicine Residency Program encourages ALL interested candidates to apply.

Medical Students

Thank you for your interest in a visiting student rotation with us in the Department of Internal Medicine at UNM. This is a great opportunity for you to evaluate our program and will allow you to assess how well you will fit in with our team. Visiting Student rotations are a coordinated effort between the Student Affairs offices at UNM and the requesting student's home institution. Information and forms for medical students interested in applying for an elective here at UNM are located on the School of Medicine website.

Students interesting in a rotation with us must submit their application via VSAS.

Applications are screened and rotations granted based on merit and on the order that the application was received. We strive to accommodate requests for specific dates and are generally able to work around differences in the UNM and requesting student's home institution schedules.

I loved the atmosphere of my interview day and could tell that it was very collegial. Aside from a wide variety of pathology, I primarily wanted a program where I enjoyed being around the people I work with. UNM has both, and I'm very thankful to be here.

— Dara White, MD, Residency Class of 2021

Internal Medicine Residency

Office of Education 

Department of Internal Medicine

MSC 10-5550

1 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Phone: 505-272-6331

Email: DOIM-Residency-Staff@salud.unm.edu

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