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 Applying to MSGME
Step 1: Carefully review the following MSGME policies as applicable:
Step 2: Complete your application using appropriate application service (ERAS, SF Match, Apply Yourself, etc.). The application process you should use, as well as the application instructions and deadlines for each MSGME program are included in the program’s “Application Process” section. See below for more information regarding each application service.
Step 3: Submit your completed application, materials required for all MSGME applications, and any additional supporting materials. (See the instructions provided by the appropriate application service as indicated for the program to which you are applying).
PLEASE NOTE: You may apply to only one categorical residency or fellowship program. However, you may apply to the same categorical residency or fellowship program at more than one Mayo Clinic campus. For example, you may apply to the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic Rochester and the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic Florida.
Materials You Will Need to Apply to MSGME
The following materials are required as supporting documentation to your MSGME application – whether you apply through ERAS, SFMatch, Apply Yourself, or other application services. All applications to MSGME must include: |
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- Curriculum vitae. Describe your activities with professional societies, publications, and any other relevant information about your education or experience.
- Personal statement of professional goals.
- Copy of graduate school and or medical/dental school diploma.
- Dean’s letter. Ask your medical/dental school to send a letter directly to MSGME.
- Official final transcripts showing degree earned and date conferred from each graduate school, dental school, and/or medical school you attended. Provide certified or notarized English translations of documents written in a language other than English.
- Official test transcripts for all applicable examinations (USMLE, LMCC, COMLEX, NBOME, FMGEMS, FLEX, or NBME).
- Valid ECFMG certificate. Required if you graduated from a medical school outside the United States or Canada.
- Three original letters of recommendation, or as specified in your program description, from physicians or faculty members who are thoroughly familiar with your work. If you have had prior residency training, ask your program director for a letter of recommendation. Each letter should include the writer’s opinion of your professional, academic, and personal qualifications, as well as his/her opinion of your potential success in the field for which you are applying.
- Copy of completion certificate from each of your prior residency and/or fellowship training programs.
Postdoctoral fellowship applications should also include:
- Three letters of recommendation from faculty members, including your thesis advisor, who are thoroughly familiar with your work. Each letter should include the writer’s opinion of your professional, academic, and personal qualifications, as well as his/her opinion on your potential for success in the field for which you are applying.
Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
MSGME appointments to programs utilizing ERAS are made as a result of the NRMP Main Residency Match or the NRMP Specialty Matches. For complete details on requirements and the application process, visit the Electronic Residency Application Service or contact your medical school dean’s office.
San Francisco Matching Program (SFMatch)
For complete details on requirements and the application process for programs utilizing the San Francisco Match, visit the San Francisco Matching Program.
Apply Yourself
Apply Yourself, MSGME’s third-party online application service, is utilized by some MSGME residency and fellowship programs. To use this application service, you will need certain materials, either stored on your personal computer or scanned into a file. Review the Application Process for the MSGME program you wish to apply to.
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