Application Process

Stanford participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). As an interested party, you must register for the Match by contacting the NMRP and provide your Match Number on the ERAS Application.

Due Date
The application and supporting documents for the 2008 Residency Program must be received no later than October 31, 2007. Due to the number of applications we receive, this date cannot be altered.

Criteria
Selection is determined by a number of factors, including academic achievement, clinical competence potential academic career and personal attributes. We expect that applicants will have excelled in their dermatology rotations. We also have an affirmative action program to enhance the number of minority students trained in dermatology. When your application is completed and all supporting documents are received, your file will be reviewed by our Residency Selection Committee

Important Note: We start residents as PGY 2. Hence, you must have completed an approved internship program and be eligible for a California Medical License by the time you start in the program on July 1st.

Interview Dates
We receive over 300 applications each year and select about 25 candidates for an interview. Interviews are by invitation only. Candidates will be notified by mail during the second week of December 2007. Interviews are scheduled for Saturday, January 5, 2008 and Tuesday, January 8, 2008.

How to Apply
For the residency beginning July 1, 2008, applications are accepted only through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Please complete all the information requested on the ERAS application. The Selection Committee reviews all the information electronically. DO NOT MAIL ANY DOCUMENTS; hard copies of any documents will be disregarded.

The following information must be provided on the ERAS APPLICATION:

* personal statement is limited to 32,000 characters (approximately 5 pages)
* current curriculum vitae
* photograph
* transcript of medical school record
* letter from the Dean of your medical school
* three letters of recommendation, preferably from dermatology faculty members or the chiefs of services on which you have worked
* Board Scores Part I and II, or date expected to take USMLE Part II
* NRMP number

To secure your ERAS token:

US medical graduates must contact their medical school Student Affairs or Dean's Office.


Foreign medical graduates must contact the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduate (ECFMG) or at 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 or visit their website.


Canadian medical graduates must contact the Canadian Resident Matching Service at email cansmail@cams.ca or at 151 Slater St., Suite 802, Ottawa, Ontario KIP-5H3, Canada.


Visas
Stanford University does not sponsor J-1 or H-1B visa.
For further information, contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) at 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 or visit their web site.

California Licensure
The licensure requirements are for California only. If you intend to train or practice in another state please contact their Medical Board. In addition to the examinations listed in the ECFMG section, one year of ACGME approved residency training in the United States must be completed. The year must include four months from one of the following: Medicine, Surgery, OB/Gyn, or Pediatrics.

 

For information about the Stanford Dermatology Residency Program, please email your inquiries to ndamico@stanford.edu