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
- Criteria
- Interview Dates
- How to Apply
- To secure your ERAS token
- Visas
- California Licensure
- Benefits
Due Date
The application and supporting documents for the 2014 Residency Program
must be received no later than October 19, 2012. 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 approximately 30 candidates
for an interview. Interviews are by invitation only. Candidates will
be notified by mail during the third week of November 2012. Interviews
will be conducted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.
How to Apply
For the residency beginning July 1, 2014, 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 Olena Mykhaylichenko at: olena@stanford.edu

