ERAS Support Services for Applicants

The following is an overview of the process:

1. Subscribe to ECFMG-ERAS News, a free e-newsletter for IMGs using ERAS, to receive important updates.
2. Prior to applying via ERAS, contact your programs of interest to determine their minimum eligibility criteria, ERAS application deadlines, licensure requirements, and institutional policies about visas, if applicable. Much of this information can be found on each program’s website.
3. Obtain a Residency Token via ECFMG’s OASIS.
4. Use your Token to register at the AAMC MyERAS website and obtain your AAMC Identification Number.
5. Once you have registered at MyERAS, you can begin to work on your MyERAS application, Profile, and Personal Statement. You can also create your personal list of authors and finalize your LoR Authors.
   
   IMPORTANT NOTE: You will be required to certify your MyERAS application on-line at MyERAS. Do not certify your application until you are absolutely sure the information that you have provided is accurate and complete. Once you certify your application, it cannot be changed. ERAS Support Services at ECFMG does not have access to your MyERAS application.
   
   
6. Begin submitting your supporting documents, referenced with your AAMC Identification Number, to ERAS Support Services at ECFMG. All documents submitted to ERAS Support Services at ECFMG via mail or courier service should be accompanied by a Document Submission Form (DSF), which you can complete and print on-line using ECFMG’s OASIS. A DSF should be included each time documents are mailed to ECFMG for scanning. Documents that are submitted electronically to ECFMG should not be accompanied by a DSF.
   
   IMPORTANT NOTE: Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPEs) are released to program directors on November 1. It is recommended that you submit MSPEs to ERAS Support Services at ECFMG for arrival by October 1.
   
   
7. Track the documents received by ERAS Support Services at ECFMG via the Verify Receipt of Documents link in ECFMG’s OASIS. Please allow five to seven business days from their receipt by ECFMG for your documents to appear in OASIS.
8. Register with NRMP in order to participate in the 2012 Match.
9. Select programs and assign supporting documents.
10. On September 1, at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time in the United States, you may begin applying to ACGME-accredited programs, and ACGME-accredited programs may begin contacting the ERAS PostOffice to download application files.
    
    IMPORTANT NOTE: Documents submitted electronically may take up to two weeks to process. Documents submitted to ERAS Support Services via mail or courier service may take up to four weeks to process. You should make every effort to ensure your supporting documents are received by ECFMG in time for program evaluation and to meet program deadlines.
    
    
11. A few days after applying, monitor the status of your ERAS application via the Applicant Document Tracking System (ADTS), which you can access from MyERAS. It is your responsibility to monitor the status of your ERAS application.

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