How to Apply

Application Deadline

We will accept applications and supporting documents only via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The application deadline for our program is mid-December.

Materials Required for All Applicants

To process your application, we require the materials listed below. All of these materials must be submitted electronically before you are invited for an interview.

• Common ERAS application form.
• Medical school transcript.
• United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores (and Step 2 scores when available).
• A letter from the chair or designee of the Department of Medicine (not required for the Transitional Year Residency Program or Preliminary Year Program).
• A minimum of two letters of recommendation from full-time faculty members, preferably two from faculty members of the Department of Medicine.
• MSPE

Interview Invitation Process

We begin reviewing applications as soon as they become available to us through ERAS during the last week of September. We do not send more interview invitations than we have slots available for interviews.

For our categorical program (including the ABIM Research Pathway and International Scholars Tracks): The interview dates for our categorical program are in late October through late December. We send the majority of our interview invitations on a rolling basis during October. If additional interview slots are available, we continue to invite candidates during November and December. We conclude all interviews for our categorical program in late December.

For our preliminary year program: The interview dates for our preliminary year program are in January. We send interview invitations on a rolling basis, with the majority of invitations sent during December. We conclude all interviews for our preliminary year program by mid to late January. If you interview with the UPMC advanced programs in dermatology or radiology and have applied to our program in ERAS, you do not need to do an additional interview with us.

Program Signaling

We review applications from applicants who signaled our program first and we may give preference to inviting applicants who signaled our program to interview. However, we do not exclusively review applications from applicants who signaled our program. We do not use program signaling as a factor in determining our rank order list.

Additional Information for International Medical Graduates

Applicants who are international medical graduates must have graduated from a medical school that is certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). They must have graduated from medical school within the past 5 years, and they must have a complete ERAS file that includes all of the information listed above. Traditionally, international applicants who have been the most successful in gaining admission have prior clinical training in the United States. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Medical Education Program sponsors J-1 and H-1B visas for applicants who are accepted and meet criteria for those respective visas.

Questions about the Application Process

If you have any questions about our application process, please contact the Residency Recruitment Office at domres@mail.pitt.edu.