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How to Apply

Interested applicants must use the Electronic Residency Application Service. Mailed, emailed and faxed applications are not accepted.  Applications received by Dec. 31 of each year will be given priority consideration. However, we will continue to review applications until all available positions are filled.

Application requirements

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Through ERAS submit the following:

• Medical School transcript
• Dean’s Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• 3 letters of recommendation - Letters of recommendations must be submitted from the author, must be dated, and must not be more than two years old at the time of submission.
• Program director letter(s) – Must be written by the program director at each residency program you have participated with and must not be more than two years old at the time of submission.
• Personal statement
• USMLE Steps I, II CS and CK score report or equivalent COMLEX scores
• If beginning in the PGY-2 year, USMLE Step III score report
• Current photo
• ECFMG certificate (must be current at time of application)  if foreign graduate

More to know

• Our program begins in the PGY-2 year. Every applicant must successfully complete a PGY-1 year with at least ten months of direct patient care in the inpatient or outpatient setting at an ACGME accredited program within the United States prior to entering our program.
• If you are a medical student applying for our program at the PGY-2 year, you must simultaneously apply for a transitional or preliminary year residency program. This required clinical year can be completed in any ACGME accredited program. In addition, the Department of Internal Medicine at UMMC offers preliminary positions that will meet this requirement.
• Successful applicants must apply for and receive admission to the School of Graduate Studies in Health Sciences at UMMC prior to entering our program.
• Applicants who graduated more than 5 years ago are rarely considered for interviews unless they have been actively practicing medicine in the U.S. and are fully licensed.
• Must be eligible for licensure in Mississippi. Review requirements at the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure.