NRMP/ERAS Pre-Residency Planning Timeline
This timeline is a chronological listing of the steps you must complete, beginning between 12 and 16 months prior to the Match. It takes you through the residency process, up until you are ready to get licensed in the state of your residency program. For details on each process, please read the Pre-Residency Planning Guide, which will be available on MyRoss in late March for the following years' Match.
This timeline is designed to let you know exactly what you should be doing and when you should be completing all pre-residency processes, as it is arranged according to the time of year you should be completing each step. If you follow the timetable by reading and completing all the corresponding information and steps at the appropriate time of year, it should make for a smooth progression toward residency.
This timeline is set to begin the year prior to your anticipated Match year.
Year Prior to Match:
January – May Determine Eligibility for Residency
January – September Identify Prospective Programs
January – July Compose C.V. and Personal Statement (for the MSPE)
April – September Obtain Letters of Recommendation
April – December Determine When to Sit for Step 2 CK & CS
April – Graduation Pre-Licensure Documentation – Collect CA, IL, OK Clerk Verification Forms
June Introduction to ERAS
June Download ERAS 2012 Applicant Manuals
June Request “Token” from ECFMG (“Dean’s Office”)
July Register with MyERAS
July Determine Your Matching Program
- NRMP Main Match
- Specialty Match
· San Francisco Match/Urology Match
· CaRMS
July – September Ask Ross to Send Your Transcripts to ERAS
July – October Send Letters of Recommendation to ERAS
August Register for the NRMP Match
August Register for the Canadian Match, or CaRMS (if applicable)
August – October Ask Ross to Send Your MSPE to ERAS
September Begin Selecting Programs
September Programs Contact ERAS to Download Your MyERAS Profile
October – January Schedule and Attend Interviews
November Universal MSPE Distribution Date
December Last Month to Sit Step 2 and Receive Scores on Time
December – February Pre-Match
Match Year:
January Quota Deadline for Signing Pre-Match
February Submit and Certify Your Rank Order List (ROL)
March Obtain Match Results
March Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP)
March – Graduation Report Your Pre-Match or SOAP Results
March – Graduation Begin Collecting Licensure Documents
Graduation – Residency Complete State Licensure
