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Application Process

Applicants must apply through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) of the American College of Associates (AAMC). The following is required as part of your application:

  • MSPE or Dean’s Letter
  • Chair’s Letter (from the Chair of Medicine or Designee)
  • A minimum of two (2) additional letters of recommendation (up to the maximum allowed by ERAS)
  • USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX 1 with first time passage
  • USMLE Step 2 CK and CS are not required for initial application but are required to begin the residency program. Osteopathic students are not required to take the USMLE examinations.
  • Requirements for California state licensure must be met, including proof of at least four week of family medicine training during medical school, either as part of a formal clerkship or as an ongoing longitudinal rotation.
  • Only applications submitted through ERAS will be considered. Our program is also enrolled to participate in the new Supplemental application process. Applications submitted after Nov. 1st will not be considered.
  • All positions are filled through the NRMP, which takes place each year in March.
  • Categorical applicant interviews are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from end of October through the first week of January (except holidays), all interviews will be virtual.