Application Process

Applications for our residency program are accepted via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Only applications sent through ERAS will be considered. For more information on applying through ERAS, contact your medical school dean of student affairs or visit ERAS online at to review applicant procedures.

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An ERAS application to our program should include:

ERAS common application
CV
Personal statement
Dean's letter and medical school transcript
Three letters of recommendation (two of which must be from a family medicine physician)
USMLE transcript or equivalent

In addition, all applications are reviewed and considered with interview selection preference given to applicants who have:

Passed USMLE or COMLEX Step I and Step II (2 failures total allowed)
Graduated from medical school within the last five years
One year of primary care clinical experience in the United States within the last year
Current ECFMG certification (if applicant is a graduate of a medical school outside of the United States) Note: Our hospital sponsors J-1 visas only

Interviews

Please submit your application to ERAS for review by Oct. 4, 2023 as we will be sending out the first round of interviews by this date. Please respond within two business days to accept or decline once you have received an invitation to interview.

The virtual interview experience will consist of a one-hour social meet-and-greet session with residents and other applicants the night before interview day from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. On the day of the virtual interview from 8 a.m. to noon, applicants will have the opportunity to speak to our program director, associate program director, department faculty, and residents currently in the program. After the interview session concludes, applicants are invited to virtually attend our weekly afternoon Grand Rounds didactic session from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Interviews

All interviews will be conducted virtually. There will not be any evaluation activities conducted in-person. Virtual interviews will be scheduled between Oct. 4, 2023 and Feb. 14, 2024 and are scheduled by invitation only. There will be a total of 17 interview sessions in all, with breaks taken during the weeks of the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day holidays. For more information, please contact Medical Education Specialist Senior Joshua Ward (joshua.ward@uky.edu).