How to Apply
- Categorical Applicant Requirements (3 years training)
- Preliminary Applicant Requirements (1 year training)
- Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Requirements (4 years training)
- ABIM Research Pathway Requirements (short track)
- FAQ’s
- IMG Applicant Requirements
- Interview and Selection Procedure
- General Information About Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- Senior Resident (PGY2 and above) training positions
- Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
IMG Applicant Requirements
- A minimum of 2 months of hands-on direct clinical experience in a US or Canadian accredited teaching hospital. We will not interview candidates who have not obtained this required clinical experience. Observerships without direct clinical responsibility do not meet this criteria.
- Visas:
- All applicants who match with us are responsible for all visa fees
- Matched applicants will be advised as to which Visa they are eligible for by their Program Director and the Yale Office of Graduate Medical Education.
- All matched applicants must obtain a valid visa prior to intern orientation (around June 12 yearly).
- J1 Visa: We encourage J1 visas for eligible matched applicants. We refer matched interns to the ECFMG website regarding all the necessary paperwork.
- H1-b Visa: Should you be eligible for H1-b visa, we will refer you to a legal office regarding the necessary paperwork.
- In order to be considered for a position in our program, applicants from medical schools located outside the US and Canada MUST have graduated from medical school in the last 6 years.
- Passed USMLE Step I & II Knowledge test on the first attempt
- Passed USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills on the first attempt
- USMLE Step 3 is not required to apply
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- You must be eligible for an ECFMG Certificate in order to apply. We require that you submit your ECGMG certificate through ERAS BEFORE February 1st. We are required to have an ECFMG certificate on file for every IMG intern who matches with our training programs.
Application Review and Interview Selection Procedures
- We only accept application materials through ERAS (see how to apply)
- December 31 is our application deadline. We strongly encourage applicants to submit their applications by the end of October because our interview days become filled very quickly.
- Invitations to interview are sent by email.
- Applicants who will not be offered an interview will be notified by email.
- Interviews take place in November, December and January.
- We will be unable to interview applicants who appear without an interview appointment.
General Information About ERAS
- If you are graduating or have graduated from a U.S. medical school, you must contact your medical school's student affairs office or other designated dean’s office. Your dean’s office will provide you with the information and the software for ERAS. .
- If you are graduating or have graduated from a Canadian medical student, please contact the Canadian Resident Matching Service, phone (613) 237-0075, for ERAS processing information, or write to:
Canadian Resident Matching Service
151 Slater Street, Suite 802
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P-5H3
Canada - If you are graduating or have graduated from a foreign medical school, you must contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for application materials and eligibility requirement. Write to:
ECFMG-ERAS Program
P.O. Box 13467
Philadelphia PA 19104-3467
U.S.A.
Senior Residents (PGY2 and above) training positions
At this time we are not accepting any applications for Senior Resident (PGY2 and above) training positions.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Yale University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and affirmatively seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons of diverse backgrounds. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual's sex, race, color, religion, age, handicap, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, handicapped individuals, special disabled veterans, and veterans of the Vietnam era.
The Department of Medicine is committed to affirmative action and equal employment opportunity. Minorities are encouraged to apply.
Inquiries concerning these policies may be referred to Valarie J. Stanley, Associate Director of the Office for Equal Opportunity Programs at Yale University, P.O. Box 208305, 104 William L. Harkness Hall, New Haven, CT 06520-8305, tel. 203-432-0849.
