Medical Student & Residency Application Information

• Applications are accepted ONLY through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
• Permanent U.S. Citizenship or J-1 Visa eligible
• Graduate of medical school in the last three years

• Yes.  We have found outstanding Residents from Programs all over the world!

The program will be sponsoring J-1 Visas only at this time

• Yes

• Like most programs, we use a Holistic approach to review applications.  We weigh your pre-clinical/clinical performance, extra-curricular experiences, personal statement, and letters of recommendation equally
• STEP II / COMLEX II score could be beneficial if you are wanting to demonstrate the improvements you have made academically, particularly if you struggled during your pre-clinical and clinical years
• Regardless, we are wanting to match well-rounded future Physiatrist as we can all agree there is more to a great clinician than just a test score!

• See above regarding our holistic review process
• If you did experience adversity during your medical school career that impacted your test performance, we would recommend that you explain your story in the “Impactful Experience” section of the ERAS application so we can better understand your situation (click here for the link to sample ERAS application, page 16)
• Learning medical knowledge is a journey and we understand that not all learners go at the same pace as others.  What we are looking for is what you learned about yourself as a result of this adversity, what you have done to make changes, and (hopefully) any evidence of success with the changes you have made

• At least 2 PM&R letters and at least 3 total letters

• All interviews will be conducted virtually You will have 4-5, 12 to 15 minute, 1:1 interviews with our Faculty
• You will be interviewed by either Dr. Ravi Kasi (Program Director) or Dr. Andrew Patton (Associate Program Director) but not both
• We also have a “Group Interviews” with our Residents.  At the end of the Interview day, you will rotate between 3 virtual rooms every 15 minutes.  Each Room will have a different theme: “DEI and Community Outreach,” “Wellness,” and “Education.”  At the beginning of each session within a room, the resident will give a brief overview of what the program does in specific theme (i.e. DEI).  This is followed by general discussion regarding the theme between the students and residents.  While this is not an official interview, we do use the residents feedback on how much they connected with the candidates

• We plan to create 1-2 designated days after interviews are completed for interested students to come for a “Second Look”.  
• During the “Second Look”, candidates will get an opportunity to take a tour of the facilities, meet faculty (briefly), and have lunch with residents who are at the main campus Per ERAS rules/recommendations, the "Second Look" will occur after our Rank List is submitted