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An E-Newsletter for International Medical Graduates Pursuing Graduate
Medical Education in the United States

Issue 156 – June 11, 2010
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PREPARING FOR THE ERAS 2011 APPLICATION SEASON

Information on the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) 2011
application season is now available. If you plan to apply for U.S.
residency positions that begin in July 2011, visit the ECFMG ERAS
Support Services website at http://www.ecfmg.org/eras/index.html for
important information. Most U.S. residency programs participate in ERAS.
If you apply to participating programs, you must apply to these programs
using ERAS.

At ECFMG's ERAS Support Services website, you will be able to:

- View instructions on how to obtain an ERAS Token, which will allow you
to access the MyERAS website to work on your residency applications.

- Review policies and procedures that are new for ERAS 2011.

- Find instructions for submitting your supporting documents, such as
letters of recommendation and transcripts, to ERAS Support Services for
transmission to the ERAS PostOffice.

- Subscribe to ECFMG-ERAS News, a free e-mail newsletter that provides
international medical students and graduates who use ERAS with
important, updated information as it becomes available.

The ERAS 2011 application season begins on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 when
2011 Tokens become available through OASIS. This 2011 Token can be used
to register with MyERAS beginning on Thursday, July 1, 2010.

ERAS was developed by the Association of American Medical Colleges
(AAMC) to allow medical school students and graduates to apply
electronically for first- and second-year (PGY-1 and PGY-2) residency
positions in U.S. programs of graduate medical education. ECFMG serves
as the designated Dean's office for all international medical
students/graduates and graduates of Fifth Pathway Programs who use ERAS.
Detailed information on ERAS 2011 is also available on the AAMC website
at http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm.