How to Apply
The UT Southwestern Emergency Medicine Residency Program accepts applications through the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We participate in the Match: National Resident Matching Program. Applicants must participate in the Match as well.
Please apply through ERAS to complete the application process. Following a review of the application materials, selected candidates will be invited to participate in the interview process.
Important Dates
- June 9, 2021
ERAS application opens for applicants at 9 a.m. EST. - September 1, 2021
Applicants may begin submitting applications to programs at 9 a.m. EST. - September 29, 2021
ERAS opens to residency programs. This is the date we can start seeing applications. - October 20, 2021–January 1, 2022
Residency programs begin reviewing applications - October 21, 2021
County Program Unified Interview release date at Noon Eastern Time. Interviews will be announced on a rolling basis as availability allows.
View Interview Schedule - November 5, 2021–December 28, 2021
Residency Interviews - March 2, 2022
ERAS rank lists are due - March 14, 2022
Match Week begins. A detailed Match Week and SOAP schedule will be released as soon as it is finalized. - March 18, 2022
Match Day – offers extended
Interview Schedule
We will start sending interview invitations on Nov. 2. All interviews will be held virtually using the Thalamus interview management platform.
There are two available sessions per interview day:
- 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. CST
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CST
Interviews will take place on the following 2021 dates:
- Nov. 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23
- Dec. 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 28
International Medical Graduates
Applications are accepted only through ERAS and you must meet the following criteria:
- You must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
- We accept non-U.S. citizen applicants only with ECFMG-sponsored J-1 visas for residency training at UT Southwestern. We do not sponsor or accept H-1B or O-1 visa applicants for residency training. Further information is available through UT Southwestern’s Office of International Affairs.
- You must be eligible for a post-graduate Training Permit from the State of Texas to train at UT Southwestern. Information is available from the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
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