Information For Applicants
Thank you for your interest in the Family Medicine Residency Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center and its affiliated hospitals: Parkland Health & Hospital System, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Children's Health℠ Children's Medical Center Dallas, and UT Southwestern University Hospitals.
We will offer all in person interviews this year, once weekly from October to January (excluding Holidays). Additionally, we will be posting several videos of our program, highlighting our facilities, our rotations, and the experience of our residents.
Geographic and program preference signaling are one of many considerations for an interview invitation but are not mandatory to receive an invitation.
We accept applications on a rolling basis and will start to extend an invitation for interviews at the beginning of October after a full holistic review.
Upcoming dates for interviews:
- October 16, 2025
- October 23, 2025
- October 30, 2025
- November 6, 2025
- November 13, 2025
- November 20, 2025
- December 4, 2025
- December 11, 2025
- December 18, 2025
- January 8, 2026
- January 15, 2026
- January 22, 2026
We will have an in person meet-and-greet dinner with our residents the night before the interview. Your presence or absence from this will have no bearing on your ability to rank. It will serve solely to allow you to get a better feel for our program.
- How to Apply
How to Apply
We accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) offered by the American Association of Medical Colleges. For the 2026 ERAS cycle, applicants are required to complete the MyERAS application.
Your application must include the following components:
- Dean's letter of recommendation (Medical Student Performance Letter)
- Three letters of recommendation:
- At least one letter should be from a family medicine attending who can assess your clinical skills and abilities
- Official medical school transcript, including all grades for required clerkships
- Exam scores for Step 1 and Step 2 CK (if available) of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and/or Level 1 and Level 2-CE (if available) of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX)
- USMLE Step 2 CK or COMLEX Level 2-CE results are required for ranking and must be submitted via ERAS by March 1, 2026.
- Personal statement
- Curriculum vitae (ERAS-generated)
Be sure to include anything you would like us to know about your academic achievements, scholastic honors, research experience, publications, occupational history, extracurricular activities, outside interests, family, etc.
Each candidate should meet the following criteria in order to be competitive:
- Eligible to work in the United States
- Eligible for a Texas license upon the completion of residency, and the medical school MUST be listed on the Texas Medical Board's list of medical schools with "Substantial Equivalence"
- Successful completion of all medical licensing exams (USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 or COMLEX Level 1 or Level 2-CE)
- Recent graduation from medical school (within last three years)
- Recent clinical experience (within one year); U.S. clinical experience preferred
- ECFMG-certification, if applicable
Students from UT Southwestern Medical School are eligible for an interview.
If you have further questions, please feel free to UTSouthwestern.FamilyResidency@utsouthwestern.edu us any time.
- FAQ
FAQ
How do candidates apply?
We will accept applications only through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) between September 1 and December 15.
When is your application submission deadline?
We will stop accepting new applications on December 15 of this calendar year.
How will I learn if I have been selected to interview?
Our program typically interviews in October, November, December, and January of the calendar year. If you are selected to interview, you will receive an invitation through ERAS between October 1 and January 6 of the calendar year. Please feel free to reach out to us to check on the status of your application.
What is your medical school requirements, and graduation cutoff date?
You must have graduated from medical school within the past three years, and your medical school must be listed in the Texas Medical Board's Substantial Equivalence List. We will, however, consider recent hands-on clinical experience and review applications on a case-by-case basis.
Can applicants be offered interviews if their application is not fully complete at the time of submission, e.g., have completed Step 1/COMLEX-1, but not Step 2/COMLEX-2?
Applicants may be offered interviews even if their application is not fully complete at the time of submission, such as having completed USMLE Step 1/COMLEX Level 1 but not USMLE Step 2/COMLEX Level 2-CE. This decision is at the discretion of the interview application review committee, which will conduct a holistic review to ensure all other criteria are met. However, the program will not rank any interviewed applicants whose applications remain incomplete by the Rank Order List deadline. Interviewed applicants are strongly encouraged to notify the program via email once their outstanding components are completed
What letters of recommendation do you require from International graduates?
We require three letters of recommendation. At least one of the LOR's must be from a Family Physician.
Do you require a minimum USMLE/COMLEX-USA score to apply?
We do not have a minimum score requirement, but require a passing score for all USMLE/COMLEX-USA tests. The average score range of last year’s class of interns was 228 - 239 (USMLE score), and 435 – 571 (COMLEX score). After review, applicants may be invited even if only a USMLE STEP 1/COMLEX-USA Level 1 score is available. However, applicants must have passed Step 2/Level 2-CE prior to the NRMP's rank order certification deadline to be considered for our program's rank list.
Do you accept applications outside of the match?
We are an all-in program and do not accept applications outside of the match or ERAS.
Do I need U.S. clinical experience?
U.S. clinical experience is not required but is preferred.
Do you accept visas?
All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. We will consider J-1 visa applicants on an individual basis. We do not sponsor H-1 visas. See the following section for more detailed information for international applicants.
Whom do I contact if I need further information?
If we have not answered your questions, please feel free to UTSouthwestern.FamilyResidency@utsouthwestern.edu us at any time.
- International Applicants
International Applicants
If you are not a United States citizen or Permanent Resident, UT Southwestern will request J-1 visa sponsorship through the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). UT Southwestern does not sponsor H1B visas for categorical residents.
Exceptions will not be required for applicants with asylee or refugee status with appropriate documentation, or those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status with a valid employment authorization document (EAD).
In response to the cancellation of Step 2 Clinical Skills and the development of ECFMG's new pathways:
- ECFMG certification will not be required before interviews are offered.
Prerequisites
In addition to the prerequisites listed above, international applicants should note:
- U.S. clinical experience is valued but not required. We consider exceptional applicants, and we understand that diversity of training and life experience can only enrich our program
- Applicants must submit three (3) letters of recommendation that are a faithful representation of the applicant. Home-country or other international letters of recommendation (LORs) will be considered equal in value to U.S. LORs.
If you have further questions, please feel free to UTSouthwestern.FamilyResidency@utsouthwestern.edu us at any time.