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Applicants

Thank you for your interest in our program!

We request that you submit your application through ERAS.

Please include the following as part of your application:

  • Letter from the Department of Medicine (Chair)-听note to our preliminary medicine applicants, this is NOT needed for your applications
  • Two additional Letters of Reference. These may come from faculty in any department.

We have the following requirement(s) for International Medical Graduates:

  • One year of Clinical Experience in the United States with supporting letters.
  • We only sponsor J1 VISAs.

Applicants interested in the Physician Scientist Training Program,听click here.

Applicants interested in the Internal Medicine鈥揚ediatrics Residency Program,听click here.

贰尘补颈濒:听imresprg@med.unc.edu

Thank you for applying to our program!

Background and Timeline:

We will continue to offer only virtual interviews for the 2025-2026 application cycle.

As in prior years, we will continue to review our applications in a holistic manner, and do not have specific cut-offs for USMLE scores or grades.听 We personally review applications and will wait until we receive MSPE (Dean鈥檚 letters) before we send out invitations to interview students outside of the 黑料网.

We will send invitations to interview categorical applicants around the week of October 11th.听 We will not send invitations out to our preliminary applicants until closer to December.听 Rejection notices for categorical applicants will be sent out near the first week of November.

We promise to have a slot for EVERY applicant we invite to interview!!!!!!听 DO NOT STRESS ABOUT THIS!

Signals: Signals help us in our first review of applications to decide which students to bring in to interview.听 We have not and will NOT use signals to rank students.

Data regarding signals from the 2024-2025 season: We receive over 2500 (over 1600 US MD student) applications to our categorical program and aim to invite 400-425 applicants to interview. Over 20% of US medical students applying into Internal Medicine and over 50% of students who applied to 黑料网 sent our program a gold or silver signal in last year鈥檚 cycle.听 Over 12% of US medical students applying to our program sent 黑料网 a Gold signal.听 70% of students who sent our program a gold signal and 38% of students who sent our program a silver signal were invited to interview last year鈥攖hese numbers of course may change this year.

Based upon last year鈥檚 data, it is highly unlikely that an applicant will receive an interview unless they have signaled our program (Gold or Silver). It is also unlikely that a student who sends our program a silver signal but does geographically preferences another area will be invited (NO geographic preference is ABSOLUTELY FINE).

And although we preferentially review students who have signaled our program, we still holistically evaluate applications and look for students who are in the top of their class, have leadership, research, and service activities, have life experiences that contribute to their resilience, and have demonstrated an interest in work that aligns with 黑料网 (a focus on caring for the underserved, an interest in Global Health, connections to North Carolina or a dedication to caring for the people of our state, experiences in Public Health, a desire to work in a proud, public university coupled with demonstration of humble excellence that is the hallmark of the 黑料网 resident). A signal does NOT guarantee an interview.

Interview Day:

The Interview Day will include an interview with a core faculty member, one of our Chief Residents, and a one-on-one meeting with the Program Director.听 Given our goal to make this a high-quality experience for each applicant, interview slots are limited.

Fewer interview invitations means that we will lose out on meeting many outstanding applicants, but we hope that this process is fair and transparent and offers the best experience we can in a virtual format.

Early Locking of the rank list and second looks: We will be participating in the NRMP voluntary 鈥渆arly lock鈥� of our rank lists this year.听 The exact date in February for this is still pending but we will keep applicants updated and will have our second look dates solidified by the time of interviews.

To summarize:

  • We do not send out interview invitations before we have the MSPE.
  • We will let all applicants know whether they are invited to interview.
  • Invitations for categorical interviews will be sent out beginning in early to mid-October.
  • Categorical applicants who are not invited to interview will be informed by the first week of November.
  • If you are invited to interview, we have a spot for you!
  • We do not use USMLE scores to stratify applicants and do a holistic review.
  • We will preferentially interview students who have signaled our program.
  • We will NOT use signals to rank applicants (but our experience demonstrates that students who have sent our program a gold signal are more likely to highly rank and match at our program).
  • We will participate in the NRMP 鈥渆arly lock鈥� of rank list pilot program and will offer second look visits after that date.
  • We aim to be transparent and fair 鈥� especially as programs and students learn how to best use signals to navigate the season! We have shared our own experience and data in the hope that it will be of help to students in the application process.
  • It is our sincere goal to make the entire interview process a personal one that follows the 鈥満诹贤� Way鈥� 鈥� even in the virtual world!