Apply to Residencies with the ERAS® System

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Access the MyERAS® Portal

Use the MyERAS Portal to submit your applications to residency programs.

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The Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) is the centralized online application service you’ll use to deliver your application, along with supporting documents, to residency programs. 

What's New with the ERAS Program

ERAS News and Announcements

ERAS News and Announcements

The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) team regularly works with the ERAS community to update resources, data, research, and its suite of tools to meet the changing needs of the transition to residency process.

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The Residency Explorer™ Tool

Residency Explorer helps medical students and applicants to U.S. residency programs explore programs in their specialty(ies) of interest. Students and applicants can explore programs’ interview invitation data for the prior cycle and program characteristics and offerings.

Access Residency Explorer

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The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) streamlines the residency application process for applicants, their Designated Dean's Offices, Letter of Recommendation (LoR) authors, and program directors. By providing applicants the ability to build and deliver their application and supporting materials individually or as a package to programs, the ERAS system provides a centralized and flexible solution to the residency application and documents distribution process.

The AAMC is focused on improving the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) through research and community feedback to enhance the experience for applicants, programs, and medical school users. Learn more about the 2026 MyERAS application and how applicants can share more information about their experiences and career goals with residency and fellowship programs.   

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For the 2026 ERAS recruitment season, all residency and fellowship applicants who are applying to participating programs can use program signals to show their interest.

ERAS® application fees are based on the number of programs applied to per specialty. The MyERAS portal automatically calculates your fees, and you can pay online using Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.

Guides and worksheets to help residency applicants complete their MyERAS application.

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Applying to residency involves a complicated set of steps and decisions. The AAMC is committed to providing information to help you apply smarter for residency. We have curated a series of resources that explain the process and ensure that the residency program you select is the right fit for you.

Applicants that have certified and submitted an application in a prior season (up to seven years prior to the start of the current season) will be able to import their application data and associated LoRs into the current season.

Registration with the ERAS program does not register you for any established match. The ERAS system is a separate entity and does not provide matching services. If you intend to participate in a match, you must contact that organization for registration, eligibility, and participation information.

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Find everything you need to know about the ERAS program. FAQs will be updated throughout the 2026 ERAS® season (June 4, 2025 to May 31, 2026).

The MyERAS application is the form you will use to enter information about yourself. You will submit the MyERAS application along with your supporting documents when you apply to programs. Programs will use the information in your MyERAS application to determine if you are an eligible candidate for their program.

Need Help? Contact the ERAS Program.

202-862-6264

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET
Closed Wednesday, 3 - 5 p.m. ET

Contact ECFMG (IMGs Only)
215-966-3520

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