Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE or “Dean’s Letter”)

Uploading the MSPE

Residency applicants’ Designated Dean’s Office is responsible for uploading the MSPE into the ERAS system. 

  • IMGs Only: IMG residency applicants must indicate in the MyERAS portal if they themselves or their medical school will provide a MSPE to the ERAS Documents office at the ECFMG. Instructions for submission can be found on the ECFMG website.

    • If an IMG applicant previously answered these questions on the Additional Documents page, their response will be displayed and they will have an opportunity to modify their responses if needed before they certify and submit their application. 

    • If an IMG applicant did not previously answer these questions, they will need to do so before they certify and submit their application. 

Assigning the MSPE

  • Residency applicants do not assign the MSPE; it is automatically sent to all the programs to which an applicant applies. Applicants will see “No Available Action” in the Additional Documents section. 
  • Fellowship applicants must make assignments of the MSPE to the programs they designate: 
    • The MSPE can be assigned at any time, including before it is uploaded. 
    • The MSPE can be assigned to any saved or applied to programs from the Additional Documents page by selecting “Assign” under the Actions column. 
    • Programs listed with a disabled checkbox already have the MSPE assigned and have been applied to. 
    • The MSPE can be assigned by program using the Assign option under the Actions column for any program on both the Saved Programs and Programs Applied To pages. 
    • Once the MSPE is assigned to a program that has been applied to, it cannot be unassigned. 
    • The MSPE cannot be assigned to programs that are closed.