- The ERAS program will not collect or process any applicant documents. Supporting documents are received and processed by your Designated Dean’s Office. LoRs must be uploaded by the LoR Author or their designee via AAMC Letter Writer Portal.
- In order to begin using the MyERAS system, you must obtain an ERAS token from your Designated Dean’s Office.
- The EFDO is the Designated Dean’s Office for all fellowship applicants including graduates of U.S. and international medical schools.
- To begin using the MyERAS system, fellowship applicants must obtain an ERAS token from the EFDO.
- Refer to the Applicant data and LoR import sections to understand what material the ERAS program retains for use in subsequent seasons. Make sure to certify and submit your application prior to season close if you would like to import your application and/or certain supporting documents.
- The ERAS program does not set program application deadlines or requirements as they are set and communicated by individual programs. Applicants are advised to contact programs directly for deadlines and program requirements.
- You must certify and submit your MyERAS application before you can apply to programs.
- Once you have certified and submitted your application, you will not be able to make any changes to your application outside of the information contained on the Personal Information section of the MyERAS application as well as the personal statement. For example, Work Authorization is listed in the Personal Information section. As a result, it can be updated even after certifying and submitting the application.
- For LoRs, you must add and confirm letter of recommendation entries. When you confirm an entry, the system will generate a personalized Letter Request form, which you will need to provide to the LoR Author. You can provide the letter request form to your author via email, postal mail, fax, or in person since a PDF version of the form can be downloaded.
- Once you have initiated the release and retrieval of your USMLE Transcript, authorized USMLE and/or COMLEX-USA transcripts, assigned it to program(s) and paid any associated transcript fees, the ERAS system will send your transcript requests for those programs to the FSMB and NBOME for processing.
- Exam transcript requests are usually processed on the same day but under special circumstances, it can take up to 5 business days from the date of your request for exam score transcripts to be processed and made available to programs. When new transcript scores are uploaded, the most recent upload date will display in the MyERAS system.
- When searching for programs in the MyERAS system, if a program has a status other than Participating, you should contact the program directly regarding their participation status with the ERAS program. Be sure to follow due diligence and research your programs even if they have marked themselves as participating.
- Some programs have state work authorization requirements to which they must adhere. Contact the programs directly to find out their requirements prior to applying.
- Remember to check the Message Center for important communications from programs or your DDO in regard to your application and documents.
- Remember to check the Assignments Checklist to ensure that your documents are assigned and sent properly to the programs you have applied to.