The AAMC continues to improve the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) through research, user feedback, and collaboration with the medical education community. Below is an overview of what’s new and what to expect for the 2027 MyERAS® application season.
At a Glance: What’s New for the 2027 ERAS Season
- Scholarly Work Section Replacing Publications
- AAMC Letter Writer Portal for All Letters of Recommendation
- Specialty-Specific Standard Letter of Evaluation and/or Recommendation
- Continued Evaluation of MyERAS Pilot Projects
- Updated ERAS Program Data Dashboards
- USMLE Transcript Processing Moving to FSMB
Additional Updates and Resources
- 2027 ERAS Residency Applicant Worksheet (Applicants may print this worksheet to begin preparing their residency application offline before the season begins.)
- AAMC Events, Recordings, and Resources
- Program Signaling Information
- 2027 ERAS Season Timelines
Scholarly Work Section Replacing Publications
For the 2027 ERAS season, the MyERAS Publications section has been redesigned and renamed Scholarly Work. This update reflects a broader and more inclusive view of scholarly contributions and provides improved structure to help applicants present their work more clearly.
These enhancements were informed by feedback from applicants, advisors, and programs, with the goal of improving how scholarly work is organized, reviewed, and understood during the application process.
Key Highlights
- Publications section is now called Scholarly Work
- Ability to select up to three entries as Most Meaningful
- Option to group related work into Scholarly Collections
- A new preview feature to view your entries as programs may see them
- Enhanced citation formatting, including bolded author names and first-author indicators
- Expanded guidance for including publications, presentations, posters, and submitted work
- No limit on the number of entries you may include
Related Resources:
- 2027 MyERAS Enhancements: Highlighting Research and Scholarly Work (Video)
- Additional applicant guides and support resources (coming Spring/Summer 2026)
AAMC Letter Writer Portal for All Letters of Recommendation
The ERAS program will begin accepting letters of recommendation through the AAMC Letter Writer Portal.
The Portal:
- Provides a single, streamlined system for submitting and managing letters
- Improves transparency and reduces administrative burden for letter writers
- Supports more consistent and data-rich letter exchange
For more information, visit the ERAS for Letter Writers webpage.
Specialty-Specific Standard Letters of Evaluation and/or Recommendation
The AAMC is collaborating with several specialties to design and integrate new letters of evaluation or recommendation formats.
Participating specialties:
- Urology
- Dermatology
- Plastic Surgery – Integrated
These specialty-designed forms aim to support more consistent evaluation practices across programs.
Continued Evaluation of MyERAS Pilot Projects
As part of the ongoing modernization of the ERAS application, the AAMC continues to evaluate several MyERAS pilot projects introduced in recent seasons. These projects are designed to provide programs with more meaningful, comparable information to support mission-aligned selection practices, while improving transparency and usability for applicants.
- Program Signal Explanations
- Specialty-Specific Essay Questions
Learn More:
MyERAS Content Research Update
Results from these evaluations will guide future updates and specialty-specific components within the MyERAS application.
Updated ERAS Program Data Dashboards
The AAMC ERAS Statistics webpage has been transformed with new, interactive dashboards. All of the dashboards feature dynamic, interactive visualizations of residency and fellowship data; easy-to-navigate details including cross-application data, applicant and program metrics, signals and interview data; and specialty-specific views.
The dashboards are updated monthly throughout the season. Explore the ERAS Statistics webpage and watch the recording of the recent webinar entitled The Data Landscape: Continuing to Deliver Insights with the New ERAS Statistics Dashboard and Thalamus Data Analytics to learn more.
USMLE Transcript Processing Moving to FSMB
As part of a larger effort to create an improved examinee experience, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), a co-sponsor of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) program, will begin processing all transcript requests for the 2027 ERAS application season in June 2026.
This change streamlines the transcript request process by centralizing all USMLE transcript requests with FSMB, which already processes all other USMLE transcript requests. Examinees who wish to submit USMLE transcripts to the ERAS system must submit their requests and payment through FSMB’s USMLE portal.
In the coming weeks, the USMLE program will announce an official June start date for processing transcripts for the ERAS system. Please continue to monitor the USMLE website for program updates.
2027 ERAS Residency Applicant Worksheet
The 2027 ERAS Applicant Worksheet allows for a head start on the 2027 ERAS residency application. Applicants are encouraged to use this tool to review all required components and begin preparing their application offline before the season begins.
AAMC Events, Recordings, and Resources
Find upcoming and recorded webinars for residency applicants, program teams, and advisors on the ERAS and Transition to Residency Webinars webpage. Explore our collection of webinars on specialty exploration, navigating the 2027 MyERAS application, using program signals, and more.
- 2027 MyERAS Enhancements: Highlighting Research and Scholarly Work (Video)
- The Data Landscape: Continuing to Deliver Insights with the New ERAS Statistics Dashboard and Thalamus Data Analytics (Video)
- ERAS Statistics Webpage
Program Signaling Information
The MyERAS application gives residency and fellowship applicants the ability to use program signals to indicate genuine interest in a program at the time of application. They are designed for programs to use as one of many data points in deciding whom to invite for interviews.
- Applicants may assign and send signals to programs at the time of application. The number of available signals varies by specialty.
- Specialties participating in Program Signals for the 2027 ERAS cycle are listed on the Program Signaling for the 2027 MyERAS Application Season webpage along with other pertinent details.
- The Residency Programs Participating in Program Signaling webpage will be updated in late August 2026 to include the full list of programs participating in signaling in each specialty for the 2027 ERAS residency season.
2027 ERAS Season Timelines
Further Information in Development
Please regularly check this page as more information about the upcoming application season becomes available. Additions will include:
- Specialty participation lists for program signals
- Residency Explorer™ tool enhancements