How To Apply To The KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Internal Medicine or Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Programs

ERAS

ERAS is a service that transmits applications, letters of recommendation (LoRs), Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPEs), medical school transcripts, USMLE transcripts, COMLEX transcripts, and other supporting credentials from you and your designated dean's office to program directors using the Internet.  ERAS consists of MyERAS (the Web site where you create your application), the Dean's Office Workstation (DWS), the Program Director's Workstation (PDWS), and the ERAS PostOffice.  The ERAS website is located at http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm.

Components of ERAS

ERAS is comprised of four main components:

• MyERAS Web site. This is where you complete your application and personal statement, select programs to apply to, and assign documents to be received by those programs.
• Dean's Office Workstation (DWS). This is ERAS software used by staff at your designated dean's office. From this software they create an electronic token that you use to access MyERAS. They also use this system to scan and attach supporting documents to your application, such as photograph, medical school transcript, MSPE, and LoRs.
• Program Director's Workstation (PDWS). This is ERAS software used by program staff to receive, sort, review, evaluate, and rank applications.
• ERAS PostOffice. This is a central bank of computers that transfer the application materials from fellowship applicants and the EFDO to fellowship programs. You can monitor the activity of your files on the ERAS PostOffice via the Applicant Data Tracking System (ADTS).

How does ERAS work?

• Your designated dean's office will issue you an electronic token. You will use it to access the MyERAS Web site.

• You will complete the ERAS application, select programs, assign supporting documents, and transmit your application to programs.
• Schools receive notification of the completed application and start transmitting supporting documents.
• Examining boards receive and process requests for score reports.
• Programs contact the ERAS PostOffice on a daily basis to download application materials.

ECFMG Certification – general information

Medical schools outside the United States and Canada vary in educational standards, curriculum, and evaluation methods. The purpose of ECFMG Certification is to assess the readiness of international medical graduates to enter U.S. residency and fellowship programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

If you are an international medical graduate and wish to enter an ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship program in the United States, you must be certified by ECFMG before you can enter the program. You must also be certified by ECFMG if you wish to take Step 3 of the three-step United States Medical Licensing Examination™ (USMLE™). ECFMG Certification is required to obtain an unrestricted license to practice medicine.

To be certified by ECFMG, you must pass a series of exams; you must also provide ECFMG with copies of your medical education credentials, which ECFMG will verify directly with your medical school. The certification process begins when you submit your first application for examination to ECFMG. At this time, ECFMG will assign you an identification number that you will use throughout the certification process.

The time required to complete the certification process is different for each applicant. There is no minimum time period required for ECFMG Certification. You may apply for the required exams as soon as you are eligible. All of the exams required for ECFMG Certification are offered regularly throughout the year.

Both medical school students and graduates may begin the certification process. However, since one of the requirements for ECFMG Certification is that your medical diploma be independently verified by your medical school to ECFMG, you cannot complete the certification process until you graduate and receive your diploma. The time required for some aspects of the certification process, such as the time required by your medical school to verify your medical diploma, are beyond the control of ECFMG.

The ECFMG Certification Fact Sheet provides an introduction to ECFMG Certification, as well as web-based resources for those interested in ECFMG Certification and graduate medical education in the United States.
Before applying for ECFMG Certification, you must refer to the ECFMG Information Booklet and the USMLE Bulletin of Information.

To apply for the required exams, use ECFMG's Interactive Web Application.