Internal Medicine Residency Application FAQs

A completed application must be obtained before a decision is made to send an invitation to interview. The following documents must be submitted in order to complete your application:

• Curriculum vitae (generated by ERAS )
• Personal statement
• Medical Student Performance Evaluation (formerly Dean's letter)
• Medical school transcript
• USMLE Steps 1 & 2 scores or the equivalent FLEX examinations. Step 1 required at the time of interview. Any matched applicant in the State of Massachusetts will not be able to apply for a limited license until these scores are reported.
• Letter from the Chair of the applicant's Department of Medicine or from a designee (the latter must indicate that his/her letter is in place of a Chair's letter). A Chair's letter is preferred, but not required for applicants applying to our Preliminary Program.
• Two additional letters of recommendation. Additional letters may be submitted without penalty.

Only three letters are required, but more may be submitted without penalty.

Reprints are not required, but will be added to your application file if submitted.

The application deadline is September 25, 2024.

In addition to a completed application, International Medical Graduates must be ECFMG Certified, or in the process of becoming certified (required to start internship). For more information, visit the ECFMG website. You must submit two letters of recommendation from U.S. clinical supervisors. At least one year of clinical experience in the United States is required and your medical school graduation date must be within the past three years.

The BIDMC Internal Medicine Residency Training Program will sponsor J-1 and H1-B Visas.

Yes, applicants interested in Primary Care should apply through the separate match. The program offers additional opportunities for clinical experience and mentoring in the outpatient setting. For more information, visit the Primary Care Track FAQs page.

Interviews are granted by invitation only. All completed applications are reviewed by our Selection Committee. Once a decision has been made to invite a candidate to interview, an invitation will be sent via email. The email will contain the interview dates available, and will provide instructions on how to schedule your interview.

Program Signaling and Geographic Preferences

BIDMC's Internal Medicine Residency Program will be participating in this year's ERAS geographic and program signaling process. We encourage applicants who are excited about our program to apply.

We will continue to holistically review applications to our residency program with ERAS signaling and geographic preferencing tools as one aspect of the holistic review process that is taken into account in order to focus on applicants who express an interest in our program. Due to the high volume of applications, applicants should not expect an interview if they do not signal our program with either a gold or silver signal. Signaling, however, does not guarantee an interview.

Post-Interview Communication

Additionally, we strongly believe that applicants should submit a rank list that reflects their preferences for training and should not be influenced by post-interview communication. Created in collaboration with many other programs, this statement on post interview match integrity highlights our commitment to an equitable match process.

The Internal Medicine Residency Training Program receives in excess of 4,000 applications annually.

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