Preparation for the osteopathic internship match should begin during the third year of medical school and continue throughout the fourth year.
Once the majority of your third year rotations have been completed, you should have determined the field of medicine in which you would like to train and practice in the future and the training programs to which you will apply.
Use the following timeline as a guide while planning the internship application and match process. Note this timeline is based on the UMDNJ-SOM OPTI application process, and may differ for other programs.
June/July
Students will receive MyERAS tokens from Academic Affairs in late June. These tokens will allow applicants access to the applicant manual on the ERAS website at www.aamc.org/students/eras/start.htm. Register and create your profile and MyERAS application.
Applicants can begin
working on their applications on ERAS
beginning July 1, 2007 and begin selecting
and applying to Osteopathic Internship
programs starting on July 15, 2007.
Select the preceptors whom you want to write your recommendation letters (preferably from the same specialty area in which you are applying).
Start revising your curriculum vitae (CV).
Agreement forms are distributed by National Matching Services, Inc. (NMS) to students who are eligible for participation in the Match.
August/September
Coordinate with the Offices of the Registrar, Academic Affairs, and Cognitive Skills for copies of your transcript, Dean’s Letter, and board scores to be uploaded into ERAS by Academic Affairs.
Coordinate with your preceptors to have your recommendation letters sent to Academic Affairs for uploading into ERAS.
Finalize your CV. Complete
and send applications.
UMDNJ-SOM
OPTI deadline for internship applications
is September 15, 2006.
September/October
UMDNJ-SOM OPTI will send out letters to students with completed application files to schedule their interviews.
October
Students must return
their agreements and registration
fees to National Matching Service
(NMS).
Sept/Oct/November
Interviews for UMDNJ-SOM OPTI internship positions
November
Instructions for submitting Rank Order Lists and obtaining Match results will be provided by NMS to registered students.
Late December
Letters sent out by UMDNJ-SOM OPTI to all students that will be ranked for internship programs.
Early January
Deadline for submission of student and program Rank Order Lists to NMS.
February
Results of the Match are released to all participants (students and institutions). Contracts for each matched student are sent within 10 working days after receipt of the Match results to the student for signature. Each matched student must sign and return the contract to the institution within 30 days after receiving the contract.
March or April
Preliminary intern orientation for UMDNJ-SOM OPTI entering class.
May
Medical School Graduation
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