Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Important Note: If you are applying to certain residency specialties, including Emergency Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, please see Support for ResidencyCAS Residency Application Services for information on how ECFMG can support your application.
JUNE
Start researching your programs of interest. The Residency Explorer tool allows you to research programs in 40+ specialties, gauge your competitiveness relative to previous applicant pools, and align your personal preferences and career interests with program offerings. You can also search the American Medical Association's FREIDA and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) websites for program information, or view the AAMC's list of participating specialties and programs .
Review the eligibility requirements for participating in ERAS and the NRMP Match, and for U.S. state medical licensure.
JUNE 25
Residency Tokens are available. Obtain your ERAS Token in the ERAS Support Services section of ECFMG’s OASIS.
Register with your Token at AAMC’s MyERAS website . Once you have registered, start submitting your supporting documents. See Submission At-a-Glance for information on methods for submitting ERAS documents and the associated processing times.
Start approaching your letter writers to secure letters of recommendation. Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPEs) and medical school transcripts should be uploaded no later than September 16 in order to be transmitted to programs on September 24.
SEPTEMBER 3
On September 3 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time in the United States, you may begin applying to programs.
Programs will not have access to review applications until September 24 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time in the United States. All applications submitted September 3 through September 24 will appear to programs as submitted on September 24.
SEPTEMBER 15
Registration for the NRMP Match opens on the NRMP website .
SEPTEMBER 24
Programs can begin accessing applications at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time in the United States.
JANUARY 30
NRMP Match standard registration deadline. (You may register after this deadline, but you will be required to pay an additional late registration fee to the NRMP.)
MARCH 4
NRMP Match registration and Rank Order List (ROL) Certification deadline.
MARCH 16
Match week begins.
MARCH 20
Match day.
MAY 31
MyERAS application closes, ending current ERAS season.
JULY 1
Residency training begins.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Dates are subject to change. You should verify all dates directly with the appropriate organization. For detailed information, refer to the 2026 Main Residency Match Applicants Calendar and the AAMC Timeline - Residency Applicants .
There are fees associated with services provided by the other organizations that support your residency application. You must ensure that you satisfy all fee requirements; otherwise, a hold may be placed on your MyERAS application and NRMP activities, and ECFMG will not process your requests.
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[Last update: May 20, 2025]
