Application Process

Applications accepted through ERAS only

Documents needed for complete application:

• ERAS application
• 3 letters of recommendation including one from Residency Program Director
• Career Goals and Personal Statement
• USMLE scores or equivalent

We do participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP)

Foreign medical graduates must have passed the E.C.F.M.G. and U.S.M.L.E. exams. Additional information may be obtained by visiting the ECFMG website.

All of the subspecialty societies that sponsor Internal Medicine fellowship matches have agreed to move the match to the first Wednesday in December, beginning with the 2012 match for fellows to start in July 2013. Therefore, the timing of the match will change as below

Match Date	Fellows Start
June 2011	July 2012
December 2012	July 2013
December 2013	July 2014

 The 2012 schedule will be as follows:

Activity	Date
ERAS opens for applicants to develop applications	July 1, 2012
ERAS opens for programs to download applications	July 15, 2012
Rank order lists open	November 7, 2012
Rank order lists close	November 14, 2012
Match day	December 5, 2012

In accordance with these date changes, we have chosen the dates below for our next interview season at Wake Forest:  

Activity	Date
ERAS opens for candidates	July 1, 2012
ERAS opens for programs	July 15, 2012
Wake Forest deadline for receiving applications	July 31, 2012
Extend invitations	August 19, 2012
First interview date	September 17, 2012
Second interview date	October 22, 2012
Create Rank List	November 8, 2012
Rank List closes	November 14, 2012
Match Day	December 5, 2012
Fellowship starts	July 1, 2013

If you have any additional questions about the application process, please contact our program coordinator, Beth Donnelly, at 336-716-6777 or by email at bdonnell@wakehealth.edu.