Apply
Ready to Apply?
Application materials must be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Applicants must also register with the National Residency Matching Program.
The following documents should be submitted through ERAS:
- Common Application Form
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal statement
- Medical school transcripts
- USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Exam) transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation
- Dean's letter
- International medical graduates only: ECFMG status report from Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
- Wallet-sized color photo.
Interviews are by invitation only and are a prerequisite for admission. We schedule approximately 30 interviews for 2 positions each year.
The interview process – what to expect
ALERT: the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our interview process. General timing/events:
- Application deadline is typically in late November of the year prior to post-graduate Year 1
- Virtual interviews will be held on the following Fridays: November 11, 2022; December 9, 2022; and January 13, 2023.
Have questions? Need more information?
Contact:
Claire Olesen
Resident Coordinator
Desk (612) 624-1207
neurosurged@umn.edu