General Information
- Applications will only be accepted through ERAS, the Electronic Residency Application Service.
- No applications will be accepted via mail or fax.
- There is no minimum score requirement for the USMLE.
- Application deadline is November 15.
- In order to apply you must submit: Dean’s Letter, Department of Medicine letter if you are an American medical school graduate, two additional letters of recommendation from attendings who supervised you, medical school transcript, personal statement, curriculum vitae and USMLE transcript with Step 1 and 2 scores.**
- You must have graduated medical school within the last 5 years in order to apply.
The following information pertains to International Medical School Graduates:
- If all requirements are met prior to submitting our rank list, we can sponsor J-1 and H1-B visas
- We will not interview an International Medical Graduate without ECFMG certification
- US clinical “observerships” are not required, but are helpful.
- We have International Medical Graduates in our current program.
Information on the program size and application/interview notification process:
- We have approximately 15 preliminary and 35 Categorical positions
- A committee reviews the applications to determine if an interview will be granted. Due to the volume of applications received we will not be able to interview all applicants.
- Our interview session starts in mid November and ends in January. There are no interviews between Christmas and New Year. We interview on Mondays and Thursdays.
- If selected for an interview, you will receive an invitation via e-mail to the e-mail address you submitted to ERAS.
- Application status is never communicated to applicants by phone.
- Due to our very high number of applicants, we apologize that we will not be able to notify you if you are not selected for an interview.
Match Numbers:
Categorical – 1470140C0
3YR Sabbath – 1470140C2
Preliminary Program – 1470140P0
Preliminary/ Neurology Program – 1470140P1
Housing, Salary, Benefits and Contractual Information
Beth Israel Medical Center guarantees housing to all of its residency trainees. Housing is located either across the street or within just a few blocks of the main hospital. Salary and benefits are competitive with other area programs.
For more information on these topics please visit the Beth Israel Graduate Medical Education website at:www.bethisraelgme.org (applicants who have been invited for an interview will receive a password to this site in their invitation e-mail, and it is recommended that you review the information on this site.)
Left: Gilman hall, across the street from the hospital, built in 1969, houses most of our residents and fellows.
Location