HOW TO APPLY

Application Process

Applicants to the USC Internal Medicine Residency Program must apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). All internship positions will be offered through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) and only accept intern applicants through the NRMP Match. For further information, please contact us: uscimgme@med.usc.edu.

USC Three-Year Internal Medicine Categorial Program Listing: NRMP #1033140C0.

The application deadline is December 1.

For the 2023 ERAS® cycle, our program will be participating in the supplemental ERAS application offered through the AAMC’s ERAS program. Applicants will be required to complete the MyERAS application, and participation in the supplemental ERAS application is optional.

Program Requirements:

  1. Applications are accepted only through ERAS. Documents that are mailed, faxed or emailed will not be incorporated into your file.

  2. All applicants must take the USMLE.

  3. A completed application must include the ERAS common application form, medical school transcript, MSPE, personal statement, a letter from your department Chairman or designee, and a minimum of two additional letters.

  4. Applications submitted through ERAS will be reviewed. If your application is selected for an invitation to interview, you will be contacted via email.

Interview Day

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our interviews will be virtual this year. We invite applicants to view the state of the art USC/Los Angeles General Medical Center, Keck Medical Center, and the USC Keck School of Medicine Health Sciences Campus by visiting our Facilities webpage.

The interview day gives applicants the opportunity to learn more about our residency program and a chance to discover what it is like to be an Internal Medicine Resident at USC.

The day starts with a presentation from our Program Director outlining our program's mission, curriculum, and mentoring program. Applicants will then attend our unique multidisciplinary morning report, where our housestaff solve an unknown medical case with the help of our esteemed Department of Medicine Faculty.

Each applicant will have two interviews, one with a member of our Residency Leadership Team and one with a core faculty member. Applicants are encouraged to ask any questions they have regarding the training program.

Throughout the day current Interns and Residents are available to answer any questions applicants may have.