{"id":2969,"date":"2017-12-15T13:51:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T18:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=2969"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:10:25","slug":"application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/general-surgery-residency-program\/application\/","title":{"rendered":"Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2969\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2969-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2969-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2969-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Application Process for the UConn General Surgery Residency Program<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>All applications must be made through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/applying-residencies-eras\/apply-residencies-eras-system\">ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>All applications must include:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Three current letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Official medical school transcript<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>A Personal Statement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Medical Student Performance Evaluation (formerly the Dean\u2019s Letter)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>USMLE score for step I (and step II if available)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>COMLEX score for step I (and step II if available)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>ECFMG certification required for entrance to the residency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>J-1 visas are acceptable for those applicants who are not permanent residents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our review committee does a\u00a0<strong>holistic review, and we do not have a minimum for USLME scores, but they must have a passing score.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will not invite more candidates than we have interview slots available. We have 8 categorical positions and 6 preliminary positions.<br \/>\nInterview invites will be sent out on Friday, October 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2026. Applicants will have 48 hours to respond to the interview invite. Additional invitations may be offered only after applicants deny or cancel their invitation.<br \/>\nAll interviews will be held in person at UConn Health, Farmington, CT. Interviews for the 2027 Match will be held on two days:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, December 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, December 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will have one meet-and-greet event in person for those who are invited to interview on Friday, December 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2027 ERAS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0cycle, applicants also will be required to complete the MyERAS application.<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/applying-residencies-eras\/what-you-need-know-about-2027-eras-application-season\">What\u2019s New in the 2027 MyERAS\u00ae Application?<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><em>Our program does not discriminate with respect to gender, race, age, religion, color, natural origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected status.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Process for the UConn General Surgery Residency Program All applications must be made through\u00a0ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). All applications must include: Three current letters of recommendation Official medical school transcript A Personal Statement Medical Student Performance Evaluation (formerly the Dean\u2019s Letter) USMLE score for step I (and step II if available) COMLEX score [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":2872,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-24 03:53:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2969"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39818,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2969\/revisions\/39818"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}