{"id":4981,"date":"2018-01-10T11:28:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T16:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=4981"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:47:57","slug":"application-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/vascular-surgery-fellowship\/application-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4981\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4981-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4981-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4981-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Position<\/h3>\n<p>One position is offered on a competitive basis each year in the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program at UConn Health\/Hartford Hospital.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You first must submit an electronic application via the <a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/applying-residency\/applying-residencies-eras\/\">Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The academic year begins in July.<\/p>\n<p>A complete application includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completed application<\/li>\n<li>Dean\u2019s letter, medical school transcript and diploma<\/li>\n<li>Three current letters of recommendation (one from the department chair)<\/li>\n<li>Current Curriculum Vitae<\/li>\n<li>Official test transcripts for all applicable examinations (USMLE Step 1, 2, 3 or COMLEX scores)<\/li>\n<li>ECFMG certificate (if you graduated from medical school outside the USA)<\/li>\n<li>Absite scores (from the American Board of Surgery)<\/li>\n<li>Personal statement<\/li>\n<li>Photograph<\/li>\n<li>Medical school transcript<\/li>\n<li>J-1 visa is the only non-immigrant visa accepted by the UConn School of Medicine graduate medical education program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Appointments are made through the Vascular Surgery Matching Program, sponsored by the National Resident Matching Program Specialty Matching Services. All candidates must register through the Specialties Matching Service (SMS).<\/p>\n<p>To register: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrmp.org\/fellowship-applicants\/selecting-fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Resident Matching Program's (NRMP) Specialty Matching Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Applicants considered for an appointment will be invited to visit Hartford Hospital for a personal interview with the program director and selected faculty. Interviews are conducted during February and March each year.<\/p>\n<p>For those wishing to apply who do not use ERAS, the following form can be used:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/CAF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UConn School of Medicine Residency\/Fellowship Non-ERAS Common Application Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample Contract:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/12\/sample_contract-1.pdf\">Download and\/or Print Sample Contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/eligibility-requirements-and-selection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View more information on Eligibility Requirements and Selection.<\/a><\/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>Position One position is offered on a competitive basis each year in the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program at UConn Health\/Hartford Hospital. How to Apply Step 1 You first must submit an electronic application via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The academic year begins in July. A complete application includes the following: Completed application Dean\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":4893,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-01 17:39:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4981"}],"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=4981"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34458,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4981\/revisions\/34458"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}