(Electronic Resident Application Service)or an AOA application form, a dean's letter, three letters of recommendation from faculty members involved in their education, an official medical school transcript and score reports on steps taken in the United States Medical Licensure Examination. Passage of the English Language proficiency test and Clinical Skills Assessment examinations (when applicable) are also required. International medical graduates will be required to submit evidence of Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification in order to be considered.
3. Applications will be screened by program directors and coordinators, and those meeting individual program standards will be invited to visit Bassett for a personal interview.
4. At the discretion of the program director, applicants unable to visit due to extenuating circumstances will be afforded the opportunity to complete a telephone or video-conference interview.
5. At the time of the interview candidates will receive a sample residency contract, the Resident Selection Policy and an acknowledgement of communication form. The applicant must sign the acknowledgement form and return to the Residency Program Office on the day of the interview.
6. Prior to the submission of the rank order list to the respective program National Matching Service, a committee appointed by the program director, with the concurrence of the clinical chief, will meet and determine the desirability, eligibility, and rank order of candidates.
7. The program's rank order list will be reviewed by the Assistant Director of Medical Education prior to submission to the National Resident Matching Program.
8. Should any program fail to completely match through the Matching Service process, applicants will be screened and positions offered based on the same selection criteria noted above.
