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Department of Emergency Medicine: Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Application Details

Thank you for your interest in the UAMS Emergency Medicine Residency Program. As UAMS’s flagship ACGME-accredited EM residency, we offer three years of training, PGY-1 through PGY-3. Graduates are eligible for ABEM board certification, and our program participates in the NRMP Match.

The need-to-knows

PLATFORM
ResidencyCAS
applications accepted her only		POSITIONS
11 PGY-1
Categorical, via NRMP MATCH		APPLICATION DEADLINE
Nov 20
Invites are rolling, so apply early		STEP 2 POSTED BY
Dec 1
Required to be ranked

A Day in the Life of an Emergency Medicine Resident

Emergency Med Day in the Life

A complete application

Every application is reviewed, but only complete ones are considered. Here’s the full checklist.

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Common Application Form
  • Medical School Transcript
  • Dean’s Letter
  • At least one SLOE (except in unusual circumstances). Two SLOEs are preferred.
  • Personal Statement
  • USMLE Step 1/COMLEX Level 1 Score
  • USMLE Step 2/COMLEX Level 2 Score if Step/Level 1 was Pass/Fail

Please note that USMLE Step 2/COMLEX 2 must be completed and posted on ResidencyCAS by December 1 in order for a candidate to be ranked. 

Applications for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program are accepted only through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We will not accept mailed, faxed, or emailed applications.

How to apply:

We will accept applications only for 11 PGY-1 positions. When ResidencyCAS opens, we download applications and begin offering interviews shortly thereafter. The deadline for completing your application through ResidencyCAS is November 20, but interview invitations are extended on a rolling basis, so it benefits you to complete your application as soon as possible. 

Interviews

During the interview applicants will:

  • Learn first-hand about the details and philosophy of our program
  • Meet our faculty and residents
  • Meet with the residents for a virtual social hour

After the completion of all interviews for a given year, the residency leadership team prepares a rank order list and submits it to the NRMP in accordance with their stated policies. Information about an applicant’s standing will not be released to the applicant.

International Applicants

International Medical Graduates should be able to meet the following requirements:

  • Graduation from medical school not more than one year ago.
  • No failing scores on USMLE Step 1 or Step 2.
  • At least one SLOE
  • Some clinical experience in the United States that was evaluated by faculty preceptors. This experience must have included responsibility for patient care and follow-up. Volunteer activities, observership, and research will not satisfy this requirement (for this reason UAMS does not allow IMGs to serve on an observership or clerkship).

These requirements are in place simply to assure that anyone entering this residency program has the background and ability to successfully complete his or her training.

Contact Us

UAMS Emergency Medicine Residency
4301 W. Markham Slot 584
Little Rock, AR 72205

Jonathan White, EM GME Coordinator
Phone:  (501) 214-2035
Email: JWhite8@uams.edu