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Prospective Residents - Interviewing

Interview Dates

Our two interview dates are:
Friday and Saturday, November 20-21, 2009
Friday and Saturday, December 11-12, 2009

Getting to the interview

Radisson Metrodome Hotel
615 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN. 55414
612-379-8888

Airport Taxi
763-592-6400

Yellow Taxi
(612) 824-4444

Directions

To the University Campus:

http://www.onestop.umn.edu/Maps/directions-mpls.html

Once on campus:

Campus Map

You should arrive at the Program Coordinator's office in the morning of your interview. Gina Deveney's office is located on the 1st floor of the Mayo Memorial Building in room D185.

Gina Deveney
GME Program Coordinator
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Minnesota Medical School
420 Delaware St. SE/MMC 609
D185 Mayo Memorial Building
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Eligibility and Application

To be eligible for appointment, the clinical-base candidate must be a student in good standing at an American or Canadian medical school approved by the Council of Medical Education of the American Medical Association. A rotating or straight internship approved by the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) also meets admission requirements and may be used to satisfy the PGY-1 requirement.

Graduates of foreign medical schools must hold an ECFMG or FLEX certificate or possess a license to practice medicine in the United States. A Minnesota medical license is not required for appointment, but each resident should make the necessary arrangements early in their final year if they anticipate remaining in Minnesota.

Application must be done through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) for PGY-1. Applications are processed in late summer and fall so that an interview can be completed prior to December 15th, so both parties are prepared to match within the NRMP program by the February deadline date. All PGY-1 appointments are made through NRMP and candidates must conform to all NRMP guidelines and dates. For information regarding participation in the matching program or application through ERAS, check with your Dean's office, or write to:

National Resident Matching Program, 2450 N Street, NW, Ste. 201, Washington, D.C. 20037-1141. Applicants with a foreign medical degree should check with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for information on ERAS and NRMP.

*Only applications processed through the ERAS system are accepted for match positions.

*Applications will be evaluated and qualified candidates will be invited for an interview and tour of our facility and educational program.

*Ample opportunity will be provided for the applicant to visit and laboratories and meet with residents and faculty.

In summary, application requires the following:

  1. Completed application form
  2. Medical School Dean's letter
  3. Personal statement
  4. Medical School and pre-medical transcripts (originals or certified copies)
  5. USMLE scores
  6. Current letters of recommendation (3)
  7. Copy of ECFMG certificate if graduated from foreign school
  8. Any other appropriate credentials, e.g., clinical-base documentation of entering at CA-1 level

Submission of the above credentials is required prior to the personal interview. No candidate will be considered until all the requirements are fulfilled.

The University of Minnesota Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology considers resident training to be a core function which is vital to our mission. The faculty is available at all times to aid residents and applicants in the selection of training programs best suited to the goals of the candidate.