Applying for Residency

We are committed to holistic review and equitable processes with a commitment to diversity.

We receive more than 5,000 applications each year and interview approximately 300 applicants for 34 categorical positions and one preliminary position.

While we may preferentially review applications from those who signal our program, we also consider applications who do not signal us.

We welcome applicants from all schools and accept J-1 visa sponsorship.

For those attending medical school with a partner, our program does participate in the NRMP couple’s match.

• NRMP match number for categorical positions: 3099140C0
• NRMP match number for preliminary positions: 3099140P0

Applications are reviewed from Sept. 25, 2024 to Oct. 25, 2024.

Interviews will be offered on a rolling basis beginning the week of Oct. 7 and ending Nov. 8.

The deadline to apply is Oct. 16, 2024.

The rank list will be certified Feb. 1, 2025.

• Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE), formerly known as the “Dean’s Letter”
  
• Transcript
• Three professional references

Your three professional references should come from clinical faculty who know you well.

We schedule interviews by invitation only from October to January through ERAS.

We will be holding virtual interviews only.

Interviews will be granted for the number of interview slots available.

Mixers are voluntary to attend and do not affect rank.

No in-person interviews or second looks will be offered.

We adhere to AAIM post interview etiquette policy.  

• Start date: June 23, 2025 for 2024-2025 candidates
  
• First day of residency: June 30, 2025 for 2024-2025 candidates
  
• Length of program: three years
  
• Number of PGY-1 positions: 34 categorical positions.
  

Residents are paid by University Medical Resident Services, P.C. (UMRS). A sample copy of the contract is available on the University at Buffalo's Office of Graduate Medical Education website.

The listing of an applicant by a program on its certified rank order list or of a program by an applicant on the applicant’s certified rank order list establishes a binding commitment to offer or to accept an appointment if a match results. Each such appointment is subject to the official policies of the appointing institution in effect on the date the program submits its rank order list and is contingent upon the matching applicant meeting all eligibility requirements imposed by those policies.

If you have questions about applying to our Internal Medicine Residency Program, please contact: