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East Kentucky Family Medicine Residency Program - How to Apply

The East Kentucky Family Medicine and Osteopathic Residency Program accepts applications only through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service. For information on how to apply via ERAS, contact your medical school Dean of Student Affairs, or visit the ERAS website. (Paper applications will not be accepted). The deadline to apply is December 1.

The program prefers that the applicant will have graduated from medical school within the past five years.

An ERAS application to our program should include:

• ERAS common application form with personal statement
• Dean's letter and medical school transcript
• Three letters of recommendation
• Curriculum vitae
• United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) transcript or equivalent
• A personal interview
• One month of United States primary care clinical experience (one of your recommendation letters should address your clinical experience)

Interviews are scheduled by invitation only between September and January. Generally, interviews begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. We gladly welcome spouses or significant others to accompany applicants for dinner the evening before and during the interview.

For further information on our residency program and its curriculum, you may contact Heather Pennington, Residency Program Coordinator, at 606-439-3557 ext. 83565 or by email at hrnobl0@email.uky.edu. You may also visit the UK Graduate Medical Education applicant page for additional information.