Application Information

To Apply

• The application for our residency program will no longer be through ERAS. We will now be using ResidencyCAS.
• All the information that you would like the Selection Committee to review must be submitted through the ResidencyCAS system. If we need any supplementary material, we will contact you.
• Students with US Citizenship should apply to the Emergency Medicine Track only.
• International candidates with sponsorship need to apply to the International Emergency Medicine Track. Please contact Shereen Toubaji, MBA, Program Manager in the Office of International Medicine Programs at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences: stoubaji [at] email [dot] gwu [dot] edu (stoubaji[at]email[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Application Requirements

Our residents are selected through the National Resident Match Program (NRMP). Criteria for placing applicants on the Rank Order List for the Match include the documents listed below and a personal interview.

• The application for our residency program will no longer be through ERAS. We will now be using ResidencyCAS.
• Medical school transcript.
• Personal statement.
• Letters of Recommendation (3)
• eSLOEs are required for all Emergency Medicine rotations completed at an institution with an EM residency program. We encourage you to have two eSLOEs in your application by your interview date, but recognize that you might have extenuating circumstances that require you to complete some of your EM rotations later in the year. If you have special circumstances that preclude you from obtaining an eSLOE, please note that in your application or reach out to us as emedresidency [at] mfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (emedresidency[at]mfa[dot]gwu[dot]edu). 
• Other recommendations that are not eSLOEs should be obtained from faculty who can attest to your clinical abilities, your professionalism, and/or career development. These letters should not be in the eSLOE format.
• USMLE/COMLEX transcript: There is no minimum score requirement for standardized testing scores. We understand that USMLE/COMLEX Step 2 scores may not be available by the application deadline, but you are encouraged to upload them as soon as they are available. Step 2 scores must be submitted in order to be included on our Rank Order List. The deadline for Step 2 scores is February 16, 2026.
• Applicants with prior residency training must submit a letter from the Program Director of each training program they participated in.
• International Applicants: You must have a very competitive overall application to be considered. Letters from a US emergency physician based on clinical experience in the US can greatly strengthen your application. GW only sponsors J1 visas with no exceptions. You must be certified by the ECFMG before entering our program. Please find more information at the website for our Office of International Medicine Programs.

Salary and Benefits

• All residents are employees of the George Washington University.
• For information on current salaries, benefits and employment-related policies please visit the SMHS Office of Graduate Medical Education website.

We appreciate your interest in the Department of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University and wish you the best of luck in the match!

We appreciate your interest in the Department of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University and wish you the best of luck in the match!