Residency Application Timetable

June–July	Register for the NRMP (all students should do this, even those seeking a military position; some military scholarship students may be approved to do a civilian residency; students seeking one of the advanced specialty (PGY-2) positions in Child Neurology, Neurotology, Ophthalmology or Plastic Surgery should also register) Consult the Green Book (Graduate Medical Education Directory), available in Student Affairs, departmental offices, advisors' offices, most libraries, and on the Web Consult AMA's FREIDA Online Prepare Personal Statement(s) Prepare a Curriculum Vita Register for PGY-2 matches in Child Neurology, Neurotology, Ophthalmology or Plastic Surgery July 1 begin working on MyERAS application
August–September	September 1: Programs begin downloading certified applications Military scholarship students participate in the military selection process Review your Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) in Student Affairs for accuracy Provide a list of residency program addresses for the Dean's Letter (MSPE) if applying to non-ERAS programs Request letters of recommendation; provide letter writer with CV and personal narrative; stamps and envelopes are not necessary; request a letter from the WSU department chair in your specialty(s) of interest
September	A few students will begin interviewing, this continues through January Send thank you letters to program directors and other important interviewers
October	Review MSPE
November	The MSPE is sent on November 1 if reviewed by student
December	Military Match results are announced
January	San Francisco Advanced PGY-2 Specialty Match results are announced
January–February	Submit NRMP rank order list through Web
March	About mid-March, on a Monday, by logging in to the NRMP web site, students find out if they are matched or unmatched; at 2 p.m., unmatched students send applications through ERAS to programs with vacancies; on Wednesday at noon, programs begin making offers which are valid for two hours; the Match Day Ceremony is held at noon on Friday; all matched students receive envelopes containing their residency locations