Interview Criteria

Only applications submitted through ERAS will be considered. Interviews begin in late September and continue into early January. We may stop selecting applicants to interview early once we have interviewed the best 10-20 applicants per slot that fulfill the most requirements below. The final deadline to submit information to ERAS is December 15.

To be interviewed applicants MUST have ALL of the following 8 MINIMAL criteria: (please note that these requirements are a minimum. Having all these 8 criteria DOES NOT guarantee you will be interviewed)

1)  U.S. Citizen OR permanent alien (Green Card). We do not interview or accept applicants with Visas.

2)  Medical school is World Health Organizaion acceptable

3)  If IMG or your medical school requires you to pass Step II to graduate, you must have passed Step II (USMLE or COMLEX) prior to being ranked. We may interview you if you have not passed Step II, but we WILL NOT RANK YOU.

4)  Passed USMLE or Comlex Step I.

5)  No more than 3 total failures on USMLE (or Comlex) step exams and cannot fail any Step exam more than twice. (i.e. a maximum of 2 failures are allowed for each step).

6)  The date of FIRST TAKING USMLE Step I and passing STEP 3 must be within 7 years (NEVADA STATE LAW)

7)  No more than 5 years elapsed from end of formal training or possession of US medical license.

8)  Graduated from medical school by January 1, 2009 or sooner.    

The following are preferred, but not required for an interview. Interviews and ranking will be based on applicants satisfying the most criteria below:  

1) Medical School: LCME accredited US Medical school or Osteopathic medical school

2) Dean’s letter/Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE): grades and rotation evaluation comments that are favorable.

3)  Has rotated in this program as a medical student and demonstrated superior skills in all 6 competencies (medical knowledge, patient care, interpersonal skills, practiced based learning, systems bases practices and professionalism)

4)  High USMLE or COMLEX Board scores, no failures

5)  Successful completion of USMLE or COMLEX Step II including clinical skills. (NOTE: If your medical school requires you to pass Step II before you can graduate, we will not rank you unless you have passed Step II)

6)  Medical School graduation date: more recent is preferred

7)  Internal Medicine and Family Medicine rotation grade of A (or equivalent)

8)  Lack of felony conviction or negative information on internet (Google, Facebook, Myspace, etc…)

9)  Proven affinity for Family Medicine: FMIG activities, personal statement, Family Medicine electives, letter of recommendation from family doctors, etc…

10) If a transfer from other specialty has excellent evaluations/references including letter from Program Director

11) Location: ties to Las Vegas, Southern Nevada, Western U.S.

12) Lack of gaps in training or appropriate explanation of gaps

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