Internal Medicine Residency
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Dear Residency Applicants,
Our community in Western North Carolina is currently in a state of emergency following the impact of Hurricane Helene. We greatly appreciate the thoughts and support we’ve received from across the country. Our residents and faculty are actively engaged in recovery efforts to support our community, all while continuing to care for patients and maintain their training.
Despite these challenges, there will be no changes to our application review timeline or interview process. Interview invitations will begin going out on October 14, and all applicants who submitted by October 1 will be notified of their status by October 18. Thank you for your understanding and patience during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Call, MD, MSPH
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, MAHEC
We will proceed in the 2024-25 match season in alignment with the AAIM Recommendations for the Internal Medicine Residency Interview Season. All applications will be reviewed based on holistic review principles and practices as outlined by the AAMC. We follow the framework outlined by the AAMC for resident assessment at multiple steps in our recruiting process. All faculty members and staff are trained in implicit bias, specifically as it pertains to the assessment of applicants; our process is designed to incorporate principles of mitigating bias.
We will start our review process on September 25, 2024, and will release invites in four different waves on the following dates:
All applicants whose application is submitted by October 1, 2024, will be notified by October 18th of their status: invited, under review, or declined. All applicants under review will have a final status identified by December 16, 2024. All applicants that accept an interview invitation within 48 hours will be guaranteed an interview slot though they may be placed on a waiting list and are not guaranteed specific dates.
Applicants applying to the rural and tribal health track should indicate this track preference in their ERAS application. Applicants are expected to interview with both the categorical program and on a follow-up rural and tribal health track interview day:
All interviews for the 2024-25 season will be conducted virtually. Our half-day interview will include the following activities:
Interview dates for the 2024-25 season are listed below.
We review all applications through ERAS. We require the following components in the application in order to assist us with a full, holistic review:
We are participating in program signaling as it allows us to identify applicants who are genuinely interested in our program and whose interests and experiences align with our program’s setting, mission, and goals.
The Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs will select from among eligible applicants on the basis of residency program-related criteria such as their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills, and personal qualities such as motivation and integrity.
An applicant must meet or exceed the following minimum qualification(s) to be eligible for selection and appointment to MAHEC’s GME residency programs:
MAHEC does not directly sponsor residents or fellows that need a J-1 Sponsorship VISA. Non-U.S. citizen applicants needing visa sponsorship must secure this directory from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). The ECFMG is authorized by the U.S. Department of State to sponsor foreign national physicians for the J-1 Exchange Visitor visa for the purpose of participating in U.S. programs of graduate medical education or training. ECFMG is designated by the U.S. Department of State as a BridgeUSA sponsor for J-1 exchange visitor physicians enrolled in accredited programs of graduate medical education or training, or advanced research programs (involving primarily observation, consultation, teaching, or research). Although many universities and research institutions in the United States are authorized to sponsor exchange visitors as research scholars, ECFMG is the sole sponsor of J-1 physicians in clinical training programs.
Questions regarding VISA Sponsorship should be directed to the GME office at 828-232-2946 or gme@mahec.net.
