Application Process:

The Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). For information regarding NRMP, write:

The Departments participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) through the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). ERAS is a service that transmits residency applications, letters of recommendation, Dean's letters, transcripts, and other supporting credentials from medical schools to residency programs.

Using the ERAS Student Workstation Software, applicants complete a application and select residency programs to receive the application. For more information on using the ERAS system to apply to residencies, contact your Dean's Office or contact ERAS directly at http://www.aamc.org/eras/ Please make sure you abide by all listed deadlines in your ERAS application.

Te following is listed on the ERAS website:

General Timeline
The MyERAS Web site opens to applicants on July 15 of each year. You have a full month to work on your application before you can submit it and transmit it to programs.

Programs start receiving applications on September 1, 2005.

Dean's Letters are released on November 1 of each year.

Interviews take place anytime from November through the beginning of February.

The Match process, including entering Rank Order Lists and the publication of Match results, takes place from January through March each year.

The ERAS system closes on May 30th each year.

Applicants need to include the following:

• Letter of recommendation from the Dean of the applicant's medical school.
• Four additional letters of recommendation, one of which should be from the Chairman of the Department of Medicine and one from the Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics of the applicant's medical school.

Deadlines:

1. The deadline for your completed ERAS application and letters of recommendation is December 23, 2005
2. The deadline for completed files and interviews for internship is February 10, 2006

Interviews are required for acceptance into the program. Interviews are arranged by invitation and are conducted on Tuesdays from November to late January. Plan to spend a full day with us beginning at 7:30 am.

Submit inquiries (no applications, please) to:

Important Telephone Numbers:

Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Program Director:
Andreas J. Deymann, M.D. (913) 588-7309.
E-mail: adeymann@kumc.edu

Pediatric Chair:
Chet Johnson, M.D. (913) 588-6339.

Medicine Chair:
Susan Pingleton, M.D. (913) 588-6001.

Pediatric Residency Program Director:
Lisa Gilmer, M.D. (913) 588-6917.

Medicine Residency Program Director:
Steven W. Stites, M.D. (913) 588-6051.