Step 9: Apply to Programs
To transmit your application to programs, you must make a payment
in MyERAS. Before you complete the payment process:
- Make sure you have contacted the fellowship programs to confirm
their participation in ERAS.
- Review your list to ensure that you have met all eligibility
requirements and deadlines.
- Review the ERAS fee schedule to understand how your ERAS fees
were calculated.
Note: No refunds will be given for applications sent to
fellowship programs not participating in ERAS or whose deadlines
have passed. See Refund Policy for more information.
When you click on Apply to Programs, you will be asked to
select the programs you want to apply to from those currently listed.
Check the programs to which you want to apply. You will then be
taken to the invoice page. Please review your invoice carefully.
Once you have completed the payment process, print a copy of your
final invoice for your records.
Note: ERAS uses a secure server to process your credit card
information and does not retain your credit card information for
future use. If payment method is check or money order, you must
submit payment within 10 business days to avoid the risk of withdrawal
of your applications.
What Happens When You Transmit Your Application
1. All Applied-to programs will receive your CAF and Profile
information, as well as any personal statements that you created
and assigned to them.
2. If you selected a USMLE transcript or a COMLEX transcript
and assigned it to at least one fellowship program, the National
Boards (NBME, NBOME or ECFMG), will be sent a request for the
transcript, and a list of programs to which you assigned your
transcript.
3. The EFDO will receive a list of programs that you applied
to and the documents you assigned to these programs.
4. The EFDO downloads your list of programs and supporting document
assignments in the morning of every business day. The EFDO will
provide you with an e-mail confirming receipt of document(s) by
category (LoR, EFDO Application, ABSITE, etc.).
5. At the end of each business day, the EFDO will upload the
scanned files and assigned documents to the ERAS PostOffice. Documents
are transmitted from the EFDO to the ERAS PostOffice, and are
placed in the fellowship programs' mailboxes. (Most uploaded files
become available immediately).
The EFDO may not receive all the documents immediately. As letters
of recommendation arrive, they will be attached and transmitted
to the ERAS PostOffice, if you have applied to a program. It is
your responsibility to follow up on LoRs to ensure that they are
received and processed by the EFDO.
The EFDO scans your documents into your file when they are received,
but may not transmit them until after you have assigned the documents
and applied to a program. Using the Program Director's Workstation
(PDWS), application documents are downloaded by participating fellowship
programs. Program directors may print, review, and evaluate applications
using criteria they establish.
Note: Programs do not receive a list of other programs you
applied to nor the total number of applications that you have submitted.
Fellowship programs must login to the ERAS PostOffice to download
files. Applications transmitted after a program's deadline may not
be downloaded by the program. It is your responsibility to ensure
that application materials are transmitted to programs before their
deadline. Refunds will not be given if fellowship programs
do not download files that are available in the ERAS PostOffice.
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