Year
Summer Qtr
Autumn Qtr
Winter Qtr
Look into / apply for
research opportunities
1
Spring Qtr
Go to EMIG meetings
regarding EM & Match
Consider an EM Preceptorship
2
Easiest time
to do research
Enjoy your last summer!
(can still do research)
June: ~4 wks off; take
USMLE I before rotations
3
Clerkships: start after
July 4th weekend
July: Start ERAS, work
on CV
4
“The hardest quarter
of med school” (good
classes, frequent tests)
Possible time for
preceptorship/elective?
Schedule 3rd yr: Read (look at
Dan Olson’s clerkship reviews)
Away Rotations: Start
considering where to
apply if interested
Meet with Advisor pre-application process
Late November - January: PRIME INTERVIEW SEASON
Plan on Taking December and/or January off for interviews
Sept: Watch for ERAS
receipt by A300 &
residencies
Early Sept: submit ERAS,
earlier=better; round up
any lagging LOR’s
Mid-Oct: Interview invites
start coming in!!
Nov 1: Dean’s MSPE out,
the rest of invites come in
the next couple weeks
Take Step II CS & CK by early fall (UW requirement)
Go to EMIG meetings: ask
for clerkship advice
Away Rotations: start applying early winter
Schedule 4th yr: DECLARE interest in EM
for priority on EM rotation(s) in June, July, or
August (last rotations on residency app’s)
Aug: Ask for LOR’s, finish
Personal Statement &
ERAS
Dr. Mengert’s critically
acclaimed EM elective
Late February: Submit
Rank Lists
Mid-March: Match Day
3 weeks later
Go to EMIG meetings:
email questions to seniors
& alumni about EM progs