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VCU - Riverside Family Medicine Residency

A dually accredited ACGME - AOA Program

• We accept applications only through ERAS.  Do not submit applications through e-mail or fax. These applications will be discarded.

• Twelve (12) PGY-1 positions are available - 8 positions are through the NRMP Match (allopathic) Program # 173920 and 4 positions are through the AOA Match (osteopathic) Program # 173194

• The deadline to submit your application through ERAS is December 31, 2009.

• Our program will be interviewing from Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, through Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.

• We will be closed for Thanksgiving (Nov. 26-27) and we will not be interviewing during the Christmas/New Year break Dec. 19 - Jan. 3.

• We do not accept Visa's.  J-1 visas are not sponsored by the ECFMG. Click here for more information.

• We do not offer observerships or externships. 

A completed ERAS application for our residency consists of:   

• Completed Common ERAS Application Form   

• Curriculum Vitae

• Two (2) Letters of Recommendation written within the past year by U.S. Physicians you have worked with clinically.  Letters must be written on the physician's letterhead stationary.   Letters written on plain paper will not be accepted.  

• Personal Statement explaining why you want to go into family medicine.

• Head Photo (passport type) picture taken within the past six months.  

• Medical School Transcript - There is no cut off date for medical school graduation but you must have been actively involved in clinical medicine during the past 2 years. 

• Board Scores: There is no minimum score requirement but Step/Part I and Step/Part 2 of the USMLE or COMLEX must be passed by your third attempt. For applicants who are granted an interview but are still in medical school and have not taken Part I, Part II Clinical Knowledge or Part II Clinical Skills, please note that all three steps must be passed and reported to ERAS by the first of February, in order to be ranked

• Dean's Letter

• ECFMG Certificate if applicable

Minimum Requirements for Consideration:

• Two months minimum of Clinical Rotations in the United States within the last 2 years precepted by a licensed allopathic or osteopathic licensed physician.  Clinical Rotations must consist of:

                     Direct contact with patients

                     Independent histories and physical examinations

                     Development of differential diagnoses

                     Identification of relevant clinical findings

                     Formulation of management plans

Observerships or Externships which do not include the above "clinical rotation description" will not be accepted.  Observerships/Externships must be hands on experience.

The Selection Committee looks at your application as a whole.  It is not accepted or declined just by your board scores.

Additional Requirements for Appointment and Employment at Riverside Regional Medical Center:

• Immunizations       (records are not part of application, but would need to be presented if Matched with program by the end of April)

Measles, Mumps, & Rubella:

   * Born before 1957: Proof of immunization to Rubella by vaccination or Titer

   * Born on or after 1957: Proof of immunity to Rubella Rubeola and Mumps

Hepatitis B Vaccine:

   * Series Completed/Date  or  Series in Progress/Dates

   * Documented declination of vaccine before you can be put on the Match List

Varicella (Chicken Pox):  

   Validate Varicella Titer or 2 Vaccines

Tuberculosis:

   Documented negative result on screening exam within current year.

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All potential employees are subject to a criminal background check and cannot be employed unless this is satisfactory.

All potential employees are subject to a drug screening check and cannot be employed unless this is satisfactory.

Orientation Classes

• Interns must attend Orientation Classes in June 2010, unless they can present documentation of current certification for ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Pulmonary), and ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics). The dates have not been finalized yet, but should start around the 14th or 15th of June. 

All interns must be ready to start employment on June 27, 2010.  Applicants who match with our program but are not able to begin employment on June 27, 2010 are subject to immediate dismissal.

Adapted from Riverside Regional Medical Center, Riverside Family Medicine Appointment Policy October 2nd, 2007.  These guidelines are subject to change.  The above are minimal requirements for being considered as an applicant to the program.  Meeting these requirements does not guarantee an invitation for an interview.

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