Legacy Emanuel Internal Medicine Residency Program

In order to be considered for a position in our program, the following information should be submitted via ERAS:

• Completed ERAS application
• Personal statement
• Current photograph
• Medical school transcripts
• MSPE (Dean’s letter)
• Three letters of recommendation (we do not require that one of these is a chair letter)
• USMLE/COMLEX scores

Deadline to apply to the program is October 29th, 2025. Please note that our program is unable to support visas at this time.

A strong candidate to our program will have:

• Passed USMLE/COMLEX 1 and 2 on the first attempt. It is required that all applicants have passed Step/Level 2 in order to be ranked by our program. 
• It is highly recommended that applicants have passed step/level 2 prior to interviewing.
• We accept both USMLE and COMLEX scores. If you take both exams, please provide both results. Osteopathic students are required to submit their COMLEX scores.
• Graduated from medical school within 1 year of residency start date and/or have current, hands-on US clinical experience or equivalent
• Had at least one clinical experience working within a residency program.

For International Graduates, in addition to the above:

• Please note that our program is unable to support visas at this time
• Applicants who have graduated from medical school more than 1 year prior to start date will only be considered if currently in clinical practice or a training program
• US clinical experience or equivalent is preferred and highly recommended. We are unable to offer observerships or externships.
• Must be ECFMG certified at the time of application unless you are a current student. 

Interviews at Legacy Emanuel

• Applicants can expect interview invites to be sent in a rolling fashion on Tuesdays and Thursdays around 3pm PST starting September 30th. Applicants will be given four days to accept or reject the invite.
• The majority of our interview invitations will be sent out by October 30th. After this time, we may continue to offer additional limited interview invitations or wait list slots as they become available
• All interviews will be conducted virtually Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings starting October 14th, 2025, through January 15th, 2026. We will not interview the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Years
• The interview consists of a group orientation, individual interviews, and opportunities to speak with current faculty and residents. There will also be opportunities to attend a virtual meet & greet with our residents throughout interview season.
• The order in which invites are sent only reflects on the order in which we were able to review your application
• If you receive a rejection from our program, we cannot accommodate requests to reconsider this decision nor will we reply to such requests
• Signals to the program will only be considered during the application review process when selecting applicants for interview

Optional In-Person Visits

• We will submit our match list at the end of January, after which we will offer the opportunity for optional in-person visits to explore our campus on February 11th and 18th
• During this visit, you will only interact with our residents and not our faculty or program director to ensure no bias is introduced to our process
• This is completely optional and will have no impact on the applicant's ranking in our program, as our match list will already be certified
• This is completely optional and will have no impact on the student’s ranking in our program, as our match list will already be certified 

Other education and career planning resources

• Search for residency and fellowship programs with FREIDA Online, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database. FREIDA Online contains profiles of over 10,000 residency and fellowship programs, each accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
• American College of Physicians (ACP)
• American Medical Association (AMA)