Application and Interview Information

PGY-1 appointments are available through the National Resident Matching Program. Our program code in the NRMP is 1330140C. The appointment begins with a five to six day mandatory orientation prior to the start of clinical training on June 24th. PGY-1 clinical training ends on June 23 of the following year, followed by an additional week of paid time off to complete the PGY-1 appointment on June 30 of that year. Our program participates in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and all applications must come through ERAS. We participate in the ERAS supplemental application as well.

We accept IMG applications through ERAS and sponsor visas when necessary. IMG applicants should have clinical experience in the United States and some letters of recommendation from these U.S.-based experiences.

A complete application includes:

1. The ERAS Common Application
2. USMLE Step 1 AND/OR COMLEX Level 1 reports are required at the time of application. USMLE step 2 CK or COMLEX level 2 CE reports are NOT required at the time of application, but highly recommended to be available to us no later than February 1st for ranking.
3. Transcript
4. 3-4 letters in support of your application from medical school faculty. One letter should be a "chair's letter" from your school's department of medicine (i.e. Internal Medicine Structured Evaluative Letter "IM SEL"). At least one should be from a robust clinical internal medicine experience such as your third and fourth-year clinical core IM rotation. Others can be clinical letters from medicine or other specialties, research mentors, or other faculty letters describing your experiences in medical school. If you were in another residency training programs, you must include a letter from the program director of that program(s).

-----------------------------------------------

International Medical Graduates & Non-US Citizen/Permanent Resident information:

We accept IMG applications through ERAS and sponsor visas when necessary. In addition to the above requirements, IMG applicants should:

1. Have clinical experience in the United States and at minimum of 1 letter of recommendation from these U.S.-based experiences
2. An applicant must be ECFMG verified by February 1st in order to be ranked and must provide evidence that they will be ECFMG certified in time to begin employment on June 17th when resident orientation begins (time must be included for visa processing after ECFMG certification if applicable). Certification can't be processed until graduation diploma is received by ECFMG.
3. Have passing scores on USMLE Step 1 at the time of application, and on Step 2 by February 1 in order to be ranked.

------------------------------------------------

The Virtual Interview Process:

After initial application review of ERAS-submitted applications, selected applicants will be invited for a virtual interview day on a rolling basis. Once we have finished inviting applicants for interviews, we will notify those who will not be invited. The web-based/virtual interview day will be 5-6 hours in length and consist of a formal introduction and overview of the program by the program director, a tour through hospital and clinics with one of our chief residents, two small group discussions with residents, a lunch break, and the day will conclude with two 30 minute interviews with program leadership. We will remain 100% virtual interviews for the 2023-24 season.

-----------------------------------------------

We do not submit any information on our residents or graduates to the Doximity Residency Navigator nor do we require our residents to participate in it, so we cannot speak to the accuracy of any information on that site. We do submit information to FREIDA each year. The most accurate and up-to-date information about our training program exists on this applicant website.

-----------------------------------------------

---

 

 

NRMP program code: 1330140C

 

Application Address:

David Tierney, MD FACP
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency (11135)
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
800 East 28th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407-3799

(612) 863-6766 or 1-800-805-9928

E-mail us at: anwresidency@allina.com