Application Process

Application Requirements

We welcome your interest in our residency training program and hope this website has provided you with useful information. Applicants interested in applying to our program should do so through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). 

The NRMP Code for the UC San Diego Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program is 1049700C0.

The UC San Diego Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program will match 4 intern positions each academic year. An Executive Recruitment Committee reviews all applications to the program. Following this screening process, applicants will be notified of their interview status through ERAS. The first day interview invites will be extended is October 8^th 2024. The interview day is a half-day virtual format which includes an extensive overview of the program. During the week of the interview, there is an optional but highly encouraged virtual social hour with our residents. The virtual format has been maintained as this is most equitable for all applicants.  Our interview season will begin in late October and interviews will be offered through December.

The application deadline to complete your file is December 1 of each recruitment year.

In order to complete your file, we require a Dean's letter, a medical school transcript, USMLE score for Step I, letters of recommendation, and completion of the ERAS application. Step II scores are not required for application review but are highly encourarged. Step II must be taken and passed before the start of internship.

For 2024–2025 application cycle, 3 letters of recommendation are requested: 

• One from the Chair of Internal Medicine (or their designee) or the Core Medicine Clerkship Director
• One from the Chair of Pediatrics (or their designee) or the Core Pediatrics Clerkship Director
• 1 additional letter from clinical faculty, ideally in the field of medicine, pediatrics, or med-peds

If your school does not offer letters from the Chair or Clerkship Director for Internal Medicine or Pediatrics, then there should be 3 clinical letters with at least one from a medicine faculty and one from pediatrics faculty (or med-peds faculty). These letters should be from faculty who know you well and who can comment on your clinical skills.

For International Medical Graduates:  

• Possess a current ECFMG certificate. (Your questions regarding certification and examination should be addressed with ECFMG)  
• Secure a J-1 Visa through ECFMG.  
• Apply through ERAS.  

If you receive interview invitations from both Internal Medicine or Pediatrics and the Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program, contact us — you only need to complete one interview to be considered for both programs.