Applicants may now begin applying to GI Fellowship programs through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Programs may access ERAS to download and review applications. Results of the match are posted for positions beginning July 1, 2009.
The AASLD, ACG, AGA Institute, and ASGE, would like to reiterate the importance of participation. The Match provides a more streamlined and equitable system for GI recruitment. All programs, whether large or small, research or clinically focused, benefit from participation in the Match. However, the success of the Match depends on sustained participation by all GI training programs.
GI’s return to the Match in 2006 was successful with nearly 85% of programs committing approximately 70% of their positions, with a match rate of 98%. To build on this success, we urge continued and expanded participation this year.
Following are links to two key documents for your use in participating in the match:
Please distribute to your fellowship applicants the joint-society adopted Resolution that encourages applicants to consider all programs before making an early and quick decision on where to train. Additionally, we encourage division chiefs and training directors to contact their peers directly to engage in a constructive dialogue about the Match and the overall and multiple benefits of participating.
Training directors are strongly encouraged to assume direct responsibility for registering and entering all necessary data into the National Resident Matching Program’s registration system. This includes the program’s information and the number of positions entered into the Match per track. The Match agreement is legally binding; therefore, it is important that the Training Director ensures the accuracy of this data.
Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
In 2007, Gastroenterology enrolled in the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS) as an additional resource to improve the application process. ERAS takes advantage of today’s technology to provide a user-friendly, streamline application process for both training programs and fellowship applicants. The GI societies are now coordinating efforts to enroll gastroenterology into ERAS for positions to begin July 2009.
ERAS is a program offered by the Association of American Medical Colleges and provides applicants with a user-friendly interface to create and submit application material. This easy-to-use software also allows programs to manage the entire application process, from filing material to scheduling and ranking applicants. Its tools are customizable to help you quickly locate applicants with the characteristics your program is looking for in order to recruit the best applicants for your program.
To date, nearly 30 residency specialties and 18 subspecialties participate in ERAS. This means most if not all potential candidates for your program are already familiar with the ERAS process through their residency application experience. In fact, applicants have expressed overwhelming support for a universal, electronic web-based application over traditional paper application processes.
This service is free for participating programs; it is maintained by fees from applicants.
ERAS will send an email to GI training programs, along with enrollment information. Feel free to contact ERAS at 202-828-0400 with questions or click here to visit the ERAS website.
Read the GI welcome newsletter, published by ERAS in March 2006.
In 2008, 96% of GI Positions Matched!
We are pleased to report that gastroenterology's return to the GI Match has successfully matched 96% of positions. A total of 150 programs committed 325 positions, of which, 313 positions were filled. General Match statistics include:
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| Matched Applicant Statistics |
Number |
% Matched
|
| US Grad |
230 |
73% |
| US Foreign |
22 |
7% |
| Osteopathic |
10 |
3% |
| Foreign |
50 |
16% |
| Canadian |
2 |
1%
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| Positions Matched per GI Tracks |
Number |
% Matched
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| Clinical |
221 |
99% |
| Research |
40 |
89% |
| Clinical Investigator Research |
46 |
100% |
| Basic Science Research |
6 |
60% |