Internal Medicine Residency Columbia - How to Apply

Application information

All application materials are received through the Electronic Residency Application Service(ERAS).

In addition to a completed application form, the following are required:

• Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE).
• Transcripts.
• USMLE/COMLEX scores.
• Two letters of recommendation.

Selected applicants are interviewed by the residency selection committee. All applications and interviews will be completed in time to allow both parties to meet NRMP deadlines; interviews are scheduled for November, December and January annually.

If you are considering applying to our residency program, please know that we utilize a holistic review of applications that takes a couple of weeks to accomplish. In fairness to waitlisted candidates, please plan to accept or decline as soon as is reasonably possible. 

Acceptance into the program requires graduation from a medical school approved by the Council on Graduate Medical Education of the AMA. Foreign graduates must have standard ECFMG certificates and be eligible for permanent immigrant status as well as for licensure in South Carolina. First-year appointments are made through the matching plan of the National Resident Matching Program. Our institution currently only sponsors J1 visas.