LMU-DCOM Residency Application & Match Checklist
Student: _________________________________
Class: _________________
Spring of 3rd Year (check off as you complete)
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Update Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Request Letters of Recommendation (LoRs) from rotations that went very well. Be sure to use the Request for
LOR Coversheet and provide your letter writers with your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Personal Statement (if
available). Be sure to request STRONG LoRs!!
Research residency programs (note deadlines and requirements, like LoR requirements)
Unsure of your specialty choice? See Step 1 of instructions on our online guide for links to helpful resources
Assess your competitiveness:
o Osteopathic GME Match Report 2011 -characteristics of the osteopathic applicants who matched into
various specialties
o NRMPs 2011 Charting Outcomes in the Match -characteristics of the applicants who matched into
various specialties
o NRMPs 2012 Results of Program Directors Survey –specialty specific data from program directors like
factors used in granting interviews, ranking, etc (more Match data on the NMS and NRMP websites)
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Primary Specialty Choice: ________________________________
Program type:
□ Osteopathic
□ Allopathic
(Check both if you plan to apply to both)
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Qualifications met for specialty choice?
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Formulate back-up plans (highly recommended if qualifications do not meet specialty choice). Back-up plans can
include applying more broadly in specialty choice and/or applying to a second specialty:
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□ No
Back-up Plan #1: _______________________________________________________
Back-up Plan #2: _______________________________________________________
Schedule Audition Rotations if you have not already done so
Schedule COMLEX Level 2 CE and PE (schedule step 2-PE early as dates fill quickly) Deadline for taking the
exams is October 15th
o COMLEX Level 2 CE Date: ___________________
o COMLEX Level 2 PE Date: ___________________
(Note: Some residency programs, especially competitive ones, will not offer interviews without passing COMLEX
level 2 scores, and the majority of programs will not rank applicants in the Match without passing step 2 scores)
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Begin work on Personal Statement
Continue to request Letters of Recommendation (LoRs)
Beginning of 4th Year: July - September (check off as you complete)
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Military Applicants: Please see Military GME and follow branch-specific timelines and procedures
Download the ERAS User Guide and register with ERAS (opens July 1st). ERAS e-tokens will be emailed to you
by July 1st by the Department of Career Services.
Complete ERAS Common Application Form
Complete Personal Statement
Continue to request LoRs, if needed
Make and finalize LoR slots in ERAS (additional slots can be made at anytime)
Request medical school transcript for ERAS
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Apply to residency programs as early and as broadly as possible, including back-up plans if necessary. With
some programs it is first-come; first-served (you do not have to wait for all of your LoRs to be in to apply).
***Apply to enough programs so that you have choices***
Track and confirm receipt of supporting documents on ERAS (some programs will not send out interview
invitations until applications are complete)
Make appointment to review your MSPE (review must be done in person) or send in release form when notified
(contact Department of Career Services)
Register for the Match (Osteopathic Match registration opens in June; allopathic on September 1st)
□ Osteopathic
□ Allopathic
(Check both if you register for both)
Note: in order to be eligible for the NRMP Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) you must be registered
with the NRMP and have applied to at least one ACGME program. Be sure to review SOAP policies and procedures on
the NRMP website for updated eligibility requirements.
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Review Interview Advice and Tips
October – Early November of 4th Year
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Follow-up on any outstanding LoRs
Number of interviews attended: ____________ scheduled: _______________
o Contact Department of Career Services if you feel you are not receiving enough interviews
 Reassess competitiveness and back-up plans
 Apply to additional programs if necessary
Confirm registration with the Match. Match Registration Deadlines: DO Match early registration deadline is
November 1st ; MD Match early registration deadline is November 30th
Contact Deb Seaman if assistance is needed with the COMLEX Level 2-PE
Resubmit transcript requests in ERAS for updated COMLEX transcripts, if needed
January – March of 4th Year
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Submit and certify Rank Order List (ROL) for the Osteopathic Match prior to the deadline
If you do not rank any programs in the osteopathic Match, YOU must withdrawal yourself from the Match
prior to the ROL certification deadline
Review Scramble procedures and prepare (just in case)
Withdrawal yourself from the NRMP Match if you have Matched in the AOA Match or are already committed to
a residency position
Submit and certify Rank Order List (ROL) for the NRMP Match prior to the deadline if you are eligible to
participate in the NRMP Match
Review NRMP SOAP procedures and prepare. Confirm SOAP eligibility (just in case)
March – May of 4th Year
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Send any residency letter requests and documents for residency and state licensing boards that need to be
processed by DCOM to the Department of Career Services
Complete Graduation Surveys
Donna Palazzolo, Ed. S.
LMU-DCOM Department of Career Services
Office Phone: 423-869-6832
Email: donna.palazzolo@lmunet.edu
LMU-DCOM Residency Application Guide and Resources
Fax: 423-869-7078