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- Upcoming AAMC Events
- New Features in the Residency ExplorerTM Tool
- New Fee Structure and Expanded Fee Assistance for 2025 ERAS Applicants.
- Program Signaling Information and Updates
- Thalamus Information for ERAS Applicants
- What's New for the 2025 MyERAS Application
- ERAS Resources
Upcoming AAMC Events
- May 14, 1 p.m. ET: Dean's Office WorkStation (DWS) Training for Medical Schools. Join us to learn about changes to DWS Analytics and best practices as preparation begins for the next recruitment cycle.
- May 21, 1 p.m. ET: The AAMC-Thalamus Collaboration in the 2024/25 ERAS Application Season: A Webinar for Program Directors, Coordinators, and GME Staff. The AAMC and Thalamus teams will present a webinar featuring updates for the 2025 ERAS season.
- May 23, 1 p.m. ET: Optimal Strategies for Your Residency Application, with a focus on Family Medicine: Webinar for Advisors and Applicants. Join us for the first in a series of five webinars we will be hosting over the next three months. In this session, you’ll hear from a program director and advisor on best practices as you prepare for the 2024-2025 application season.
New Features in the Residency ExplorerTM Tool
We will soon share some exciting changes and improvements for the upcoming 2025 ERAS season, specifically with the Residency Explorer tool. Representatives from nine partner organizations in the transition to residency have been working hard to enhance your experience and provide even more valuable insights as you navigate the residency application process.
New Fee Structure and Expanded Fee Assistance for 2025 ERAS Applicants
You’ll be pleased to know that the AAMC is addressing the costs associated with applying for residency:
- We’ve improved our fee structure to make the application process more affordable. Most applicants will save up to 36% over previous seasons.
- We’re expanding the AAMC Fee Assistance Program to include ERAS residency applicants. Beginning in the 2025 ERAS season, eligible applicants will automatically receive a 60% discount on up to 50 ERAS applications. Eligible applicants will see an indicator on their MyERAS dashboard.
Program Signaling Information and Updates
The MyERAS application gives you the ability to use program signals to indicate your genuine interest in a program at the time of application. They are designed for programs to use, as one of many data points, in deciding whom to invite for interviews.
- Visit the Program Signaling for the 2025 MyERAS Application Season webpage for detailed information on program signals, including the 22 specialties participating this season.
- In the upcoming 2025 ERAS season, as a residency applicant or a December fellowship applicant, you can indicate your interest in the program.
- You can assign and send signals to programs. The number of available signals varies by specialty.
Thalamus Information for ERAS Applicants
The AAMC has teamed up with Thalamus to improve the transition to residency. Now, you have access to a centralized platform that simplifies and enhances the interview scheduling and management process.
- All Thalamus products are free to applicants.
- Experience the convenience of mobile interview scheduling (with downloadable apps for Apple and Android).
ERAS applicants, you can set up your Thalamus accounts beginning in July 2024.
- After registering your ERAS token, you will receive a Thalamus account creation email link from no-reply@thalamusgme.com.
- After finalizing your Thalamus account, you will be ready to receive and respond to interview invitations after the start of the September residency cycle.
- Check out the Thalamus Applicant Guide to learn more.
What's New for the 2025 MyERAS Application
We make MyERAS application updates every season based on research and community feedback. All changes are intended to improve the application process for applicants and programs, support holistic review, and contribute to developing a more diverse physician workforce. For the 2025 season, changes have been made in the following sections:
Personal Information
| Content | New for 2025 MyERAS Application |
|---|---|
| ACLS, PALS, BLS certificate information | Questions removed from Personal Information section. Additional certificate information moved and added to the Licenses & Certificates section. |
| SSP, AOA, and GHS statuses | Moved to Education under new Honors & Awards subsection as Honor Societies. |
Biographic Information
| Content | New for 2025 MyERAS Application |
|---|---|
| Language Fluency | Simplified the question to solicit language proficiency at a Good level. Added Yes/No response for English. |
| Self-identification Information | Expanded ethnicity category and subcategory options. |
| Hometowns |
Changed the number of available hometown entries from 5 to 3. |
Education
| Content | New for 2025 MyERAS Application |
|---|---|
| Higher education institution and field of study | Replaced the institution open text field with menus and added a write-in option with the ability to select or manually enter multiple fields of study. |
| Honors & Awards | Added new subsection with other Honors or Awards and the ability to add multiple honors and awards by type. |
| Professional Memberships | Added new subsection under Honors & Awards where professional memberships can be added individually. |
Experience
| Content | New for 2025 MyERAS Application |
|---|---|
| Medical Education/Training Interruption | Moved to Education section. |
| Hobbies & Interests | Removed from the selected Experience type menu and reinstated as separate section. |
Licenses & Certifications (Formerly Licensure)
| Content | New for 2025 MyERAS Application |
|---|---|
| Board Certifications |
Added new questions to accommodate all board certifications. |
| DEA Registration | Moved into separate subsection. |
| Other Certifications | Added new questions to accommodate other health care related certifications (ACLS, PALS, BLS, etc.). |
Publications
| Content | New for 2025 MyERAS Application |
|---|---|
| Publications | Replaced APA citation style with AMA. |
ERAS Resources
2025 ERAS Residency Applicant Worksheet
Program Signaling for the 2025 MyERAS Application Season
ERAS Participating Specialties and Programs (Page will be updated for 2025 season in June).
MyERAS Applicant Guide (coming soon!)
2024 MyERAS Content Research Updates
2025 ERAS Timelines