Matching

While all fourth year medical students MUST go through the NRMP match for PGY-1 positions, some programs have a special match. Click here for more information on matching.

Applying

• Central Application Service
  
  Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery only accept applications through the Central Application Service.
  
  To request application materials, please contact:
  
  San Francisco Matching Programs (SFMatch)
  P.O. Box 7584
  San Francisco CA 94120-7584
  Phone: 415/447-0350
  Fax: 415/561-8535
  Website: http://www.sfmatch.org
  Email: help@sfmatch.org
• Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
  
  The Cleveland Clinic participates in the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS), developed by the Association of American Medical Colleges, for the following residency and fellowship programs:
  
  Residency Programs:
  • Anesthesia (PGY-1 and PGY-2)
  • Dermatology
  • Diagnostic Radiology (PGY-2)
  • General Surgery - Categorical
  • General Surgery - Preliminary
  • Internal Medicine - Categorical
  • Internal Medicine - Preliminary
  • Internal Medicine - Primary Care
  • Neurology
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Pathology
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Urology
  If you are a U.S. medical student or a graduate of a U.S. medical school, please contact the Dean's Office at your school for application information. If you are an International Medical Graduate, please contact the ECFMG at the address listed above. They will provide you with the materials needed to apply to these programs at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
  
  Fellowship Programs:
  • Allergy & Immunology
  • Cardiology
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  • Rheumatic & Immunologic Diseases
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Vascular Surgery
  US medical school graduates and international medical school graduates need to contact the ERAS Fellowships Document Office (EFDO) to get an electronic token to access the ERAS system. The EFDO is your "designated dean's office". It is the central processing office for fellowship application materials submitted via ERAS. All documents in support of your fellowship application should be sent directly to the EFDO for processing. The mailing address for the EFDO is as follows:
  

  Regular, Overnight, Express Mail EFDO Documents ERAS for Fellowships P.O. Box 13687 Philadelphia, PA 19101-0687

  Airborne, Federal Express, UPS, etc. EFDO Documents ERAS for Fellowships 3624 Market Street, 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104-2685

  
  Please note that all Cleveland Clinic programs participating in ERAS will ONLY accept ERAS applications that are ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED to our institution. Please do not send any materials via mail, fax or email. Those materials received outside of the ERAS system will not be forwarded to the program. No other applications will be accepted.
• Cleveland Clinic Application
  
  For any programs that do not have a special application process, applicants will submit a Cleveland Clinic application. Please contact the Graduate Medical Education Department toll free at 800.323.9259, or locally, 216.444.5690 to request an application or for information. You may also e-mail a request to meded@ccf.org or download our application, complete and return via mail to:
  
  Graduate Medical Education/NA23
  9500 Euclid Avenue
  Cleveland, OH 44195
  
  Click here to view the documents required for application.