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 only accepts 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
• Dermatology
• Diagnostic Radiology (PGY-2)
• General Surgery - Categorical
• General Surgery - Preliminary
• Internal Medicine - Categorical
• Internal Medicine - Preliminary
• Internal Medicine - Primary Care
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Pathology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Radiation Oncology
• Urology
• Vascular Surgery Integrated

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 below.  They will provide you with the materials needed to apply to these programs at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

ECFMG-ERAS Program
P.O. Box 13467
Philadelphia, PA, 19104-3467, U.S.A.
www.ecfmg.org/eras

Fellowship Programs:

• Allergy & Immunology
• Cardiovascular Disease (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

U.S. 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:

Please note that all Cleveland Clinic programs participating in ERAS will accept only 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.