Application Information
We will begin accepting applications for our class entering July 2007 when the ERAS post office opens on September 1, 2006. Applications are accepted ONLY THROUGH ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). Our residency program participates in the National Resident Matching Program. We sponsor only J1 visas.
Requirements:
- ERAS Common Application Form
- Dean’s letter issed and dated within the past three years
- Medical School Transcript
- USMLE Transcript
- Valid ECFMG certificate if graduate of non-LCME school
- Three (3) letters of recommendation
- Personal statement explaining your interest in our program and in Family Medicine.
Residency Address:
51 N. 39th Street, 6th Floor Mutch Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 662-8949
Contact: Darcy Penrod, Residency Coordinator
E-mail: fampract@mail.med.upenn.edu
Visiting Penn for an Interview:
Invitations to interview are extended by electronic mail after review of application materials. Interview dates for 2006-07 are scheduled on Mondays as well as select Wednesday and Friday mornings from November 2006 through January 20, 2007.
The interview day runs from approximately 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and includes interviews with the program director, faculty, and residents as well as a tour of Penn Family Care and the Presbyterian campus. A continental breakfast and lunch are provided. Candidates wishing to explore other aspects of our program can arrange to do so on their interview day or through a ‘second look’ visit by prior arrangement with our residency coordinator. Our residents have opened their homes to provide housing for out-of-town candidates on an as needed basis.