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How to Apply to the UC San Diego Emergency Medicine Residency Program

The Application Process

We offer 12 position through the National Matching Program (NRMP).
Our NRMP number is 1049110C0.

We accept all applications via Residency Centralized Application System (ResidencyCAS).

 

Your Complete Application Includes:

ResidencyCAS Application Form (which should include):
  • Personal statement
  • Photograph
  • USMLE results - MD & DO Applicants: Step 1 required, (Step 2 completion encouraged) for consideration to interview.
  • Three letters of recommendation (1 of which must be SLOEs)
  • Dean's letter
  • Medical school transcript

Your ResidencyCAS application, be sure to include all required supporting documents (at least two letters of recommendation) to complete your file. Your file will be reviewed only after it is complete; interviews are by invitation only. 

We will start a holistic review of your application on October 1, 2025. Notifications for interviews are sent out on a rolling basis throughout the season via ResidencyCAS with a 3-day window to schedule.  

 

Residency Interview dates for 2025-2026 are:

  • November  4, 5, 12, 13, 18, 19
  • December 2, 3, 10, 11, 16, 17

 

In person Live Look Open House at UCSD Hillcrest on Feb 10, 2026

UCSD GME Fellow/Resident Applicant Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) virtual open house on Thursday, November 6, 5:30-6:30pm and Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 5:30-6:30pm.    

The purpose of these JEDI events is to allow all applicants to any UCSD training program (regardless of field) to gain a better understanding of the diverse environment that UCSD has to offer.   

  • The session starts with a Webinar-based overview of EDI-related efforts & activities taking place across UCSD - provided by a panel of UCSD representatives. 
  • Followed by breakout Zoom-rooms where current UCSD trainees and applicants can meet to share their perspectives about EDI. It's also an opportunity for Q&A. The rooms will be broken up by field (e.g. surgery, medicine, peds, etc.)

 

In accordance with guidance from the AAMC, CORD and UCSD GME, we will be conducting a 100% virtual recruitment to promote equity