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Residency Preparation Program

Help for medical students and graduates applying to residency in the United States: live webinars, a mentor and a mock interview with a senior physician.

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About this program

How it works

Sign up below with your contact details, scores, ERAS application and personal statement, and sign the program expectations.
You join the program's email list, where invitations and updates are sent.
You are invited to live webinars on Zoom. The last round had three.
You are matched with a mentor, and the two of you are introduced by email.
A senior physician gives you a mock interview.

Who it is for

Medical students and graduates preparing to apply for residency in the United States.

Residency Preparation Workshop

A Residency Preparation Workshop is planned at the IMSA-USA convention, between the CME and the Cultural Night. The date, time and details will be posted here.

Approved by the IMSA-USA Board in June 2026, proposed and directed by Omar Saab, MD.

Apply

Sign up once. Have your ERAS application and personal statement ready to upload, and read and sign the program expectations at the end. The team will email you about the webinars, your mentor and your mock interview. You do not need an IMSA account.

01About you

First name

Last name

Webinar invitations and your mentor's introduction come here.

Phone or WhatsApp

With the country code.

Country you live in now

You are a

Medical studentGraduate

02Your scores

Medical school

Year of graduation

Expected year if you are still a student.

USMLE Step 1

Write Pass or your score. Leave it empty if you have not taken it.

USMLE Step 2 CK

Write Pass or your score. Leave it empty if you have not taken it.

USMLE Step 3

Write Pass or your score. Leave it empty if you have not taken it.

ECFMG certified?

YesNoIn progress

Will you need a visa for residency?

YesNo

03Your residency application

Specialties you are applying to

All of them, separated by commas.

Which Match are you applying in?

What would help you most?

Pick any that apply.

The live webinarsA mentorA mock interview

Anything else we should know?

04Documents

Your ERAS application

A PDF or Word document, up to 10 MB.

Choose a fileor drop it here

Your personal statement(s)

If you have more than one, put them together in one file. A PDF or Word document, up to 10 MB.

Choose a fileor drop it here

05Applicant agreement

Program Expectations and Professional Conduct

All residency applicants participating in the program should adhere to the following guidelines:

Professionalism: Applicants must maintain professionalism, courtesy, and respectful communication at all times when interacting with mentors and mock interviewers. Participation in the program does not create an obligation for a mentor or mock interviewer to provide ongoing mentorship, additional interview sessions, letters of recommendation, referrals, advocacy, or assistance with residency placement unless they independently choose to do so.
Confidentiality of Contact Information: Applicants must not share, distribute, or provide the personal or professional contact information of a mentor or mock interviewer to any other individual without that person’s explicit permission.
Requests for Recommendations or Advocacy: Applicants must not ask mentors or mock interviewers to recommend, endorse, advocate for, or contact a residency program on their behalf, including programs with which the mentor or mock interviewer is affiliated. If a mentor or mock interviewer independently offers such support, the applicant may accept the offer.

Mock Interview Expectations

Come Fully Prepared: Applicants are expected to prepare for the mock interview as they would for an actual residency interview, including being familiar with their application, experiences, personal statement, and commonly discussed interview topics.
Interview Format: The mock interview usually lasts for 30-40 minutes, will generally be divided into two parts:
- First half: Interview-style questions and answers designed to simulate an actual residency interview.
- Second half: Constructive feedback from the mock interviewer regarding the applicant’s responses, communication, presentation, and areas for improvement.
Purpose of Feedback: The mock interview is intended to help applicants improve their interviewing skills and develop authentic, individualized responses. Applicants should not ask or expect the mock interviewer to provide complete or scripted answers to interview questions. Interviewers may provide feedback, guidance, suggestions, and examples, but applicants are responsible for developing their own responses.

Consent to Share Application Materials

By participating in the program, I authorize the program and its representatives to share my ERAS Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Personal Statement (PS) with the mentor(s) and/or mock interviewer(s) assigned to me for the purpose of mentorship, interview preparation, and providing individualized feedback.

I understand that these materials will be shared with participating mentors and/or mock interviewers as part of the program and consent to such sharing for these purposes.

I acknowledge that I have read and understood the above Program Expectations, Professional Conduct, Mock Interview Expectations, and Consent to Share Application Materials. I agree to comply with these requirements as a condition of participation in the program. I understand that reviewing, agreeing to, and signing this document is a required part of the program application process.

Type your full name to sign

Date

11/15/2026

Recorded when you send the form.

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