Application Information | Family Medicine Residency at Franklin Square | MedStar Health
Criteria for applicants
We use an evaluation process that takes into consideration the entire application process.
Preferable criteria as follows:
- Applications are only accepted through ERAS (We do not accept paper information).
- Valid ECFMG certificate.
- Successful completion of USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK and CS or COMLEX Step 1 and 2; the desirable USMLE score for Step 1 and Step 2 is 210 passing on first attempt.
- Minimum of four months of clinical experience in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, or South Africa is required. Research does not qualify as clinical experience.
- Applicant must be within three years of graduation from medical school.
- Applicant must submit at least two letters of recommendation that must come from the facility where the clinical experience was completed. Additional letters of recommendation may also be submitted.
- Eligibility for J-1 visa
All applicants from affiliated institutions will be considered.
For more information, contact Kimberley Jones, residency program coordinator at 443-777-6545 or Kimberley.M.Jones@medstar.net