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Admissions Requirements

Application Requirements for CMMC Family Medicine Residency

Please refer to NRMP information for the program numbers (the main program number is 2327120C0  and the rural track is 2327120C1

Our residency program only accepts applications submitted through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application System). Any application submitted via e-mail or fax will not be considered.   All applicants must also be enrolled with the NRMP (National Resident Matching Program). We ask each applicant to make every effort to get all materials to us by the end of October.  We will review completed applications and contact competitive candidates to schedule personal interviews which are required for application to our program.   Our interview season begins on 11/11/20 and end on 1/26/21 with Happy Hour/Game Night with our residents during the week of your interview.  The virtual interview day will include Program Director overview, interviews with faculty and residents and video clinic and hospital tours for both Lewiston and Rumford, giving you many opportunities to discuss the program with the faculty and residents.  We will interview up to 8 applicants per day and will be using the Thalamus Interview Scheduler for your interview appointments. We look forward to meeting you!

IMG’S – At the time of application, documentation of a cumulative 12 months of U.S. clinical (HANDS ON) experience requiring solid documentation of both inpatient and outpatient experience from your U.S. attendings. Clinical observer experiences and non-clinical graduate work such as research do not meet this requirement. This requirement can be met by:

  • Being enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian medical school at the time of application, or
  • Documenting physician supervised clinical experience as a physician-in-training (clerkships, externship) in the ERAS application.

If not a US citizen, you must qualify for J-1 visa through ECFMG. We do not sponsor any visas (funding or initiating paperwork).  International applicants do not need to be ECFMG-certified at the time of application. The NRMP verifies with the ECFMG on the rank order list deadline to ensure that candidates have passed Step 1 and both parts of Step 2. If they cannot verify this information at that time, candidates are withdrawn from the Match. International graduates need to be ECFMG-certified prior to the start of residency training.

You must meet ALL of the following criteria to be considered for an interview. The minimum requirements for applying to the CMMC Family Medicine Residency are listed below:

  • Applicants must pass both Step 1 and Step 2 of the USMLE or Level 1 and Level 2 of the COMLEX WITH NO MORE THAN TWO ATTEMPTS ON ANY OF THESE TESTS.
  • Passing Standardized Patient Evaluation Exam Scores (Step 2 CS) – First attempt is mandatory. NOTE: For applicants who are granted an interview, but are still in medical school and have not taken Part II Clinical Knowledge or Part II Clinical Skills, these steps must be passed and reported to ERAS by the first of February in order to be ranked.
  • Out of medical school no more than three (3) years. (i.e. After July 1, 2018 for the starting class of July 2021).
  • A curriculum vitae (CV), including volunteer/community involvement and organizations/affiliations.
  • Official transcript.
  • Dean’s letter or equivalent.
  • 3 LORs from physicians or faculty who have directly supervised your clinical performance – At least one letter must be from a family physician.
  • Personal Statement which includes the following in order to complete your application to our program:
    • How you heard about our residency
    •  Discuss any previous experiences you have had working with underserved populations and how that has influenced your career goals
    • Factors that were most important in your decision to pursue a career in family medicine

We review the overall application and the applicant’s fit with our program. Meeting our criteria will not guarantee you an interview. Candidate interviews are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

If you need additional information, please contact Michelle Tower, Recruiting Coordinator, CMMC Family Medicine Residency at towermic@cmhc.org or 207-795-2184.

The CMMC Family Medicine Residency reserves the right to limit interviews and to change the above requirements.