Application Information
For Residency Program Applicants 2023-24 (2024 Match)
For a variety of reasons, including the health and safety of our applicants and employees, and for equity reasons, OHSU Neurosurgery will be doing virtual interviews again this academic year. We are developing resources so applicants can learn about our program, hear from our faculty and residents, and visit campus virtually. As those resources are developed, we will be posting them on this page. Please click on the resources below to learn about our program!
OHSU Neurosurgery Residency Program - Narrated by members of OHSU residency team
OHSU Neurosurgery Residency Program Overview - Narrated by Stephen Bowden, M.D., PGY-7
A Sense of OHSU - OHSU GME Programs - YouTube video
OHSU School of Medicine Diversity Page
The OHSU Office of Graduate Medical Education coordinates house staff appointments and assignments. The office also assists in assuring excellence in the training programs and in serving prospective, current and past house staff.
Application & Interview Timeline
The 2024 Match cycle will begin in fall 2023. Applications will only be accepted through ERAS, which opens for applications in September 2023. Your application should be submitted no later than October 14, 2023 for consideration.
2024 Recruiting Interviews
Session #1: Saturday, November 4th
Session #2: Saturday, December 9th
Session #3: Friday, January 12th
An official USMLE Step 1 passing score is required to be considered for interviews. Applicants must be legally able to work in the U.S., or eligible to obtain work authorization.
For those of our applicants interested in coming to OHSU after being interviewed, we will have an in-person event in February. This event will be optional, and will take place after OHSU Neurosurgery has submitted our rank list. Therefore, attendance at the event will be solely to the benefit of those who were interviewed and who would like to see Portland and OHSU.
For the 2024 ERAS® cycle, our program will be collecting and reviewing data from applicants’ supplemental ERAS applications. Completion of the standard MyERAS application is a requirement; completion of the supplemental ERAS application is optional. In its second year of use, the supplemental ERAS application is designed to help applicants share more information about themselves and assist our program in finding applicants that fit our program’s setting and mission. There is no cost to applicants and participation is optional. Applicants should consider signaling OHSU if there is serious interest in our program.
The supplemental ERAS application provides:
- geographic preferences (by division and by urban or rural setting);
- information about an applicant’s most meaningful experiences and other impactful life events, if applicable; and
- program signals (limited to 25 signals for neurosurgery).
The supplemental ERAS application will be delivered on a survey platform that is separate from the MyERAS application and must be completed between August 1 and September 16, 2023.
OHSU Graduate Medical Education's webpage provides a substantial amount of information for applicants interested in OHSU. This webpage includes qualifications and requirements for applicants, appointment agreements and pertinent policies, requirements for foreign medical graduates, and other useful information. We encourage applicants to review this page, including the policies regarding COVID vaccinations and the sample appointment agreement.
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us:
- Residency Program Director: Josiah Orina, M.D.
- Associate Program Director: Jesse L. Winer, M.D., FAANS
- Education Manager: Shannon Winchester