Prospective Residents

How to apply

Our residents come from medical schools across the country and around the world.

Applications are accepted only through AAMC's Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). No paper applications will be accepted.

Only complete applications submitted through the ERAS system by November 1 will be considered for the following academic year. Please contact your dean's office for further information on the electronic application process.

A complete application consists of the following:

  • An ERAS application
  • A personal statement
  • A dean's letter with a transcript
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Completion of USMLE Step 1 exam
  • If you have had previous postgraduate training, send letters of recommendation from the program director(s) of your first postgraduate year and any subsequent residency training.

AAMC Supplemental ERAS Application

During this year's 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.

Now in its third 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.

The supplemental ERAS application includes:

  • 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
  • program signals

Learn more about the AAMC supplemental ERAS application.

International Applicants

OHSU accepts international medical graduates, but they must have an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate before they will be appointed. All new residents and fellows must be eligible to work in the United States. 

If you need basic information about the ECFMG or the NRMP, you may call or write to the offices listed below.

Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2685
215 662-1445
www.ecfmg.org

National Residency Matching Program
2450 N Street NW, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20037-1141
202 826-0566
www.nrmp.org

Virtual Interview Instruction

The Selection Committee will review applications and determine which applicants will be interviewed. Categorical interviews will take place virtually beginning in October and continue through December. If you are selected, you will be contacted via email. Arrangements will then be made for your interview. 

For further information, contact us:
Education Manager
503 494-7344

Additional Resources

Visiting Residents

The Department of Surgery is accepting visiting residents on a limited basis. Please contact surgedu@ohsu.edu for more information.

Where our residents go after graduation

  • Foregut, Bariatrics, and Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, NorthShore, Evanston, Illinois
  • Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship, Harborview Medical Center
  • Acute Care and General Surgery Practice, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Community General Surgery Practice, Oregon
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
  • Endocrine Surgery Fellowship, University of Chicago
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship, OHSU
  • General Surgery Practice, North Alabama Medical Center, Florence, AL
  • General Surgery Practice, Oregon
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, OHSU
  • General Surgery practice, NW Permanente
  • General Surgery practice, The Oregon Clinic
  • Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship, Univ. of Washington
  • General Surgery practice, Legacy Health
  • Colorectal Fellowship, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Pediatric Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Texas Children’s Hospital
  • General Surgery practice, Newberg, Oregon
  • Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship, Univ. of New Mexico
  • General Surgery practice, North Carolina
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, University of Chicago
  • Plastic and Reconstructive Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Colorectal Fellowship, University of Minnesota
  • General Surgery practice, Klamath Falls, Oregon
  • Plastic Surgery Fellowship, University of Miami
  • Transplant Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship, OHSU
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University
  • Private Practice, Grants Pass, Oregon
  • Private Practice, Northwest Region
  • Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowship, City of Hope National Medical Center
  • Private Practice
  • Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Lahey Clinic
  • Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship, University of Texas, San Antonio
  • Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York
  • General Surgery Practice, Kaiser Permanente, Salem, Oregon
  • General Surgery Practice, Portland, Oregon
  • General Surgery Practice, Portland, Oregon
  • General and Bariatric Surgery Practice, North Bend Medical Center, Coos Bay, Oregon
  • MIS Fellowship, OHSU
  • MIS Fellowship, The Oregon Clinic, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
  • Plastic Surgery Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, UCLA
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Utah
  • Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, University of Texas, Houston
  • General Surgery Practice
  • MIS Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University
  • MIS Fellowship, Penn State University
  • MIS Fellowship, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.
  • Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship, OHSU
  • Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery Fellowship, University of Michigan
  • Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Burn/Critical Care Fellowship, Cornell Medical Center, NY
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, OHSU
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Michigan
  • General Surgeon, Portland Surgeons group and the Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR
  • Minimally Invasive and Advanced Endoscopic Surgery Fellowship, Providence Portland Medical Center
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, University of Chicago
  • Rural General Surgeon, Arizona White Mountains
  • Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY
  • Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Chicago
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship, OHSU
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Houston, TX
  • Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
  • General Surgeon, Meridian Park Hospital, Portland, OR
  • General Surgeon, OHSU and Tuality Healthcare, OR
  • General Surgeon, Portland Surgical Specialists
  • Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Fellowship, OHSU
  • Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University, CA
  • Minimally Invasive Surgeon, Oregon Clinic GMIS Department, Portland, OR
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, OHSU
  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, OHSU
  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Florida
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
  • Fleet Surgical Team 3, U.S.S. Boxer, San Diego, CA
  • General Surgeon, Asante Physician Partners, Grants Pass, OR
  • General Surgeon, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Waimes, HI
  • Private Practice, Riverbend Hospital, Eugene, OR
  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, OHSU
  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • Surgical Oncology Fellowship, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA
  • Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon, Salem Health, Salem, OR
  • Vascular Fellowship, OHSU
  • Assistant Professor, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
  • Breast Oncology Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, OHSU, Portland, OR
  • General Surgeon, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, AK
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, OHSU, Portland, OR
  • Rural Surgery Private Practice, El Centro, CA
  • Surgical Oncology and Maclean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics dual Fellowships, University of Chicago, IL
  • Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship, LA County and USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship, University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Burn Surgery and Critical Care Fellowship, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, LA County/University of Southern California Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
  • Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Colon & Rectal Clinic of Houston, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX
  • Endocrine Surgery Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
  • Minimally Invasive Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery Fellowship, OHSU, Portland, OR
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, OHSU, Portland, OR
  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, OHSU, Portland, OR
  • Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, OHSU, Portland, OR
  • Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship, Stanford University Hospitals and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA