Why Choose Stony Brook for your Residency or Fellowship?
Criteria for Applicants
· Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
· All applicants will be ranked and matched through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
· A Department of Medicine Summary Letter and 2 Letters of Recommendation
· Your Dean's letter (Medical Student Performance Evaluation)
· Your medical school transcript
· Your personal statement
· USMLE or COMLEX transcript with Step I (required for application), and a passing Step II CK (required by October 15th in order to be ranked). Step II CS requirement is waived.
Each application is reviewed holistically on the basis of its own merits.
For information regarding eligibility requirements please visit our Stony Brook GME website: https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/gme/application
***IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES***
All applicants who completed Medical School in a foreign country are subject to the NYS 12-week Clerkship Rule. Essentially, if you completed your Medical School in a foreign country and completed greater than 12 weeks of clerkship/electives in a country other than the one where your Medical School is located (with certain exceptions) you are unable to complete your fellowship in the state of NY. A key note to remember is that this rule only applies to you if the clerkship/electives were part of your medical education curriculum. If you participated in clerkships/electives on a voluntary basis, outside of your medical education curriculum, then these will be exempt from this rule and will have no restriction on the amount of clerkship/elective experience you can undertake.
List of Medical Schools “Approved” by NYS and are Exempt from the 12-week rule:
- American University of Antigua, Antigua
- American University of the Caribbean, St. Martin, Netherland Antilles
- The Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
- English Language Program, University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Medical School, Debrecen, Hungary
- English Language Program, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
- English Language Program, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Fatima College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines
- International Health and Medicine Program, Ben Gurion University of the Negrev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
- Medical University of the Americas/Nevis, Nevis, West Indies
- Ras AI Khaimah Medical And Health Sciences University, Ras AI Khaimah, UAE
- Ross University School of Medicine, Roseau, Dominica
- Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherland Antilles
- St. George’s University School of Medicine, St. George’s, Grenada
- St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Technion Israel Institute of Technology- Technion American Medical Students Program (TEAMS), Haifa, Israel
- The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (March 2017)
- Weill-Cornell Medicine-Qatar
For more information regarding NYS 12-week rule please visit the following website and see section – §60.2 Clinical Clerkships.
