Emergency Medicine Residency Program

1. Applicants must have a passing United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 score to be considered for an interview.
2. Applicants must have a passing USMLE Step 2 score to be placed on the Stanford rank list.
3. Applicants are expected to submit at least one Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) from an Emergency Medicine rotation.
4. Applicants who are international medical graduates or who do not have access to a home Emergency Medicine rotation may still be considered without an Emergency Medicine SLOE.
5. Applicants who have completed previous training are also eligible to apply and will have their applications reviewed.
6. Applicants should demonstrate clinical excellence and, ideally, evidence of scholarship such as peer-reviewed publications, regional or national presentations, project leadership, or innovation.
7. Visa situations are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Stanford Medicine, part of Stanford University, is an academic medical institution providing advanced patient care, medical education, research, and innovation, with Stanford Health Care serving as a major clinical training site. The Emergency Medicine Residency Program provides comprehensive four-year training in emergency and acute care, including trauma, critical care, pediatric emergency medicine, ultrasound, procedures, and emergency medical services, with residents gaining progressive clinical responsibility across diverse clinical settings.

1. Submit the application through ResidencyCAS; Stanford is using ResidencyCAS for the 2026 application cycle.
2. Submit the required application materials, including at least one Emergency Medicine Standardized Letter of Evaluation when available.
3. Stanford conducts a holistic application review; the program states that it does not use application filters and that every application is reviewed by a program leader.
4. Selected applicants receive interview invitations on a rolling basis.
5. Participate in the residency interview process, with interviews scheduled from October through December for the 2026 cycle.
6. Applicants must have a passing USMLE Step 1 for interview consideration and a passing USMLE Step 2 for placement on the rank list; Stanford advises having these results by the third week of January.
7. Complete the applicable National Resident Matching Program process for residency placement.