For Our Applicants

Will Stanford be offering second looks?
Per University policy, we will not be offering in-person visits or second looks.

How has COVID affected procedural competency?
Our department supports the educational mission of our residency program.  Junior residents continue to learn and perform procedures and see patients.  We have enhanced our mastery learning training in the face of COVID and have created a pathway for our R2s to intubate People Under Investigation (PUI)s.

Do you participate in the third party token program?
We do not participate in the third party token program.

What steps are the residency program taking to protect residents during the pandemic?
Our residents completes mastery learning on donning/doffing PPE.  Stanford continues to have adequate supplies of PPE to protect our residents.

I am an IMG or from an orphan program, therefore do not have an EM SLOE. Will you still consider my application?
We understand that IMGs and medical students without a home Emergency Medicine rotation may not be able to obtain an EM SLOE. We will still review your application in its entirety despite not having an EM SLOE.

Do you consider applicants that have already completed previous training?
Yes, please submit your application through ERAS and we will review your application in its entirety.

• How do you handle visas?
  We review each applicants situation throughly and handle them on a case by case basis.
   

Can't find the answer to your question here? Please send us an email to em.residency@med.stanford.edu.