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We are committed to a holistic review of each application. This coupled with virtual interviews will result in interview acceptances being released in mid to late October.
We will notify you by email from Thalamus about whether or not we are able to offer you an interview.
- Set no-reply@thalamusgme.com as a trusted account in your email to ensure this does not go to your spam folder.
We use Thalamus as a platform to offer, schedule, and manage our interview dates.
- You will create a profile within Thalamus to accept an interview offer, this cannot be done until you are offered your first interview.
- The Thalamus Application Use Guide will assist you in setting up an account.
We participate in the National Resident Match Program (NRMP) and use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

After completing a holistic review, interview acceptances will be released in mid to late October
We will stop reviewing new applications on November 1
Interview dates from October through January
One day per week (typically Monday or Tuesday)
We will be interviewing remotely this year using Thalamus to host our interview day
Informal virtual sessions will be offered with residents for those interviewing, typically on the evening prior
We will continue to offer interviews until our dates are filled
We will not offer more interviews than we have available interview slots, with the caveat that invited applicants have 1 week to respond to the offer of an interview
Afternoon interview dates have been created to accommodate applicants located in different time zones

Once all interview dates are filled we will offer a small number of applicants a place on the waiting list for when there are inevitable cancellations.
Applicants who receive an interview from the waitlist are at no disadvantage to anyone else interviewing with the program.
- Nearly every year one or more of our matched applicants come in off the waiting list.
For those on the wait list, we will communicate interview openings throughout the interview season (sometimes on quite short notice).
We will notify all applicants of their status by December 1, 2024.

We will be participating in Preference Signaling during the 2024-2025 Application Cycle.

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center offers in person Open Houses with the GME staff prior to the interview season. These sessions are designed to allow applicants to visit Portland and MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. By design, these sessions are blinded to individual training programs and attendance will have no impact on interview season decisions. These sessions are for applicants to all MaineHealth Maine Medical Center programs and are not specific to emergency medicine.
We will host a second look day for those applicants who would like to visit Portland at the end of the interview season. This visit is completely optional and will occur after we have submitted our rank list. Details will be provided to interviewed applicants.

Completed ERAS Application
Medical school transcript
USMLE scores Preferred (Step 2), COMLEX considered when USMLE scores are not available
Dean’s Letter
3 letters of recommendation (min. of 1 traditional EM SLOE)
We will review SLOE from non-EM Residency Programs, Off-Service, and Sub-specialty EM rotations
- Details can be found on the CORD website

For any questions about applying to our residency program, please contact Jana Ricker.

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