The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

Clinical Neurophysiology (CNP), the first and oldest neurology subspecialty, focuses on the assessment of function of the central and peripheral nervous system for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment of neurologic and other disorders.

CNP procedures commonly used include electroencephalography (EEG, including scalp EEG in the outpatient EEG lab, epilepsy monitoring unit, and in the inpatient/ICU setting as well as intracranial EEG for surgical epilepsy evaluations), magnetoencephalography (MEG), electromyography/nerve conduction studies (EMG/NCS), evoked potentials, polysomnography, intraoperative monitoring, and autonomic nervous system testing.

Additional information can be found through the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society’s website at www.acns.org.

Applicants must have completed a residency in Neurology, Child Neurology, or Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Clinical Neurophysiology programs are one year in length.

Many programs combine a one-year Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship with another one-year Epilepsy fellowship, Neuromuscular fellowship, Autonomic fellowship, Intraoperative monitoring fellowship, or additional research training for a total of two years of training to gain more expertise.

Select Critical Care Medicine programs may participate in program signaling. Applicants are provided 10 signals.

Please visit the ERAS application webpage for information, guidance, timelines, and resources on completing the ERAS application.

The Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) has released:

• Preferencing guidelines for applicants: APCCMPD ERAS Preferencing Recommendations (PDF)
• Signaling guidelines for applicants: APCCMPD ERAS Signaling Recommendations (PDF)

These resources apply to applicants completing the 2026–27 MyERAS application.

• Applicants must have completed a residency in Neurology or Child Neurology.
• Epilepsy fellowships are one or 2 years in length. Many institutions combine a one-year epilepsy fellowship with a second year in research, Sleep Medicine, or Clinical Neurophysiology.

Forensic Pathology fellowship programs offer one year of specialized training for Pathology Residency graduates (AP/CP; AP-only). Forensic Pathology is a board certified subspecialty through the American Board of Pathology. Forensic Pathology is the medical subspecialty that is focused on death investigations and diagnosis of disease and injuries leading to death. The fellowship requires the performance of >200 autopsies in a fellowship year and exposes the fellow to associated fields of forensic toxicology and forensic science.

In ERAS, the application cycle opens in July 2026, two years before Fellowship training will begin (matriculation to a program in July 2028). The Pathology Match Day is April 28, 2027, which is 14 months before fellowship training will begin. 95 % of the Forensic Pathology Fellowship positions are available in the NRMP Match.

Additional program specific information can be found in the Forensic Training Database at FTDB , a resource from The National Association of Medical Examiners. Participation by programs in ERAS may be variable across programs. It is recommended that you directly contact programs via email during the application process.

Hematology and Medical Oncology (Internal Medicine) programs may choose to participate in program signaling (5 gold signals and 15 silver signals).

Please visit the ERAS application website for information, guidance, timelines, and resources on completing the ERAS application.

Interventional pulmonology is a rapidly evolving subspecialty at the forefront of pulmonary and critical care medicine, focused on advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as bronchoscopy, pleural interventions, and minimally invasive approaches to lung cancer. Interventional pulmonologists work within multidisciplinary teams and contribute to innovation in procedural techniques and patient care.

Applicants must have completed a 2-year pulmonary fellowship or a 3-year pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship prior to entry. ACGME-accredited interventional pulmonary fellowship programs participate in the ERAS application process.

Learn more at AIPPD and AABIP.

For the ERAS 2027 cycle, please paste the HIPAA-compliant procedure log at the end of your personal statement. The table will count toward the total word count of the personal statement.

ESIR Applicants must be accepted into an ACGME approved Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology (ESIR) curriculum within their diagnostic radiology residency. ESIR Applicants must include an ESIR Applicant Diagnostic Radiology Program Director Standardized Letter of Recommendation as part of their ERAS Interventional Radiology Independent application. The template for the letter can be downloaded here: letter template.

ESIR applicants should give the standardized letter template to their diagnostic radiology program director who must complete all four sections before uploading the letter to the ERAS Letter of Recommendation Portal (LoRP). Non ESIR applicants do not need to use the standardized letter.

For more information about the independent IR residency match, visit: IR residency match.

For more information regarding the qualifications for ESIR, visit: ESIR qualifications.

Before submitting your independent applications, make sure to check for final application tips, visit: How to apply.

Select Pediatric Cardiology programs may participate in program signaling (3 gold and 5 silver signals). Please visit the ERAS application webpage for information, guidance, timelines, and resources on completing the ERAS application.

Beginning in the 2027 application season, Pediatric Cardiology will be using new Standardized Letter of Recommendation forms. Please review the SLOE Resources and FAQs available on spctpd.org for additional instructions and recommendations.

This year, Pediatric Cardiology has introduced new tools for use by categorical residency program directors/program leadership and pediatric cardiologists/cardiac intensivists. These tools replace the traditional narrative letter of recommendation with a more structured, consistent, and high-yield format. Applicants should provide the following forms to their residency program director and to any cardiologists in lieu of a traditional letter of recommendation. Any other letter writer can write a traditional letter of recommendation. The form and letters should then be uploaded to the Letter Writer Portal.

Select Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine programs may participate in program signaling. Applicants are provided 15 signals. Please visit the ERAS application season page for information, guidance, and resources before completing the ERAS application.

The Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) website has released preferencing guidelines for applicants and signaling guidelines for applicants completing the 2027 MyERAS application.

Select Pulmonary Disease programs may participate in program signaling. Applicants are provided 2 signals.

Please visit the ERAS application webpage for information, guidance, timelines, and resources on completing the ERAS application.

The Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) has released applicant guidelines:

• Preferencing Recommendations
• Signaling Recommendations

These resources apply to the 2026–27 MyERAS application.

Sports Medicine fellowship programs offer an additional year of specialized training for candidates from multiple specialties, including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, and PM&R.

In ERAS, Sports Medicine has four specialty listings: Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine), Sports Medicine (Family Medicine), Sports Medicine (Pediatrics), and Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation).

Program-specific details are available on individual program websites.

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) also provides guidance: AMSSM Residency Information

Additional application instructions are available in the ERAS Sports Medicine Instructions .

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

Applicants who completed a dedicated research year should follow the Dermatology-specific instructions for documenting this information in MyERAS.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

Select Internal Medicine/Pediatrics programs may participate in program signaling (5 signals).

Please visit the ERAS application webpage for information, guidance, timelines, and resources on completing the ERAS application.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

SUO/AADO/OPDO Joint Statement on Interview Format Recommendations

The Otolaryngology Program Directors Organization (OPDO) strongly recommends that all programs continue to be given the option to conduct in-person interviews for the 2026-2027 application cycle.

Since 2023, Otolaryngology has used a common interview offer date. This effort continues to support both applicants and program directors.

Programs should commit to the following:

• The common interview offer date will be November 5, 2026.
• The common interview acceptance date will be November 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST.
• Limit interview offers to available interview slots.
• Begin interview scheduling no earlier than November 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST.

Applicants should commit to the following:

• Do not attempt to schedule interviews until November 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST.
• Do not schedule or hold interview spots they do not plan on attending.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

Select Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry programs may participate in program signaling (3 signals).

Please visit the ERAS application webpage for information, guidance, timelines, and resources on completing the ERAS application.

You may also visit the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry website:

AACAP Triple Board Residency Information

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

Select General Surgery programs may participate in program signaling (15 signals). Please visit the 2027 ERAS application season page .

The AAMC, the Association for Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), and the Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) collaborated to increase transparency in the residency application process.

For Surgery-specific information, guidance, and resources, visit the APDS application webpage and the OPDA Residency Application Guide for Surgery . For ERAS® information, guidance, timelines, and resources, visit the ERAS application webpage.

Supplement these resources with additional insights provided by Program Directors and Surgery Association leadership within the recorded webinar, Specialty Spotlight Series: Preparing Applications for General Surgery Programs in the 2027 ERAS Cycle.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.

The Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) provides specialty-specific guidance developed by program directors to help applicants navigate the residency application process. Visit the CMSS OPDA Program Directors Association Guides page to access guidance for this specialty.