Rochester General Hospital , Rochester, New York.

Thank you for your interest in the OBGYN Residency Program at Rochester General Hospital. In order to provide you with the most up-to-date information about our program, we ask that you go to our website: www.viahealth.org/obgyn-residency where you will find the latest version of our online program brochure. Our program is also listed in FREIDA Online at www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html if you have questions that are not answered in our brochure. In order to be considered for our program, we require that you score an average of 85 or better on parts 1 and 2 of the USMLE. You need to have graduated from medical school in 1995 or later. You should have some experience in the American health care system as a physician, preferably in a paid position such as an intern or resident. Although we would like our candidates to have completed some US clinical training prior to beginning our program, we have accepted Masters-prepared candidates as well as those who have completed research in areas not related to OBGYN. Our main objective with this requirement is to make sure that the applicant has some experience with the workings of the American healthcare system. The latest date for application to our residency program is December 15, 2004. In addition, you must apply to the program through ERAS, and provide us with the Common Application Form (CAF), your medical school transcript, your Dean's letter, three letters of recommentation, and a personal statement. Our resident selection committee will then look over this information and decide whether or not to ask you to come for an interview. We do accept International Medical Graduates, and our hospital sponsors the J1 and the H1b visas. If you have any questions that I can answer, please give me a call (toll free) at 866-733-4338. We look forward to hearing from you. Darbbie Thomas
Program Administrator
OBGYN Residency
Rochester General Hospital
Phone 585/922-4683
Fax 585/922-5899
darbbie.thomas@viahealth.org