Applying for the Anesthesiology Residency
Overview
We have 16 Advanced Anesthesiology (PGY 2–4) residency positions each year, with 6 of those positions linked in NRMP the Scripps Mercy San Diego Transitional Year Internship. As an intern at Scripps Mercy, you and your 5 classmates are the only Anesthesiology Preliminary Interns in the program! This allows for all 4 years of training to be completed in San Diego for 6 or more residents in each class. Anyone applying to our advanced anesthesiology residency should also submit separate ERAS applications to the Scripps Mercy San Diego Transitional Year Internship.
We have 6 Scripps Mercy Hospital Transitional Program Internship positions in San Diego which are linked directly in the NRMP as a joint Advanced/Preliminary program match choice. These linked positions carry a separate NRMP selection when you make your match list and the NRMP only matches those internship positions to applicants who match to our UC San Diego Anesthesiology Advanced program. You could think of these as similar to 6 categorical positions, though our programs are separately administered and require separate applications through ERAS.
Medical student applicants often ask what kind of first postgraduate year we prefer. Since the practice of anesthesia is increasingly concerned with dealing with the patient's medical disease in the context of surgery and anesthesia, a quality medical or a transitional year internship is probably the most rewarding. However, residents who have completed one or more years of training in pediatrics, reproductive medicine, family practice, or surgery have also been well prepared for our residency program.
The Application Process
We participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and Central App. Applicants, please apply to both.
The application materials we require are:
- Completed MyERAS form
- Curriculum Vitae
- MSPE (Dean's letter)
- Medical School transcript
- Three or four letters of reference
- USMLE Part I score
- Personal statement
Once the application file is complete, it is reviewed by the Resident Recruitment and Selection Committee. On this basis, a number of applicants are interviewed. Much preparation goes into our Wednesday "interview day," and although we can make exceptions, we believe that both the applicants and the committee members are best served if we meet one another on the regularly scheduled day.
The majority of applications are received by ERAS and reviewed by us between October and November. The majority of invitations to the applicant interviews are typically sent during the months of October and November. This interview season, the interviews will take place virtually on Wednesdays with an invitation to attend our grand rounds meeting the morning of the interview. Additionally, the Tuesday evening prior to your interview date we host a meet and greet session with several of our residents, allowing you to become better aquianted with the residents in our program.
We do not have geographic preferences or other preconceptions as to the "type" of applicant we are looking for besides evidence of excellence in goals and achievements. We do accept medical students wishing to rotate with our department from other schools.
Terms & Conditions
Contact
If you have any questions, email the residency program coordinator and we'd be happy to clarify.
Karen Huynh
Residency Program Coordinator
anesthesiaresidency@health.ucsd.edu