Apply to the Residency
Leigh Cantrell, MD,
OBGYN Residency Program Director
Thank you for your interest in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency program at UVA.
The School of Medicine at the University of Virginia passionately believes that a diverse housestaff encourages empathy and compassion within the hospital and well as the greater Charlottesville community.
We are committed to providing residents with the environment and mentoring that fosters the development of outstanding clinicians, researchers, and future leaders in medicine. Please view the GME Housestaff Council Video.
We invite applications from graduates of osteopathic medical schools as well as international medical schools. Please note the following additional requirements: All applicants must follow the USMLE examination pathway, including D.O. candidates.
Residency applications will only be accepted through ERAS. Scheduling will be done through ERAS. The University of Virginia sponsors a J-1 visa to be considered so international medical school graduates must be eligible for ECFMG certification prior to matriculation and demonstrate spoken and written English proficiency.
The deadline to apply is October 1st, no applications will be accepted after this date. We look forward to hearing from you.
To Apply
All applications must include the following items:
- ERAS Common Application Medical School Transcript USMLE Transcript –we will consider all scores above 215 passed on the first attempt, but Step 2 scores are NOT required to obtain an interview
- 3 letters of recommendation, at least two of which are OB/GYN faculty members at your School of Medicine
- Personal statement
- The Medical School Performance Evaluation (“Dean’s Letter”) is sent to the residency programs via ERAS
We receive over 900 applications and typically interview approximately 60-70 candidates, in November and December. There are 4 interview days per year.
The night before each interview day, our residents will hold a virtual gathering for the candidates.
The University of Virginia Ob/Gyn Residency program fully supports the joint CREOG/APGO proposal for residency application standards.
Although we welcome visiting students for 4th year rotations, a visiting rotation is not required to be considered for an interview. We use a holistic application review process in order to select applicants for interviews, and consider each applicant based on the content of their application.
If you are highly interested in our program, we encourage you to utilize one of your “signals” to inform us of that fact. Other expressions of interest (email contact from you or your advisors, phone calls, or personal visits) will have no bearing on how we review your application. We ask that you adhere to this process out of respect for the amount of time necessary for us to review a large number of applications in a very short time frame.
The Final Application Deadline is October 1st, 2023.
Any application received after this date will not be reviewed.
- Interview Offers will be released on: October 24th, 2023
- Final notification date regarding application status: December 1st, 2023
- Our residency program will offer 64 interviews this year.
- All interviews will be virtual. We have always limited the number of invitations to the total number of interview slots.
- We will offer waitlist slots for each of our interview dates in the event of cancellations.
The 2023-2024 Interview Dates will be announced later this Summer.
During the interview day, candidates meet with several of our faculty members, including the Chair, Dr. Paola Gehrig, Program Director, Leigh Cantrell, MD the Associate Program Director, Laura Parsons, MD, and Vice-Chair of Education, Chris Chisholm, MD. You will also interview with our residents. A residency program overview and a virtual tour of the hospital facilities will also be a part of the interview day.
Interview Day:
- 8:45-8:55 AM – Applicants sign into Zoom
- 9:00-10:00 AM – Program Overview
- 10:00-10:15 AM – Break
- 10:15–12:15 PM – Interviews/Residents
- 12:20 PM – Closing Remarks
Our program is indexed on the AMA’s Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FRIEDA). Detailed information about the program is found in the Residency Program section of our website.
As a resident, you are an employee of the House Staff of the University of Virginia. For information about housestaff, salaries, benefits, and conditions of employment see the Graduate Medical Education site.
The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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For More Information
For more information, Email Residency Coordinator, Tammy Lull or call 434-924-9930.