Residency Application and Interview Process

General Information

North Florida Emergency Medicine interviews will be virtual (again) for this season, even for rotating medical students.

Applications will be accepted through ERAS (use 1101100201 to locate us).

Invitations will be extended through Thalamus.

If you are a student trying to understand how the virtual interview process can affect your application and want to know more about how to navigate this interview season, consider joining FCEP’s Medical Student Group’s Facebook page.

Our residency will accept applicants who have at least 1 EM SLOE, but more are welcome, of course.

We know that when faced with the important decision of where to train, you need to be informed and ready to make the best decision possible. Our goal is to provide you with a transparent view of what happens here at NFEM and to recruit motivated caring residents who want to be here! Let us know what we can do to achieve this goal!

Interview Invitation

Programs will be able to see your application on September 25, 2024. Each program will have their own screening process and will most likely send out invitations pretty quickly. You can expect our interview invites to come in stages between early October and mid-November.

We will not release more invites than we have interview spots available.

Scheduling an Interview

Invitations will be sent out through Thalamus and applicants will be asked to schedule an interview online.

You will have three days to schedule or decline an interview (wait-listing is available).

Cancelling interviews is possible, and we ask that any cancellations occur at least two weeks prior to your interview date.

Preparing for the Interview

Prior to the interview applicants will be asked to fill out a short informational sheet to assist interviewers during your interview day. This is required to completed prior to your interview and should take less than five minutes. We will be using the Zoom platform for interviews and you will be asked to test links prior to the start of the interview.

Interview Day

Interviews

Interviewees with join an AM or a PM session on a Wednesday or Thursday.
The schedule is as follows: AM 900-1230 and PM 1130-1430
Outline of the day’s events:
- A Welcome Session with program leadership
- Interviews with four core faculty members including Program Directors
- Break room with residents to chat one-on-one

Welcome Session

You will start your interview day in a Zoom welcome session with the program director, faculty, residents, as well as other interviewees. During this time you will see an introduction powerpoint and get to hear from a variety of people associated with the program to ensure that you get an idea of what this program is all about. Use this time before your interview to see if we might be a good fit for you and think of any questions you have!

Pre-Interview Happy Hour and Resident-Only Time

The night prior to your interview, you will be invited to an evening Zoom get-together with residents only. No faculty. Take this opportunity to hang out with the residents and learn more about the program and what life is like from the resident perspective.

Post-Interview

Take a deep breath, and pat yourself on the back! We know interview season is challenging, but we hope that you found our interview day to be fun and informative. If you have any further questions, please email [email protected], our program coordinator Kim Watkins at [email protected], or any email address or phone number you obtained during the interview process.

If you expressed any special interests, our program may reach out to follow-up after the interview. This includes interest in EMS, ultrasound, or simulation.

If you have a spouse or family and would like to learn more about the community and residency from the perspective of a resident’s partner, we would be happy to set up a phone call for you.

We will follow-up with anyone who reaches out with further questions!

We hope you have an awesome interview season!