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The UCSF Fresno Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program uses the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS at www.aamc.org/eras) sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

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Program Director – W. Timothy Brox, MD
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For information about our application requirements please see below.  For answers to specific questions, please contact:
W. Timothy Brox, Program Director and/or Jenny McHenry, Residency Program Coordinator

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
2823 Fresno Street, 7th Floor
Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone:  (559) 459-4004
FAX:  (559) 459-5029
E-mail:  orthosurgery@fresno.ucsf.edu
Web address:  http://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/orthosurgery
UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program web address:  http://www.fresno.ucsf.edu
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Application Requirements:  (Program Specific Information)


Completed ERAS application
Deans Letter
3 letters of recommendations (including program director or surgery chair)
Medical School Transcripts
Class Rank
USMLE Step 1- minimum score of 225 is recommended- first time pass


Application Deadline:  November 1, 2012


Interviews are by invitation only. Selections for PGY-1 positions are made by orthopaedic faculty following invited personal interviews.
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Minimum Employment Requirements
To be eligible for an appointment contract for residency training with “The University of California” all current or expected trainees must possess one of the following for the duration of all anticipated years of training:

 

 

The University does not sponsor H-1B visas. Please contact individual programs regarding their policy on sponsoring H-1B visas.


California Medical License- 
The State of California requires housestaff who meet the following criteria to have a license in order to continue training:

 

 

Background Checks
UCSF Fresno is committed to selecting and hiring the most capable housestaff in order to pursue its strategic goals of excellence in teaching, learning, research, scholarship, creative activity and service to the community.   All offers of appointment to UCSF Fresno sponsored GME programs are specifically conditioned upon a criminal background investigation. Background checks will be carried out by an agency on behalf of UCSF Fresno Graduate Medical Education Office. By signing the background check release form, prospective trainees are consenting to a background investigation

 

Additional Information for Foreign Medical Graduates
The State of California requires that graduates of schools outside the U.S. or Canada obtain a “Postgraduate Training Authorization” letter authorizing residency training in California. The letter is valid for entry into a training program for one year. The expected start date for residency training must be before the letter expires (one year from issue date).


You must be in possession of an ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) certificate in order to commence residency training in the United States.  Please visit the ECFMG website at www.ecfmg.org  for additional information on how to obtain certification.

 

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