The criteria to interview include:

• Apply through ERAS before December (Early submission will provide those who are qualified to interview the best selection of interview dates.)

• Three letters of recommendation (if postgraduate residency training, letter and/or evaluation from former Program Director is required)

• Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)/Dean's Letter

• Medical School Transcript

• Personal Statement that includes your understanding and/or personal philosophy of Family Medicine

• Interviews will not be offered without USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX Part 1 scores. Successful completion of USMLE Step 2 or COMLEX Part is required by graduation from medical school. Applicants are strongly encouraged to take Step/COMLEX 2 with time for scores to return prior to ranking. Applicants with more than 2 attempts at passing any of these exams are not eligible for interview. 

• Eligible for licensure in Colorado during 2nd year of residency

• Graduation from Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited medical schools in the United States or Canada or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited medical schools in the United States

• Graduation from medical school or post-graduate residency training within the past 3 years before starting with our program

Letters of invitation to interview will be sent out as applications are received and reviewed. Interviews will begin mid-October and continue through mid-January.

International Medical Graduates

IMG applicants must also apply through the ERAS residency application system. All medical graduates invited to interview must be eligible for licensure in Colorado during their second year of residency. For international medical graduates this requires:

• Required to have completed two years of residency training in U.S. or Canada before applying to our program*

• Satisfactory completion of the examination of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

• Satisfactory completion of the USMLE examination with a score of 200 or greater

• Submission of evidence by the applicant, satisfactory to the Board of Medical Examiners, that the medical school from which the applicant graduated is approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or conforms to the minimal educational standards established by the LCME or AOA as determined by the Board

IMG applicants will not be considered by North Colorado Family Medicine until satisfactory documentation of post graduate medical training has been received. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide this information. Our sponsoring institution does not offer visa sponsorship. 

*The physician licensing requirements in the State of Colorado are likely changing. We will continue to re-evaluate our eligibility criteria. If you have questions about Colorado physician licensing please refer to the Board of Medical Examiners.