Application
Advanced Program
The plastic surgery residency program will match with two new residents for the three-year advanced program to begin in July 2007.


Residency positions for this track are matched via the advanced plastic surgery match sponsored by the San Francisco Matching Programs. Residency applications for the advanced program are submitted through the Plastic Surgery Central Application Service. Our faculty will review all applications for the advanced program during the months of December and January. Those who are invited to interview will be notified in February, 2006.

Integrated Plastic Surgery/General Surgery Program
The plastic surgery residency program will match with three new residents for the six-year integrated program to begin in July 2006.

PGY-1 positions for this program will be matched through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Information regarding registration for the NRMP is available from the Dean's Office at your medical school or www.nrmp.org.

The residency application process for the integrated plastic surgery program will go through the AAMC ERAS electronic residency application system this year. The deadline for applications to be complete (except for Deans' letters) is November 1, 2005. Our Faculty will review all completed applications for the integrated program during the month of November. Those who are invited to interview will be notified by late November.

Selection
Each application is reviewed in its entirety with an eye toward a combination of overall academic excellence, leadership ability, career development potential and personal character.

Although we receive applications from many well-qualified candidates, it is not possible to interview all who apply. Every effort is made to notify applicants of their interview status in a timely manner, however our application review process for the integrated program often continues through late November due to the large number of applications received and the late release date for Dean's letters.


Interviews
The two-day interview session for the advanced program will take place on March 17-18, 2006. The two-day interview session for the integrated program will take place on December 2-3, 2005.

Each two-day interview session takes place from early Friday afternoon through late Saturday afternoon. Any applicants who are invited to interview will need to plan to be present for the entire two-day session. We do not schedule any individual interviews outside of these group interview sessions.