Applications now being accepted

Interviews are by invitation only. Selections for PGY-1 are made by surgery faculty following interviews.

Deadline for applications:

December 1, 2024

Interview Dates for the 2024-2025 Academic Year:

November: 7, 13, 19, 26

December: 5, 11, 18

January (2025): 7 

Interviews will be held virtually via Zoom.

UCSF Fresno: Training Outstanding Physicians (watch the video here)

PGY-1 positions are available on a competitive basis in accordance with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)

• ERAS Application
• MSPE letter
• 3 Letters of recommendation (including program director or surgery chair)
• Grade/transcripts
• USMLE step 1 and 2 transcript

To be eligible for a residency/fellowship appointment contract with the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, all current or expected trainees must possess one of the following for the duration of their  anticipated years of training:

• be a United States citizen
• be in possession of a green card
• be in possession of an EAD (work permit)
• possess an ECFMG –sponsored J-1 visa

UCSF Fresno doesn’t generally sponsor H-1B visas, please contact individual programs regarding their policy on H-1B visa sponsorship.

Effective January 1, 2020, a PTL will be required for all U.S. MD/DO/IMG residents participating in an ACGME accredited postgraduate training program in California, who have less than thirty-six months of postgraduate training, in order to practice medicine as part of their training program. A PTL must be obtained within 180 days after enrollment in an ACGME accredited postgraduate training program in California and will not be required to be renewed.

Transition from a Postgraduate Training License (PTL) to a Physician’s and Surgeon’s License (PTL Holders Only):

Eligibility for a California Physician’s and Surgeon’s Certificate as follows:

• Medical residents’ completion of 36 months of a Board-approved program accredited by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or College of Family Physicians of Canada, for all applicants regardless of whether the medical school attended was domestic or international;
• Successfully complete 24 consecutive months of training in the same program;
• Must have taken and passed Step 3 of the USMLE examination and/or the COMLEX Level 3

CE and PE for DOs.

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

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.