General Match Information

2008-09 “Last Lap” Process: Schedule of Events until Graduation

• March 1 - Complete FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) 
• Submit CV to 1063 Bondurant Hall or email as an attachment to Alice_Pelland@med.unc.edu if you have not done so.

• Students who have completed third year meet with Alice Pelland, staff writer, and Dr. Dent or Dr. Stewart. Both meetings must be completed by May 31.                                                                
• Plan to have picture taken and submit pictures to 1001 Bondurant Hall:
  • 2” x 2” black & white or color picture for final school transcript
  • 3” x 4” color picture for ERAS application (light colored background)
• April 25 - Tuition and Fees due – First Summer Session 2008

• May 4 - Fourth-Year Curriculum Registration Packets due to 1001 Bondurant Hall
• Schedule dean’s letter appointment with staff writer by emailing bernice_mayo@med.unc.edu All appointments must be completed by August 29.
• Schedule career planning appointment with Dean. Contact Jeri Copeland at jeri_copeland@med.unc.edu
• May 30 - Tuition and Fees due - Second Summer Session 2008

• June 2 - Drop/Add of electives begins – ends 6/13, all elective periods (1-10)
• June 2 - Elective Period 0 begins - ends 6/27, First Summer Session

• July 1- Deadline to have TST completed and turned in to 1001 Bondurant
• July 1 - ERAS Tokens distributed by email from Student Affairs (estimated date)
• July 1 - MyERAS opens. Begin to work on Common Application form (CAF). See http://www.aamc.org/eras
• July 1 - Disability Insurance payment due
• July 1 - You must have Dean’s Letter appointments scheduled with the Staff Writer and Dean by this date; otherwise,Student Affairs will assign your appointment times. Email bernice_mayo@med.unc.edu for Staff Writer appointment and jeri-copeland@med.unc.edu for dean appointment. 
• July 4 - University Holiday/Independence Day
• July 7 - Elective Period 1 begins - ends 8/1, Second Summer Session
• July 11 - Summer Residency & ERAS Workshop – 12:00 to 1:30 pm in 321 MacNider
• Request Faculty Letters of recommendation; supply ERAS cover sheet
• Sign up for USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge, before Sept 1 to avoid a price increase.
• Sign up for USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills
• Aid Disbursement begins - Fall Semester 2008, date to be announced
• Begin research on residency programs

• Follow-up with mentors/faculty writing Letters of Recommendation
  
• Early Transcript requests taken by Student Affairs
• NRMP Match Agreements available on-line - details to be announced when available See     http://www.nrmp.org/
• August 1 - Tuition & Fees due-Fall Semester 2008
• August 4 - Elective Period 2 begins – ends 8/29, Second Summer Session
• August 15 - Summer Residency & ERAS Workshop – 12:00 to 1:30 pm in 321 MacNider
• Early match specialties –Ophthalmology and ChildNeurology begin taking applications. Check the website: http://www.sfmatch.org                         

• September 1 - University Holiday/Labor Day
• September 1 - Residency programs can begin to download ERAS applications   
• September 2 - Deadline to submit any additional CV information for dean’s letter to Alice Pelland
• September 2 - Elective Period 3 begins – ends 9/26 Fall Semester
• Submit pictures to Student Affairs, 1001 Bondurant Hall
  • 2” x 2” black & white or color picture for final school transcript
  • 3” x 4” color picture for ERAS application (light colored background)
• September 29 - Elective Period 4 begins - ends 10/24, Fall Semester

• Dean’s letter final student review - announced to each student by email
• October 20 - Drop/Add of Spring Electives begins - ends 10/31, spring elective periods (7-10)
• October 27 - Elective Period 5 begins – ends 11/21, Fall Semester

• November 1 - Dean’s Letter Packets released by ERAS or to the Central Application Service                
  

• November 2 - Student Affairs begins to process requests load updated transcripts in ERAS
  
• November 15 - Recommended deadline for taking Step 2 CK
• November 17 - Degree Applications due
• November 24 - Elective Period 6 begins - ends 12/19, Fall Semester
• November 27 - University Holiday/Thanksgiving
• November 30 - Deadline to complete NRMP Match Agreement without late fee (This is an estimated date.)
• Residency Program interviews begin

• December 10 - Tuition and Fees due - Spring Semester 2009
• December 20 - Free Period for Winter Holidays - ends 1/4/2009
• December 31 - Deadline for submission of  USMLE Step 2  Clinical Knowledge scores to SOM to meet school’s graduation requirement.

• January 5 - Elective Period 7 begins - ends 1/30, Spring Semester
• Early specialty match rank lists due & early match results announced at http://www.sfmatch.org and http://www.auanet.org                             
• January 15 - NRMP Match Ranking begins – http://www.nrmp.org, estimated date
• 2009 Medical School Graduation Questionnaire opens at www.aamc.org/gq
• Aid Disbursement begins - Spring Semester 2009, date to be announced
• January 19 - University Holiday/Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday

• February 2 - Elective Period 8 begins – ends 2/27, Spring Semester
• February 20 - Estimated date - NRMP Match Ranking deadline - http://www.nrmp.org closes at 8:59 pm EST
• February 20 - Deadline to show proof of registration for Step 2 Clinical Skills, estimated date
• February 28 - Spring Break – ends March 8

March 2009

• March 9 - Graduation Questionnaire completion deadline
• March 9 - Required Capstone course begins. Ends on  3/20
• March 16 - Unmatched Day - let Student Affairs know how to contact you if you will not have access to web/email
• March 19 - Match Day (Holiday) - Class Meeting - time to be announced by Class Presidents - Match Envelopes distributed at 12:00 pm in Old Clinic Auditorium
• Pearls Day - date to be announced by Class Presidents
• Skit Night - date to be announced by Class Presidents

• March 23 - Elective Period 9 begins – ends 4/17, Spring Semester

• 4/10..……..University Spring Holiday

• 5/8.......... Required Graduation Rehearsal – time to be announced
• 5/8 to 5/10 Commencement weekend