{"id":411,"date":"2014-08-07T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-dev.med.unc.edu\/orthodev\/mededuc\/prospective-residents\/apply-to-our-program\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:13:26","slug":"apply-to-our-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/mededuc\/prospective-residents\/apply-to-our-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply to Our Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- portlet_above --><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6803 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/406\/2025\/09\/Open-House-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"677\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/406\/2025\/09\/Open-House-2025.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/406\/2025\/09\/Open-House-2025-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/406\/2025\/09\/Open-House-2025-150x195.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/406\/2025\/09\/Open-House-2025-600x778.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/unc.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cLL3Z62KtmXnJ9I\"><i class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-share\" style=\"color:#1e73be;\"><\/i> Register Here<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #54a4b8\"><strong>Applying to the UNC Orthopaedics: Five-Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>UNC Orthopaedics offers a five-year program. Use this identification number for ranking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1900260C0<\/strong>\u00a0for ranking the five-year program in Orthopaedics;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will accept applications only through the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.aamc.org\/services\/eras\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aamc.org\/services\/eras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS)\">Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS)<\/a>. If you decide to apply, the deadline for receipt of applications for 2026-2027 will be <strong>September 24, 2025<\/strong>. All application materials should be submitted through ERAS. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. We are participating in <strong>program signaling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoassn.org\/universal-interview-offer-day-2025-2026\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #54a4b8\"><strong>CORD Universal Interview Offer Day<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Date Announced: November 17, 2025, at 12:00pm ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #54a4b8\"><strong>Please note carefully that we require the following:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of four letters of recommendation, preferably an orthopaedist, with whom you have worked professionally (not a resident).\n<ul>\n<li>We will accept traditional letters of recommendation and\/or AOA recommendation forms as long as the comment section has been completed on the form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Please view the link below to UNC Hospital&#8217;s institutional and program policy regarding eligibility for appointment to a residency training position:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unchealthcare-uncmc.policystat.com\/policy\/token_access\/99b69549-4a7d-49c5-b10b-49d90ed12878\/\">UNC Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Policy on Resident Eligibility<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a class=\"btn btn-info btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uncmedicalcenter.org\/uncmc\/professional-education-and-services\/office-of-graduate-medical-education\/\"><i class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign\" style=\"color:#208abf;\"><\/i> Click Here to Visit the UNC GME Website<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #54a4b8\"><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Are you accepting applications for 2026-2027 Cycle? <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, September 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>When are interviews?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday, December 13, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, January 10, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Will the interviews be in person?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you accept foreign medical graduates?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes. All graduates of foreign medical schools must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All foreign graduates must meet all requirements of the Visa Qualifying Examination (VQE) or Foreign Medical Graduate Exam in the Medical Sciences (FMGEMS) prior to application. Per the University of North Carolina Graduate Medical Education Policy on Visas, UNC Hospitals will accept resident physicians who have been issued a J-1 visa and who hold a current ECFMG Certificate. H1-B visas are not sponsored at University of North Carolina Hospitals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the medical license requirement?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The North Carolina Resident Training License<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you consider USMLE scores when selecting applicants to interview?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Scores are considered as a part of the entire application. We have no exact cut-off score.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you offer observership\/research opportunities? <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is there a medical school graduation cutoff date? <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Applying to the UNC Orthopaedics: Five-Year\u00a0 UNC Orthopaedics offers a five-year program. Use this identification number for ranking: 1900260C0\u00a0for ranking the five-year program in Orthopaedics; We will accept applications only through the\u00a0Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). If you decide to apply, the deadline for receipt of applications for 2026-2027 will be September 24, 2025. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/mededuc\/prospective-residents\/apply-to-our-program\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Apply to Our Program\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68816,"featured_media":0,"parent":201,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-411","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Apply to Our Program | Department of Orthopaedics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ortho\/mededuc\/prospective-residents\/apply-to-our-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Apply to Our Program | Department of Orthopaedics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; Applying to the UNC Orthopaedics: Five-Year\u00a0 UNC Orthopaedics offers a five-year program. 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