Office of Medical Education

• AHEC Community Engagement and Service: Rolling application. Longitudinal volunteer service opportunities with local community agencies. The broad goals of this AHEC Scholars activity are to support meaningful service to community agencies and to explore ways physicians can partner with others to address issues of availability, accessibility, and quality of health services in the community. As an AHEC Scholars eligible activity, students complete 40 training hours and at least 40 field/service hours. Course content includes exploration of Vermont systems and services related to promoting and maintaining health, and volunteer service activities that are directly or indirectly related to health and medicine. Through service, students will enhance partnerships with community agencies to further goals agreed upon by the community partner, AHEC, and the student volunteer. Larner medical students may participate in this AHEC Scholars pathway activity in their second, third or fourth year at LCOM. There is an application process, with a limited number of students selected based on the volunteer needs of the partnering community agencies, as well as program capacity and strength of the student application. Read the program overview and description of current community partnerships. Apply now. Contact Patti Smith Urie with questions about the AHEC Scholars program or this AHEC activity. If you would like to learn more, Patti can also connect you to the current fourth year Larner students who have helped to build this volunteer program.

co2026 Students

• Medicine Residency Letters of Recommendation: July 18, 2025. All students interested in applying to Internal Medicine for residency (categorical only) and will need a Letter of Recommendation from the Department of Medicine/Chair, please contact Gina Sears Contois ,Inpatient Medicine & Acting Internship Coordinator.
• ResidencyCAS Tokens: Important. If you are applying in Emergency Medicine or ObGyn this cycle, please email Emma.Faustner@med.uvm.edu to request a ResidencyCAS token.
• The ERAS application registration is now open: You should have received a token this week. If you didn’t get the token (and it’s not in your inbox, please reach out to Emma Faustner. We encourage all students, regardless of your specialty’s application platform, to register in the MyERAS® system and begin working on your application.
  • AAMC and ERAS Application Resources: The transition to residency is a critical part of your journey to becoming a physician. To support you during this phase, the AAMC has developed several resources to help you prepare your MyERAS application:
    • What You Need to Know About the 2026 ERAS Application Season 
    • Program Signaling for the 2026 MyERAS Application Season 
    • ERAS Tools and Worksheets for Residency Applicants  
    • 2026 MyERAS Applicant User Guide 
  • Specialty Requirements: It’s important to review requirements that residency specialties have issued for the 2026 season as you are working on your application. These requirements are listed on the 2026 ERAS Participating Specialties and Programs webpage. We encourage you to refer to this page throughout the season as it will be updated as additional specialty requirements are received. To access residency specialty requirements: 
    • At the top of the page, locate the “Type” tab on the left-hand side.
    • Select “Residency” in the drop-down menu.
    • To the right, select “Specialties with Additional Information.”
    • A listing of all residency specialties that have provided new requirements will display directly on the page.
    • Note: A comprehensive list of all specialties (residency and fellowship) that have issued requirements is also available via the ERAS Specialty Information Report at the top of the page.
  • What you can do now in the MyERAS application:
    • Begin working on your MyERAS application.
    • Create a personal statement(s).
    • Send Letter Request Forms to the people who will write your Letters of Recommendation (LoRs).
    • Authorize the release of the COMLEX-USA and/or USMLE transcripts.
    • Manage documents.
    • Import ERAS resume information and LoRs from your most recently submitted application (for the previous seven ERAS seasons) under the History tab. Imported resume information may be edited.
    • Some documents are assigned to selected programs by default, and others require you to manually make assignments to programs. The Assignments Checklist within the MyERAS portal illustrates which documents are automatically assigned to programs and which require applicant assignation. 
  • ERAS Fee Assistance: Eligible students have already been notified via email about their discount, and no additional action is required. Eligibility is displayed on the MyERAS dashboard, and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.  
  • Upload your photo to ERAS, if you’d like a new photo you may have a portrait taken by the Creative Services team. Drop-in studio portrait sessions take place on Mondays from noon to 1pm, and Wednesdays from 3 – 4pm. You may also take your own photos with a smart phone if you choose – professional attire, with or without your white coat (military applicants may choose to wear their dress uniform), full face and shoulders, against a plain background. Photo specifications: JPG/JPEG or PNG file, max file size of 150KB, max dimensions 2.5 inches x 3.5 inches, max resolution 150 DPI. 
• Donate Messages of Insight and Support for Step 1 Prep in this Donation Box. The USMLE Step 1 preparation journey can, at times, feel daunting and isolating. Words of wisdom and support from fellow peers who have prepared for Step 1 have the power to inspire, guide, and motivate fellow peers at every prep stage, and for generations of future classes. Feel free to offer as many anonymous submissions as you'd like.  Welcoming donations for USMLE Step 2 CK and NBME Shelf exams as well.
• AHEC Community Engagement and Service: Rolling application. Longitudinal volunteer service opportunities with local community agencies. The broad goals of AHEC Scholars activity are to support meaningful service to community agencies and to explore ways physicians can partner with others to address issues of availability, accessibility, and quality of health services in the community. As an AHEC Scholars eligible activity, students complete 40 training hours and at least 40 field/service hours. Course content includes exploration of Vermont systems and services related to promoting and maintaining health, and volunteer service activities that are directly or indirectly related to health and medicine. Through service, students will enhance partnerships with community agencies to further goals agreed upon by the community partner, AHEC, and the student volunteer. Larner medical students may participate in this AHEC Scholars pathway activity in their second, third or fourth year at LCOM. There is an application process, with a limited number of students selected based on the volunteer needs of the partnering community agencies, as well as program capacity and strength of the student application. Read the program overview and description of current community partnerships. Apply now. Contact Patti Smith Urie with questions about the AHEC Scholars program or this AHEC activity. If you would like to learn more, Patti can also connect you to the current fourth year Larner students who have helped to build this volunteer program. 

Karen George, MD, MPH (she/her)
Associate Dean for Students
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science
Larner College of Medicine, Office of Medical Education
University of Vermont
Given Courtyard N-100
89 Beaumont Ave.
Burlington, VT 05405 
karen.george@med.uvm.edu