MATCH 2024 ERAS MASTER GUIDE (The ONLY ERAS Video You Will Ever Need)

Hey all, this video guide is meant to be the most methodical and strategic way to complete your ERAS application. I go over everything from geographic preferences, program signaling, the HOBBIES section (that mythically disappeared this year LOL) and WAY MORE. Every single aspect of your ERAS application can be completed in 1 day by following the steps in this video.

The way I would use this video strategy guide:
1) 1st time watching: Watch the video on 1.75x speed to get the gist & understand the process (don't we all do that anyways w/ Pathoma/Sketchy etc haha)
2) 2nd time watching: Follow along and execute every single step along with me as I go. I will literally walk you through the entirety of ERAS. This will hold you accountable and force you to complete your entire ERAS application TODAY. This is exactly how I have my mentees go through this process. I have shared the Time Stamps below, for you to be able to pause and return to certain sections that are most useful for you.

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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
4:45 Personal Information
6:50 Biographic Info
7:28 ⚔️ **RULES FOR GEO-PREFERENCING ⚔️
13:57 Setting Preferences
16:14 Education
17:22 Experiences - Various Aspects + **the Mythical ERAS Hobbies Section** 😱
28:18 Licensure
29:10 Publications
29:38 🚀**SIGNALING PROGRAMS - Gold & Silver signals / NRMP data / Pareto Distribution of Signals 🚀
42:05 Documents (LOR/PS/MSPE/Transcripts/ERAS Photo)
51:05 ROL
56:12 Program Research
58:38 Final ERAS Tips 💪
65:52 Timelines to Guide Your Preparation
66:50 🔑 More Useful Links 🔑

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Links referenced in video or in the creation of this ERAS strategy guide (sorry it's a lot LMAO):

[theshadowclient]

This is beyond clutch - I would have had no idea how to get started without this walkthrough video - Elite content as always - Let's

[alan]

"what you get out of residency is what you put into it" love that

[Asmakhan-ylyk]

Thank you so so much! This is such a great/elaborate video which we needed this time! Thank you for your precious time in making these videos and helping us! ❤ Best as alwayss❤️

[AboozarA]

Thank you for taking the time to make this guide!

[MollyLittenMS]

Hi! It's really nice to hear that it's not worth it to spend too much time on understanding the vibes/intricacies of programs before even getting interviews. I've definitely been stuck doing that instead of working on ERAS. I was wondering though how you pick your signals without going through all the info of all the programs to try to somehow come up with your favorites without ever seeing them before? Thanks! This was so so helpful.

[abhishekkarn]

I can’t thank you enough for sharing this video with us. This is beyond helpful and will definitely help all the applicants understand the sections better. Really really appreciate all the work you did for this! Hope you have a great 4th year 💪💪

[hisbrideandwhitecoat]

Amazing! Nervous OMS4 here preparing to apply in a few weeks. Thanks for this helpful and thorough presentation :)

[gloriasong]

This is extremely helpful! I saved it immediately for the reference of future few months. Thanks so much for your time and effort!! 👏👏👏

[Pathologines]

So many bureaucracies, if you already write all your experiences why write a cv again, im so exhausted at this point. Thank you for your video!

[andinetdebebeyirdaw]

Thank you so much! This was very helpful.

[elliefratt]

This was awesome! Do you have any advice on signaling programs that you complete aways/Sub-Is in? I have five signals for my specialty and want to make sure I use them judiciously!

[swin]

Hi, where can I find the links to the letter of recommendation? Great input btw! starting to like this channel.

[ArpitJainMBBS]

Amazing video! I'm an IMG applying this cycle and 70% of my programs lie in the 3 geographical zones that I'm planning to prefer. Having no ties to US, is it still acceptable for me to signal geographical preference? If yes, what kind of a reason should I be mentioning? (Area, weather, IMG friendliness?, presence of Indian community?) Are these acceptable reasons?

[zarli]

many thanks for the video!!
If I am applying to Urology, can I do NO geographic preference as well since there are 30 preference signals this year?

[jemimasackeyaddo]

Thank you so much for this video. So helpful. As a non-US IMG with no specific ties to any region in the US, is it acceptable for me to pick no preferences in the geographic preference section ?

[cubsfan]

if you are a low tier applicant and you applying for mid tier specialty (Psych), is there any use in applying to a few programs out of your geographic preference? For example I chose geographic preference based on the amount of programs available. There are few regions with 2-3 programs my stats were above the average threshold. The only i didnt choose this region is because there is only 10 programs in this region.

[tonafey]

Thank you. Where can we find a copy of the master guide?

[alexanderhayes]

Can you add a LoR after you’ve submitted an application? Let’s say I had 3 letters on the initial application submission but was waiting on a 4th letter? Can I added the 4th letter to an application that has already been submitted?

[maxguarda]

Amazing video, thank you for the information. One thing that I wasn't sure about.. can you upload more than 4 LORs for 1 specialty to the ERAS platform? Not submit, just have them there and then choose which programs to align them to.

[anastasiosathanasopoulos]

Hi! Can somebody signal a program outside of his geographic preferences? And if yes, isn't the signal ''stronger'' from the geographic preference? (I am applying to anesthesia which has 15 signals)