ResidencyCAS Applicant Quick Start Guide
Welcome to ResidencyCAS!
The online Residency Centralized Application Service (ResidencyCAS) streamlines the application process for programs. Simply submit one application with all necessary materials through ResidencyCAS. Your application and materials are then transmitted to all programs you choose to apply to.
In the ResidencyCAS application process, you're required to input key information and complete several important tasks. This quick start guide provides a set of useful resources you can use to complete the process.
RRR: Program Resources
The following resources are avaialble from the Right Resident, Right Program, Ready Day One (RRR) program:
- Applicant Resource Page: includes application cycle guidelines, Alignment Check Index information, Standard Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) resources, signaling FAQs, and more.
- Webinars: register for upcoming webinars and view previous recordings.
PDF Worksheet
To help you organize the information you'll enter in the application, you can download a fillable PDF: ResidencyCAS Applicant Worksheet.
Checklist
The following checklist is designed to help ensure that you successfully fulfill all necessary application steps.
Before Applying
Research each program of interest to ensure you understand and meet all program eligibility requirements and deadlines, including citizenship and visa requirements.
- You can visit the FREIDA Residency Program Database or use ResidencyCAS to search for programs.
Use your individual access link sent from your designated Dean's Office to create your ResidencyCAS account.
- U.S fourth-year students and graduates (MS or DO): contact your medical school of graduation for the access link.
- International medical graduates (IMGs): contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
Register with the appropriate match service. Completing your ResidencyCAS application does not register you for any match service.
- Note: registering with a match service is not a prerequisite for either applying or submitting your ResidencyCAS application.
Applying to ResidencyCAS
Completion Requirements
The following items and documents must be received along with your submitted ResidencyCAS application for it to be considered complete:
Official medical school transcripts.
Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE).
USMLE and/or COMLEX transcript.
ECFMG Status Report (IMGs only).
At least three letters of recommendation (check with your programs for specific requirements).
Note the following:
- Your letters of recommendation and Standard Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) must be manually assigned to your chosen programs in ResidencyCAS. These are the only components of your application that require manual assignment. All other requirements are automatically assigned to your selected programs.
- A personal statement and headshot are required components of the application and must be fulfilled in order to submit your application.
- Once you have submitted your application and met all the requirements, your application status will be updated to "Complete."
Application Signals
You can identify your interest level in programs using signals. You can identify up to 3 programs as high interest using the gold signal and up to 15 programs as preferred interest using the silver signal.
Determine how you want to allocate up to 3 gold signals.
Determine how you want to allocate up to 15 silver signals.
Submitting Your Application
Submit your application by September 25. Your programs receive your application on October 1.
After Submitting Your ResidencyCAS Application
You'll receive a confirmation email acknowledging that your application was submitted. Note that submitting does not mean your application is being reviewed by your programs. Your application status transitions from "In-Progress" to either "Received" or "Complete" upon submission, depending on the materials already received.
Monitor your documents and application status.
Regularly check your email, voicemail, and postal mail for any communications from programs that might be sent outside of ResidencyCAS.