Appointments

Residency will begin on June 24, 2006. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses are required and we will pay for you to take them here. These courses are generally one to two weeks prior to June 24 along with other hospital orientation, suturing course, etc. that are mandatory for new housestaff so you must plan to be here approximately 2 weeks in advance. All programs are approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

International Medical School Graduates

All graduates of foreign medical schools must be certified by the Educational Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates. All alien foreign graduates must meet the requirements of the Visa Qualifying Examination (VQE) or the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam in Medical Sciences (FMGEMS) prior to application. Documentation of sponsorship qualifications must be submitted with the application. Photocopies of the supporting documents must be certified by a notary public that they are true and exact copies of the originals. Additional Frequently Asked Questions.

 Application Information

PLEASE NOTE:The General Surgery Program at UNC will ONLY accept applications by ERAS.

Please,link to the AAMC for details.

Ms. Kathie Patterson
Medical Education Coordinator
Department of Surgery
University of North Carolina
Room 182 Wing D, CB #7228
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7228
Phone: 919 966-4653
Fax: 919 966-7841
e-mail: Kathie_Patterson@med.unc.edu

The University of North Carolina and The University of North Carolina Hospitals are equal opportunity employers. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.