Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency

ERAS Application Information

Thank you for your interest in our program.

Our application deadline is 11/03/2025 and must be submitted via ERAS. While 11/01 is our deadline, we do start application review as soon as ERAS is open to programs. 

We conduct a holistic review of all applicants, looking through their academic performance and experiences to identify individuals who will thrive in our program. The program director and associate program directors conduct the application reviews. Our rubric includes an assessment of the following attributes that are important to our program.

• Evidence of strong teamwork and communication skills
• Interest in education (one of our program aims)
• Professionalism
• Diversity (one of our program aims)
• Interest in the care of individuals with disabling conditions
• Dependability/reliability

We interview approximately 100 applicants each year. Initial interview invitations will be sent via Thalamus on 10/15/2025.  We will not invite more applicants than there are interview spots. If you must cancel an interview, please do so with enough notice so we can provide that time to another applicant. After the initial invites are settled, we will then offer the remaining interviews on a rolling basis starting on 10/20/2025. On 11/5/2025, we will notify the remaining applicants about placement on the wait list or if we will be unable to offer an interview.

Items required for the ERAS application include:

• Completed application form
• Current C.V. 
• Medical College Transcript
• Three letters of recommendation:  at least one letter must be from a PM&R Physician.
• Dean's Letter
• USMLE scores or COMLEX scores
• Personal Statement

Interviews

We conduct interviews on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. You will first hear a presentation by the program leadership. Each applicant will then interview with the program director, two faculty members, and one resident. We conduct hybrid interviews with a mixture of standardized and non-standardized questions. Each interview is 20 minutes in length. The entire interview experience takes a touch over two hours. Our interview rubric includes an assessment of our standardized questions and continued focus on the attributes listed above. Please note that preference signaling will not impact our ranking.

Thank you again for your interest in our program. If you need any additional information, please contact our Thomas Jefferson University Hospital PM&R Residency and Education Coordinator:

Catherine.Rahman@jefferson.edu
215-955-8388 | 215-955-2311 fax

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
130 South 9th Street
Edison Building, Suite 2300
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.